U.S. Hourly Precipitation Data

Description

Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) is digital data set DSI-3240, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The primary source of data for this file is approximately 5,500 US National Weather Service (NWS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and cooperative observer stations in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and various Pacific Islands. The earliest data dates vary considerably by state and region: Maine, Pennsylvania, and Texas have data since 1900. The western Pacific region that includes Guam, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau have data since 1978. Other states and regions have earliest dates between those extremes. The latest data in all states and regions is from the present day. The major parameter in DSI-3240 is precipitation amounts, which are measurements of hourly or daily precipitation accumulation. Accumulation was for longer periods of time if for any reason the rain gauge was out of service or no observer was present. DSI 3240_01 contains data grouped by state; DSI 3240_02 contains data grouped by year.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Follow the link for more information about the related Hourly Precipitation Data Publication. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00127/html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00313/html
0 Search for the dataset via a text-based interface. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/search?datasetid=PRECIP_HLY#
23 ArcGIS Server REST API for the dataset. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cdo/precip_hly/MapServer
25 Direct download link for KMZ file. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/kml/precip_hly.kmz
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 Dynamic GIS mapping application to locate stations and data for selected layers. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/hourly/?layers=001
8 This sample data file shows how the data are formatted in CSV and is for example purposes only. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cdo/samples/PRECIP_HLY_sample_csv.csv
0 Direct download for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/hourly_precip-3240/
33 Documentation of the dataset including a data description, format layout and definitions. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cdo/documentation/PRECIP_HLY_documentation.pdf
21 Informational resources and data from the Hourly Precipitation dataset. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/hpd/hpd.html
0 This sample data file shows how the data are formatted in fixed-length ASCII text and is for example purposes only. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cdo/samples/PRECIP_HLY_sample_ascii.dat
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

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  • puerto rico
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