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PRISM Climate Data

Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model. 800 m and 4 km climate for the conterminous United States.

Station data interpolated with elevation-dependent regressions that account for rain shadows, coastal effects and temperature inversions. The reference climate dataset for the United States.

Source
PRISM Group
Resolution
800 m and 4 km
Data type
Raster
Time span
1895–present
Temporal
Daily (from 1981), monthly, normals
Access type
Direct download (external)
Formats
GeoTIFF, BIL
Coverage
Conterminous United States (-125, 24, -66, 50)
Licence
Free with attribution; see provider terms
Provider page
prism.oregonstate.edu/

Access

linkRecent years and historical downloads

https://prism.oregonstate.edu/recent/

curl "https://hydrological.org/api/v1/datasets/prism/links?bbox=-96.5,36,-94.5,38" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Also available as JSON: links · manifest · dataset record