NCDC TD3240 U.S. Cooperative Hourly Precipitation, 1900 to 2011

The hourly precipitation observations contained in this set are taken by observers at principle (primary) stations, secondary stations, and cooperative observer stations operated by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). The sites are located in the contiguous U.S., Alaska, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. While most stations begin observations in 1948, some have observations as far back as 1900. There are currently more than 2500 stations reporting. Periods of record vary widely among the stations. The RDA is no longer updating this dataset. For data beyond 2011, please see the NCEI web site.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1899-12-31
    End:  2011-08-31

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1899-12-31
Temporal Range End 2011-08-31
Temporal Resolution N/A
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Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
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Resource Format NCDC TD3240
Standardized Resource Format OTHER
Asset Size 3135.59 MB
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Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1980-02-14
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/YP2D-XA17
Alternate Identifier d505000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:31:16Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d505000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1980). NCDC TD3240 U.S. Cooperative Hourly Precipitation, 1900 to 2011. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/YP2D-XA17. Accessed 10 October 2025.

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