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prism

Provider

Noun	Provider
precipitation	PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
temperature	PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

Noun	Product
precipitation	PRISM AN81d/AN91d daily time series
temperature	PRISM AN81d/AN91d daily time series

Noun	What it provides
precipitation	default: ppt
temperature	maximum: tmax; minimum: tmin; mean: tmean

Noun	Coverage
precipitation	Contiguous United States
temperature	Contiguous United States

Noun	Resolution
precipitation	approximately 4 km
temperature	approximately 4 km

Noun	Temporal coverage
precipitation	1981-present
temperature	1981-present

Noun	Access method
precipitation	thredds_ncss
temperature	thredds_ncss

Noun	Lifecycle	Revision status	Live health	QA profile
precipitation	implemented	VALIDATED	STALE	climate_continuous_daily
temperature	implemented	VALIDATED	STALE	climate_continuous_daily

These are catalog declarations, not a new live certification. Inspect evidence and scope.

Noun	Serving revision	Source mode	Identity strategy
precipitation	precipitation.prism@2026-08-26.1	rolling	kind: provider_catalog_and_asset_metadata; fields: catalog_url, dataset_url, last_modified, time_coverage
temperature	temperature.prism@2026-08-26.1	rolling	kind: provider_catalog_and_asset_metadata; fields: catalog_url, dataset_url, last_modified, time_coverage

Revision and schema helpers preserve the distinction between a scientific revision and endpoint health.

precipitation: Recent grids are revised as station data and quality control mature.
temperature: Recent grids are revised as station data and quality control mature.