Overwater and Precipitation Data

Data Set Link Coverage Type

NCDC provides Unedited Local Climatological Data (ULCD) at ~1,600 U.S.

Locations and Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) at ~700 U.S. locations. Consists of hourly, daily, and monthly summaries.

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/?prior=N

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

U.S

Precipitation Data

NCDC DS3240 Hourly Precipitation Data

ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/hourly_precip-3240/

U.S.

Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS)

https://hads.ncep.noaa.gov/index.shtml

U.S.

Short-term observed and climatic trends of precipitation across the lower 48 United States (CONUS), Puerto Rico and Alaska.

http://water.weather.gov/precip/

Americans

Precipitation data sets summarized by NCAR/UCAR

https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/precipitation-data-sets-overview-comparison-table