gov.noaa.nodc:0245564 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-03-24T18:44:01Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) U.S. Monthly Gridded Precipitation and Temperature Climate Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0245564) 2022-03-04 publication 2022-06-23 revision 2022-01-12 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/yya9-9769 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0245564 NCEI Archive Management System 0245564 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Michael A. Palecki NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) resourceProvider NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) resourceProvider Michael Palecki NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) principalInvestigator Jared Rennie NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) collaborator Rennie, J. Jared NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information author Palecki, Michael A. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information author tableDigital A 1/24 degree by 1/24 degree (~5 km) gridded data set consisting of monthly precipitation and temperature values for the conterminous U.S. was published as part of generating new division climate normals. The underlying data set is nClimGrid, and this is based on a set of station anomalies observed in any given month interpolated spatially using climate guidance and reconstructed into whole values. The resulting monthly grids are the equivalent of homogenous temperature and serially complete precipitation records. Therefore, a simple 30-year average of monthly grids from 1991-2020 yields directly a set of gridded climate normals. Monthly gridded climate normals are calculated for total precipitation, and maximum, minimum and average temperature. These gridded normals are available for spatial mapping and averaging of monthly climate in the CONUS, and as a basis for creating monthly climate anomalies through subtraction. Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0245564 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. 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PNG 0245564 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2022-01-12 publication AIR TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS rain gauge thermistor instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS climatology theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian RAIN GAUGES > RAIN GAUGES THERMISTORS > THERMISTORS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CONUS place Provider Place Names Y8BN1C Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Rennie, J. Jared; Palecki, Michael A. (2022). U.S. Monthly Gridded Precipitation and Temperature Climate Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0245564). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/yya9-9769. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/n5tw-jb91. 2022-03-04 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/n5tw-jb91 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0248761 https://doi.org/10.25921/n5tw-jb91 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/n5tw-jb91 Related dataset information Rennie, J. Jared NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information author Palecki, Michael A. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference eng; USA utf8 environment climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -124.6875 -67.02084 24.56253 49.3542 1991-01-01 2020-12-31 In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0245564 v1.1 was published. 2022-03-04T21:00:14Z NCEI Accession 0245564 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0245564/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0245564 v1.1 published 2022-03-04T21:00:14Z download NCEI Accession 0245564 was revised and v2.2 was published. Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2022-06-23T12:34:20Z NCEI Accession 0245564 v2.2 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0245564/2.2 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0245564 v2.2 published 2022-06-23T12:34:20Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: PRECIPITATION AMOUNT (calculated); Units: mm; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: rain gauge; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Monthly gridded data from in situ measurements at more than 15,000 stations. Station anomalies combined with a gridded climatology.; Data Quality Method: Global Historical Climatology Network Quality Control of station data inputs with spatial comparisons, climatology, and extremes tests. Parameter or Variable: AIR TEMPERATURE (calculated); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermistor; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Monthly gridded data from in situ measurements at more than 7,000 stations. Station anomalies combined with a gridded climatology.; Data Quality Method: Global Historical Climatology Network Quality Control of station data inputs with spatial comparisons, climatology, and extremes tests. asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian rain gauge rain gauge A device to measure the amount of liquid precipitation The definition of liquid precipitation is any form of water falling from the sky as rain. Rain gauge measures the amount of liquid precipitation. thermistor thermistor electronic temperature sensor thermally sensitive resistor