climatic data from MODIS or other sources

Question

I'm looking for climatic information in the form of raster like MODIS daily LST (Land Surface Temperature) data. I'm looking for other parameters like precipitation, humidity, air pressure and so on. Does anybody have information where could I find MODIS (or other sources) data for these parameters and what is the best choice for each?

Answer 1

The PRISM Climate Group's data is exceptional. Their raster products include precipitation, max temp, min temp, dewpoint and historic data.

NASA's MODIS site has a wealth of data as does this USGS site. You will find a wide range of products there from vegetation indices to emissivity and burn data.

Answer 2

The WorldClim dataset has a lot of the data you want. It is free for non-commercial use and has interpolated 1 km resolution data on:

• average monthly mean temperature (°C * 10)
• average monthly minimum temperature (°C * 10)
• average monthly maximum temperature (°C * 10)
• average monthly precipitation (mm)

Answer 3

for rainfall you can download the TRMM datasets: http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/