NCEP/CPC Unified Raingauge Dataset

This dataset contains the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Unified Raingauge Dataset. This dataset has been developed by NCEP/CPC from multiple sources of U.S. raingauge data. The files are compressed using the UNIX "compress" command and "uncompress" must be used before decoding. This dataset is provided as is and was not quality controlled by UCAR/JOSS.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
    End:  1997-12-31T23:59:59Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 1997-12-31T23:59:59Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 50.00000
Bounding Box South Lat 28.00000
Bounding Box West Long -115.00000
Bounding Box East Long -80.00000
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Documentation #1 : CPC_URD.txt
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format Unix Compressed (.Z) Gridded Binary (GRIB) Format (application/x-compress)
Standardized Resource Format GRIB
Asset Size 1377 MB
Legal Constraints

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Access Constraints none
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name EOL Data Support
Resource Support Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
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Metadata Contact Name EOL Data Support
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@eol.ucar.edu
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Author Wayne Higgins
Publisher N/A
Publication Date 2006-06-12T14:51:14
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.26023/N7G1-2X1D-BM0M
Alternate Identifier 21.039
Resource Version 1.0
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-07T21:47:34Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.eol::21.039
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Wayne Higgins. (2006). NCEP/CPC Unified Raingauge Dataset. 1.0. https://doi.org/10.26023/N7G1-2X1D-BM0M. Accessed 04 November 2025.

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