The PRISM daily and monthly datasets are gridded climate
datasets for the conterminous United States, produced by the
PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University.
Grids are
developed using PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent
Slopes Model). PRISM interpolation routines simulate how weather
and climate vary with elevation, and account for coastal effects,
temperature inversions, and terrain barriers that can cause rain
shadows. Station data are assimilated from many networks across
the country. For more information, see the Descriptions of PRISM
Spatial Climate Datasets.
Note
Warning, this dataset should not be
used to calculate century-long climate trends due to non-climatic
variations from to station equipment and location changes, openings
and closings, varying observation times, and the use of relatively
short-term networks. Please see the dataset
documentation
for more details.
It takes time for observation networks to conduct quality control
and release station data. Therefore, PRISM datasets are re-modeled
several times until six months have elapsed, when they are
considered permanent. A release schedule is
available.
For use of the 30 arc-second (~800 m) version of this dataset
please contact the provider at prism-questions@nacse.org.
Bands
Pixel Size 4638.3 meters
Bands
Name
Units
Min
Max
Pixel Size
Description
ppt
mm
0*
2639.82*
meters
Monthly total precipitation (including rain and melted snow)
tmean
°C
-30.8*
41.49*
meters
Monthly average of daily mean temperature (calculated as (tmin+tmax)/2)
tmin
°C
-35.11*
34.72*
meters
Monthly minimum temperature
tmax
°C
-29.8*
49.74*
meters
Monthly average of daily maximum temperature
tdmean
°C
-30.7*
26.76*
meters
Monthly average of daily mean dew point temperature
vpdmin
hPa
0*
44.79*
meters
Monthly average of daily minimum vapor pressure deficit
vpdmax
hPa
0.009*
110.06*
meters
Monthly average of daily maximum vapor pressure deficit
* estimated min or max value
Image Properties
Image Properties
Name
Type
Description
PRISM_CODE_VERSION
STRING_LIST
List of code versions per-band, e.g: the first element
is for the first band "ppt", the second element is for the second
band "tmean"
PRISM_DATASET_CREATE_DATE
STRING_LIST
List of original creation dates per-band
PRISM_DATASET_FILENAME
STRING_LIST
List of original filenames for each band
PRISM_DATASET_TYPE
STRING_LIST
List of dataset types per-band
PRISM_DATASET_VERSION
STRING_LIST
List of dataset versions per-band e.g: D1 or D2 for
daily products; M1, M2 or M3 for monthly products.
status
STRING
Data generated within 30 days of observation have
the status "early". Data generated within 1-6 months of observation
may have the status "provisional" and data older than 6 months
are marked as "permanent".
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
These PRISM datasets are available without restriction
on use or distribution. PRISM Climate Group does request that the
user give proper attribution and identify PRISM, where applicable,
as the source of the data.
[Daly, C., J.I. Smith, and K.V. Olson. 2015. Mapping atmospheric
moisture climatologies across the conterminous United States. PloS
ONE 10(10):e0141140.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141140.
The PRISM daily and monthly datasets are gridded climate datasets for the conterminous United States, produced by the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University. Grids are developed using PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model). PRISM interpolation routines simulate how weather and climate vary with elevation, and account for …
[null,null,[],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe PRISM AN81m dataset provides monthly gridded climate data for the conterminous United States from 1895 to 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt includes precipitation, temperature, dew point temperature, and vapor pressure deficit data, calculated using the PRISM interpolation model.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eData is assimilated from various station networks, accounting for terrain and coastal effects on weather patterns.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eWhile freely available for use and distribution, the dataset is not suitable for century-long climate trend analysis due to inherent limitations.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsers are encouraged to attribute PRISM as the data source when utilizing this dataset.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# PRISM Monthly Spatial Climate Dataset AN81m\n\nDataset Availability\n: 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z--2025-07-01T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [PRISM / OREGONSTATE](https://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/)\n\nCadence\n: 1 Month\n\nTags\n:\n[climate](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/climate) [geophysical](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/geophysical) [monthly](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/monthly) [oregonstate](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/oregonstate) [precipitation](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/precipitation) [pressure](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/pressure) [prism](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/prism) [temperature](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/temperature) [vapor](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/vapor) [weather](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/weather) \n\n#### Description\n\nThe PRISM daily and monthly datasets are gridded climate\ndatasets for the conterminous United States, produced by the\nPRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University.\n\nGrids are\ndeveloped using PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent\nSlopes Model). PRISM interpolation routines simulate how weather\nand climate vary with elevation, and account for coastal effects,\ntemperature inversions, and terrain barriers that can cause rain\nshadows. Station data are assimilated from many networks across\nthe country. For more information, see the [Descriptions of PRISM\nSpatial Climate Datasets](https://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/documents/PRISM_datasets.pdf).\n\n**Note**\n\n- **Warning** , this dataset should not be used to calculate century-long climate trends due to non-climatic variations from to station equipment and location changes, openings and closings, varying observation times, and the use of relatively short-term networks. Please see the [dataset\n documentation](https://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/documents/PRISM_datasets.pdf) for more details.\n- It takes time for observation networks to conduct quality control and release station data. Therefore, PRISM datasets are re-modeled several times until six months have elapsed, when they are considered permanent. A [release schedule is\n available](https://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/calendar/).\n- For use of the 30 arc-second (\\~800 m) version of this dataset please contact the provider at prism-questions@nacse.org.\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n4638.3 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |\n|----------|-------|----------|-----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `ppt` | mm | 0\\* | 2639.82\\* | meters | Monthly total precipitation (including rain and melted snow) |\n| `tmean` | °C | -30.8\\* | 41.49\\* | meters | Monthly average of daily mean temperature (calculated as (tmin+tmax)/2) |\n| `tmin` | °C | -35.11\\* | 34.72\\* | meters | Monthly minimum temperature |\n| `tmax` | °C | -29.8\\* | 49.74\\* | meters | Monthly average of daily maximum temperature |\n| `tdmean` | °C | -30.7\\* | 26.76\\* | meters | Monthly average of daily mean dew point temperature |\n| `vpdmin` | hPa | 0\\* | 44.79\\* | meters | Monthly average of daily minimum vapor pressure deficit |\n| `vpdmax` | hPa | 0.009\\* | 110.06\\* | meters | Monthly average of daily maximum vapor pressure deficit |\n\n\\* estimated min or max value\n\n### Image Properties\n\n**Image Properties**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| PRISM_CODE_VERSION | STRING_LIST | List of code versions per-band, e.g: the first element is for the first band \"ppt\", the second element is for the second band \"tmean\" |\n| PRISM_DATASET_CREATE_DATE | STRING_LIST | List of original creation dates per-band |\n| PRISM_DATASET_FILENAME | STRING_LIST | List of original filenames for each band |\n| PRISM_DATASET_TYPE | STRING_LIST | List of dataset types per-band |\n| PRISM_DATASET_VERSION | STRING_LIST | List of dataset versions per-band e.g: D1 or D2 for daily products; M1, M2 or M3 for monthly products. |\n| status | STRING | Data generated within 30 days of observation have the status \"early\". Data generated within 1-6 months of observation may have the status \"provisional\" and data older than 6 months are marked as \"permanent\". |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nThese PRISM datasets are available without restriction\non use or distribution. PRISM Climate Group does request that the\nuser give proper attribution and identify PRISM, where applicable,\nas the source of the data.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- [Daly, C., Halbleib, M., Smith, J.I., Gibson, W.P., Doggett, M.K.,\n Taylor, G.H., Curtis, J., and Pasteris, P.A. 2008. Physiographically-sensitive\n mapping of temperature and precipitation across the conterminous\n United States. International Journal of Climatology, 28: 2031-2064](https://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/documents/pubs/2008intjclim_physiographicMapping_daly.pdf)\n- \\[Daly, C., J.I. Smith, and K.V. Olson. 2015. Mapping atmospheric\n moisture climatologies across the conterminous United States. PloS\n ONE 10(10):e0141140.\n [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141140](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141140).\n\n### DOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141140\u003e\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('OREGONSTATE/PRISM/AN81m')\n .filter(ee.Filter.date('2018-07-01', '2018-07-31'));\nvar precipitation = dataset.select('ppt');\nvar precipitationVis = {\n min: 0.0,\n max: 300.0,\n palette: ['red', 'yellow', 'green', 'cyan', 'purple'],\n};\nMap.setCenter(-100.55, 40.71, 4);\nMap.addLayer(precipitation, precipitationVis, 'Precipitation');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/OREGONSTATE/OREGONSTATE_PRISM_AN81m) \n[PRISM Monthly Spatial Climate Dataset AN81m](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/OREGONSTATE_PRISM_AN81m) \nThe PRISM daily and monthly datasets are gridded climate datasets for the conterminous United States, produced by the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University. Grids are developed using PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model). PRISM interpolation routines simulate how weather and climate vary with elevation, and account for ... \nOREGONSTATE/PRISM/AN81m, climate,geophysical,monthly,oregonstate,precipitation,pressure,prism,temperature,vapor,weather \n1895-01-01T00:00:00Z/2025-07-01T00:00:00Z \n24 -125 50 -66 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141140](https://doi.org/https://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/)\n- [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141140](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/OREGONSTATE_PRISM_AN81m)"]]
