PIERS Rain gauge network
In this case, PIERS stands for Precipitation Instrument Evaluation and Research Sites,
named in honor of Piers Sellers — a NASA astronaut and climate scientist renowned
for his contributions to Earth science and space exploration.
0007_B Rain gauge ID. Each gauge is equipped with two buckets, labeled 'A' and 'B'
2025 Year
gmin Product ID (interpolated 1-min rain rates)
V05 Version number
txt Text format
File header
2025 PIERS 0007_B MetOne 0.254 mm
2015 PIERS 0007_B Same as in file name MetOne Gauge type 0.254 mm Gauge bucket size
Data format
Year Mon Day Jday Hr Min Rain[mm/h] Lat Lon ...................................................... 2025 01 06 006 14 32 0.000 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 33 0.000 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 34 0.000 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 35 0.000 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 36 0.000 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 37 2.580 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 38 2.040 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 39 1.680 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 40 1.500 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 41 1.500 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 14 42 1.680 37.91287 -75.57986 ...................................................... 2025 01 06 006 17 12 5.100 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 17 13 4.910 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 17 14 4.910 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 17 15 5.100 37.91287 -75.57986 2025 01 06 006 17 16 -9.999 -99.99999 -999.99999 2025 01 06 006 17 17 -9.999 -99.99999 -999.99999 ...................................................... There are 9 data fields. 1) year 2) month 3) day of month 4) Julian Day of year 5) hour in UTC 6) minute 7) rainrate [mm/h] "0.000" indicates no rain, while "-9.999" represents missing data for each 1-minute interval. 8) Latitude in degree. missing: -99.99999 9) Longitude in degree. missing: -999.99999