African Historical Precipitation Data

African Historical Precipitation Data is digital data set DSI-9799, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This data is a collection from various sources of data from Africa, including publications, hand-written data secured from visiting scientists, and visits to African nations. The activity was supported by funds provided by the Agency for International Development (AID). The geographic coverage is selected stations from Africa in the following regions: Subequatorial, Tropical West, Sahel, Horn. Not included are most of northern and southern Africa. The time period covered is variable; earliest is 1850 and latest is 1984. The major parameter is sequential monthly total precipitation (mm).