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STAR Satellite Rainfall Estimates

Daily Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US

Statistics Compared to Daily Rain Gauge Amounts
Algorithm RMSE CC Bias
Stage IV 4.36 0.90 1.08
QMORPH 8.50 0.57 0.66
HE 9.80 0.58 1.61
SCaMPR 10.16 0.48 0.98

Scatterplot with best-fit line (dashed)
Colors indicate frequency of occurrence from purple (least frequent) to red (most frequent)

scatterplot with best fit line for 6-hourly Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US

Binary Statistics as a Function of Rain Gauge Amount

Binary statistics as a function of Stage IV precipitation amount for the 6-hourly Statistics for the 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US

Comparison of 24-h Totals.
Grey shading indicates missing data. Plus signs on the gauge plot indicate gauges with zero precipitation.

Stage IV Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US using the Stage IV
 algorithm

QMORPH Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US using the QMORPH  
 algorithm

HE Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US using the HE      
 algorithm

SCaMPR Algorithm

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US using the SCaMPR  
 algorithm

Gauges

24-Hour precipitation amounts in mm for 24 Hours Ended 1200 UTC 03/17/2024 for the South Central US using the Gauges  
 algorithm