Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP)

University of Maryland College Park
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) and Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS)

GPCP Monthly Analysis (GPCP-Interim)--Latest Month
Interim GPCP estimates are provisional estimates of GPCP available ~10 days after the end of the month. They can be used for the most recent months for which GPCP is unavailable.

Link to GPCP Background Link to GPCP Monthly Link to GPCP-Interim Monthly

ENSO Precipitation Index (ESPI)

Maps of GPCP-Interim (ICDR) and GPCP (CDR) for past several months

Note that monthly anomalies are calculated against the mean GPCP values for the GPCP and the GPCP-Interim.

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