NCDC TD3260 U.S. Cooperative 15 Minute Precipitation Data

The 15-minute precipitation observations contained in this set were obtained from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The sites are located in the contiguous U.S., Alaska, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. The data mainly begin in May 1971, but there is a very small amount of data in 1970. There are as many as 2300 stations, but periods of record vary widely among the stations.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1970-05-12
    End:  2009-06-01

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1970-05-12
Temporal Range End 2009-06-01
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NCDC TD3260
Standardized Resource Format OTHER
Asset Size 1216.266 MB
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Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

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Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
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Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2006-04-06
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/704H-9424
Alternate Identifier d505001
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:25:28Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d505001
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2006). NCDC TD3260 U.S. Cooperative 15 Minute Precipitation Data. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/704H-9424. Accessed 11 October 2025.

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