I have been downloading liquid precipitation data from this specific URL "https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/tools?title=Hydrology%20Time%20Series" for a while. However, I am unable to download the liquid precipitation timeseries since yesterday. The data is important for my research which is related to rainfall induced crash. Is there any issue with the website? If so, when might it be resolved?
Any information is highly appreciated. I am attaching the screenshot of the error I am receiving.
Problem Downloading [NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2.0] liquid precipitation data from Hydrology Time Series
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Re: Problem Downloading [NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2.0] liquid precipitation data from Hydrology Time Series
Dear User,
Thank you for informing us of this issue with the GES DISC Hydrology Time Series Viewer. There was an identified bug with the service, and it should now work as expected. Please give the viewer another try.
Additionally, we would recommend using the Giovanni API for NLDAS time series point data queries (or for any of its other supported datasets) moving forward. GES DISC has documentation on how to use the API here: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/howto?keywords=giovanni%20api&title=Giovanni%20In%20The%20Cloud:%20Time%20Series%20Service
To find a list of supported dataset variables within the API, which includes your data of interest, please see this webpage:
https://api.giovanni.earthdata.nasa.gov/configured-variables
Here is an example API query of the NLDAS NOAH0125 Hourly Version 2.0 'Rainf' (precipitation) variable:
"https://api.giovanni.earthdata.nasa.gov/timeseries?data=NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Rainf&location=[39,-77]&time=2026-02-01T00:00:00/2026-02-28T00:00:00&version=2.0"
The tutorial breaks down how to construct a URL query like the above, and different access methods.
Thank you, and please let us know if you encounter any further issues, or need additional assistance.
Regards,
GES DISC User Services
Thank you for informing us of this issue with the GES DISC Hydrology Time Series Viewer. There was an identified bug with the service, and it should now work as expected. Please give the viewer another try.
Additionally, we would recommend using the Giovanni API for NLDAS time series point data queries (or for any of its other supported datasets) moving forward. GES DISC has documentation on how to use the API here: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/howto?keywords=giovanni%20api&title=Giovanni%20In%20The%20Cloud:%20Time%20Series%20Service
To find a list of supported dataset variables within the API, which includes your data of interest, please see this webpage:
https://api.giovanni.earthdata.nasa.gov/configured-variables
Here is an example API query of the NLDAS NOAH0125 Hourly Version 2.0 'Rainf' (precipitation) variable:
"https://api.giovanni.earthdata.nasa.gov/timeseries?data=NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Rainf&location=[39,-77]&time=2026-02-01T00:00:00/2026-02-28T00:00:00&version=2.0"
The tutorial breaks down how to construct a URL query like the above, and different access methods.
Thank you, and please let us know if you encounter any further issues, or need additional assistance.
Regards,
GES DISC User Services