The data are here.
Additional documentation can be found at RFE2.0 Documents
Please note that the estimated precipitation values for Africa are given in terms of 10-day (dekadal) accumulations, and in the Data Library dekads are designated by the central day of the dekad (e.g., 6 Aug 2000 = 1st dekad of August 2000).
The following information is excerpted from the "readme" file referred to above:
2. description of the data
1) content:
rain == 10 day precipitation analysis by merging
GTS gauge observations and 3 kinds of satellite estimates
(GPI,SSM/I, and AMSU)
2) coverage:
-40.00S -- 40.00N Northward;
20.00W -- 55.00E Eastward
751 grid points in east - west direction
801 grid points in south - north direction
3) resolution:
0.1 deg lat x 0.1 deg lon
dekad
4) missing values
-999.0
4. Notice:
1) Please refer to this product as the CPC/Famine Early Warning System
Dekadal Estimates
2) Please contact us for any problems or questions regarding
this product.
Dr. Pingping Xie
Climate Prediction Center
5200 Auth Road, #805B
Camp Springs, MD 20746
Tel: (301)763-8000 ext.7572
Fax: (301)763-8125
E-mail: xping@sgi17.wwb.noaa.gov
OR:
Timothy Love
Climate Prediction Center
5200 Auth Road, #805B
Camp Springs, MD 20746
Tel: (301)763-8000 ext.7549
Fax: (301)763-8125
E-mail: Tim.Love@noaa.gov