A Gridded Hourly Precipitation Data Base for the United States
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| DOI: 10.5065/P6BM-VM62
Abstract:
The Climate Prediction Center at NCEP compiled a multi-year gridded hourly precipitation data set over the United States. One of the main goals of the project was to produce a manageable research-quality data set suitable for studies of precipitation variability on timescales ranging from diurnal to interannual. This data set was derived from the hourly observations of approximately 2500 U.S. stations. The observations were gridded, using a modified Cressman scheme, into 2-degree latitude by 2.5-degree longitude boxes.
Temporal Range:
1963 to 1994
Variables:
| Precipitation Amount |
Vertical Levels:
| Ground or water surface |
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=140W Easternmost=60W
Latitude Range: Southernmost=20N Northernmost=60N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 2.5° x 2° from 140W to 60W and 20N to 60N (33 x 21 Longitude/Latitude)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=20N Northernmost=60N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 2.5° x 2° from 140W to 60W and 20N to 60N (33 x 21 Longitude/Latitude)
Data Contributors:
DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC
Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Related Resources:
Publications:
Higgins, R.W., J.E. Janowiak, and Y. Yao, 1996: A gridded hourly precipitation database for the U.S. (1963-1993). NCEP/CPC Atlas No. 1, Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, 47 pp.
Total Volume:
808.24 MB
Data Formats:
Binary (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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