GPCP Version 1.3 One-Degree Daily Precipitation Data Set

NOTE: This dataset has been superseded by the official GPCP version 1.3 daily precipitation produced under the NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Program for satellites, which is available in RDA dataset ds728.7 [https://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds728.7]. Users are advised to transition to this updated dataset.

This dataset contains Version 1.3 of the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) daily precipitation estimates. The data are daily analyses defined on a global 1.0 degree by 1.0 degree longitude-latitude grid.

This data set is a companion to the GPCP Version 2.3 Combined Precipitation Data Set (available in RDA dataset ds728.4 [https://doi.org/10.5065/D6SN07QX]), which contains monthly precipitation estimates at 2.5 degree by 2.5 degree longitude-latitude resolution. The daily, one-degree data provided here meets the needs of users who require precipitation estimates at finer space and time scales.

Request to users from the data authors: The GPCP datasets are developed and maintained with international cooperation and are used by the worldwide scientific community. To better understand the evolving requirements across the GPCP user community and to increase the utility of the GPCP product suite, the dataset producers request that a citation be provided for each publication that uses the GPCP products. Please email the citation to george.j.huffman@nasa.gov or david.t.bolvin@nasa.gov. Your help and cooperation will provide valuable information for making future enhancements to the GPCP product suite.

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  • Thomas Cram
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    NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1996-10-01
    End:  2020-08-01

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1996-10-01
Temporal Range End 2020-08-01
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Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
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Related Links

Related Resource #1 : NOAA Climate Data Record of GPCP Daily precipitation
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format HDF5/NetCDF4
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 1204 MB
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
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Resource Support Name Thomas Cram
Resource Support Email tcram@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange
Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland
Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2018-11-14
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/PV8B-HV76
Alternate Identifier d728005
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2025-10-03T01:38:25Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d728005
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. (2018). GPCP Version 1.3 One-Degree Daily Precipitation Data Set. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/PV8B-HV76. Accessed 04 October 2025.

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