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Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)

Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN): an integrated database of daily climate summaries from land surface stations across the globe, including a common suite of quality assurance reviews.&n

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
1832 - Present (not all data available for all periods)
File Format
pdf
text (ascii)
csv
Data Type
Land-based Station

Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) Precipitation Data

The GPCC provides unrestricted access to its monthly gridded precipitation data sets for climate monitoring purposes and related research.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
Current Conditions, Historical data (period of record varies)
File Format
images
text (ascii)
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station

Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)

This Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is derived from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre's gridded monthly precipitation dataset.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
1901 - Present
File Format
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station

GPCC Drought Index Product

GPCC Drought Index: a standardized anomaly of precipitation and potential evapotranspiration regarding to long-term means.

Data Coverage
Global
Period of Record
2013 - Present
File Format
netcdf-4
Data Type
Land-based Station
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