[gradsusr] Archived ncep gfs model rainfall data

[CW Weather]

To run the dods: https on OpenGrads you will need the new version
(2.2.1.oga.1) which was released within the past 2 months or so.  

Regards,  

Stuart.  

On 27-03-2019 10:06, Charles Langton Vanya wrote:

> Andrew,
> Thank you for your response. I dont think this could be the problem
> because I tried to change the http: to https: but a still failing to
> get hold of the data.
> My thinking is that may be the whole site has change and I don't know to where?
> 
> I have been told that I can access the data as grib2 but the problem
> is that I am having is that I am using windows and I am having
> problems installing wgrib on my computer.
> 
> I really wanted to use dods which myself dont understand much about it.
> Hope someone will be in a position to assist me here.
> 
> Looking forward to such assistance.
> Regards,
> Charles
> 
> On 27/03/2019, Andrew Friedman <andfried at gmail.com> wrote: Hi Charles,
> 
> Could this be related to the US government change from http to https?
> http://gradsusr.org/pipermail/gradsusr/2017-January/040605.html
> http://gradsusr.org/pipermail/gradsusr/2017-January/040558.html
> 
> If so, you will have to use a newer version of GrADS and change your link to
> https.
> 
> -Andrew
> 
> On Mar 24, 2019, at 2:59 PM, Charles Langton Vanya <dolesibeni at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> I am struggling to get archive model gfs or trmm rainfall data. I have
> been trying using different links but I am an able to locate where
> this data can be downloaded. The downloaded data can be an ascii(
> eg.gfs_3_20120516_1200_fff.ascii)  format which is compatible with my
> script.
> I would like to process this data so that in the end I can have a
> binary data for example Malawi_rainfall.bin
> I have been trying from this  link:
> http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov/dods/NCEP_GFS/",yearmon,"/",bdate,"/gfs_3_",bdate,"_0000_fff.ascii?
> But I am not able to get the data as it seems the link is deprecated.
> Does anyone know any link that can enable me access such kind of data.
> 
> I would appreciate any kind of assistance.
> Best Regards,
> Charles Langton Vanya (Bsc, MSc.Agrometeorology)
> Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services
> P.O.Box 1808,
> Blantyre,
> Malawi
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> 00265111939610
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