Data is in 4-byte binary float from a SUN system (big-endian).
units are mm accumulation for 3 hrs
NODATA values are -9999


coverage is:
   60 to -60 lat
    0 to 360 long

at:
        .25 x .25 deg resolution

for:
        480 rows x 1440 cols

data is stored in C style row centric format.
The first value is centered at
        59.875,.125
the second value at
        59.875,.375
last 2 values are centered at:
        -59.875,359.625 & 
        -59.875,359.875


the data are mm  and represent the start of the 3hrly period in the filename:
m6s4_3h1034112.bin.gz

YY = 2-digit year
DDD = 3-digit DOY
hh = 2-digit hour

hh will represent the rainfall in mm from hh:00 to hh+2:59  UTC.
for the given date.


This data is maintained by:
        dan braithwaite, dbraithw@uci.edu