Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor Quantitative Precipitation Estimate (MRMS QPE) | Precipitation | NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory | CONUS | 2012-present | 1 hr | 1 km | GRIB | IA State Mesonet (2015-present) NCEI Orders |
Real-time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) | Precipitation, Temperature, et al. | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction | North America | 2006-present | 1 hr | 2.5 km | GRIB | Description IA State Mesonet (2012-present) |
Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM) | Precipitation, Temperature, et al. | Oregon State University, USDA, NOAA | North America | 1895-present | 1 day | 4 km, 800 m (for fee) | ASCII, BIL | PRISM Climate Group |
Next-generation Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimate (NEXRAD QPE) | Precipitation | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | CONUS | 2002-2011 | 5 min | 1 km | NetCDF | NCEI Orders |
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Stage IV Data | Precipitation | NOAA NCEP | CONUS | 2002-present | 1 hr | 4 km | GRIB | NCAR / EOL |
Analysis of Period of Record for Calibration (AORC) | Precipitation, Temperature | NOAA Office of Water Prediction | North America | 1979-present | 1 hr | 4 km | NetCDF | Description FTP |
Integrated multi-satellite retrievals for global precipitation measurement (IMERG/GPM) | Precipitation | NASA | Global | 2000-present | 30 min | 0.1 degree | NetCDF | GES DISC Also see GES DISC downloader |
Climate Prediction Center Morphing Technique (CMORPH) | Precipitation | NOAA NCEP | Global | 1998-present | 30 min, 1 hr, 1 day | 8 km, 0.25 degree | NetCDF | FTP |
Daymet | Precipitation, Temperature | NASA, ORNL | North America | 1980-present | 1 day | 1 km | NetCDF | ORNL DAAC |
Livneh CONUS Near-Surface Gridded Meteorological and Derived Hydrometeorological Data | Precipitation, Temperature, et al. | Livneh B., E.A. Rosenberg, C. Lin, B. Nijssen, V. Mishra, K.M. Andreadis, E.P. Maurer, and D.P. Lettenmaier, 2013: A Long-Term Hydrologically Based Dataset of Land Surface Fluxes and States for the Conterminous United States: Update and Extensions, Journal of Climate, 26, 9384–9392. | CONUS | 1915-2011 | 1 day | 0.0625 degree | NetCDF | FTP |
Topography Weather (TopoWx) | Temperature | University of Montana/Montana Climate Office | CONUS | 1948 - 2016 | 1 day | 800 m | NetCDF | PSU SCRiM |
Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS) | Snow water equivalent, snow depth, et al. | National Snow and Ice Data Center | CONUS | 2003-present | 1 day | 1 km | DAT | FTP |
University of Arizona SWE | Snow water equivalent, snow depth | University of Arizona Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) | CONUS | 1982-present | 1 day | 4 km | NetCDF | Description FTP |