Radar and Gauge Corrected 3-Hour Precipitation Accumulations Over the Netherlands

An archive from 2010 onward provides gridded files of 3-hour precipitation accumulations. Radar data measured from 1,500 meters over the Netherlands and surrounding area is corrected using data from 32 KNMI automatic rain gauges. The data is produced by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Train precipitation nowcasting models based on the 3-hour accumulation radar data.
• Validate and correct satellite-derived rainfall estimates based on the gauge-corrected ground truth.
• Analyze spatial patterns of rainfall intensity over the Netherlands based on the gridded data.
• Study trends in short-term precipitation events based on the hourly time interval and historical archive.

Strengths

• Data is corrected using a network of 32 automatic rain gauges, likely improving accuracy.
• Archive extends back to at least 2010, providing a multi-year time series.
• Spatial coverage includes the Netherlands and the surrounding area.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Radar-derived measurements corrected by rain gauge data.

Time Range

From 2010 onward

Freshness

null

Geography

Netherlands and surrounding area