Datasets | Areal Coverage | Grid Size | Time Step | Time Coverage | Levels |
CMAP Precipitation
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Monthly,Pentad | 1979- | None |
CPC .25x.25 Daily US Unified Precipitation
|
U.S. | .25°x.25° | Daily | 1948-2006 | None |
CPC Hourly Precipitation
|
U.S. | 2.0°x2.5° | Hourly | 1948-2002 | None |
GFS Model Output
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
2X Daily | 1979-present | varied levels |
GHCN version 2 Land Precipitation Dataset |
Global | 5.0°x5.0° |
Monthly | 1900-present | None |
Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC)
|
Global | 0.5°x0.5°,1.0°x1.0°, 2.5°x2.5° |
Monthly | 1901-present | None |
GPCP V2.3 Precipitation
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Monthly | 1979-2013 | None |
Livneh daily CONUS near-surface gridded meteorological and derived hydrometeorological data.
|
CONUS | 0.06°x0.06° |
Daily, Monthly | 1915-2011 | None |
MSU
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily, Monthly | 1979-1996 | None |
NCEP Operational Analysis
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily | 1979-present | None |
NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T42 Gaussian, T62 spectral |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Products Derived at PSD
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T62 Gaussian |
Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-Dec 2012 | 17 Pressure levels |
NOAA's Precipitation Reconstruction (PREC)
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Monthly | 1979-present | None |
NOAA's Precipitation Reconstruction over Land (PREC/L)
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Monthly | 1948-present | None |
North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR)
|
Northern Hemisphere | 32km grids |
8X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-Dec 2012 | 28 Pressure |
NOAA-CIRES 20th Century Reanalysis (V2)
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
4X Daily | 1871-2012 | 24 pressure levels |
NOAA-CIRES 20th Century Reanalysis (V2c)
|
Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
4X Daily | 1851-2014 | 24 pressure levels |
U. of Delaware Precipitation and Air Temperature
|
Global Land | 0.5°x0.5° |
Monthly | 1900-2014 | None |