# Precip AI Recent Rain

> Precip AI Recent Rain is a paid API for AI agents from Precip AI - Hyperlocal Weather Data API at mpp.orthogonal.com, paid per call via MPP, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Returns detailed information about the most recent precipitation event for one or more locations, including total accumulation and timing.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://mpp.orthogonal.com/precip/api/v1/recent-rain?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: MPP
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Provider: Precip AI - Hyperlocal Weather Data API
- Docs: https://api.precip.ai
- Website: https://api.precip.ai
- Tags: weather, rainfall, hyperlocal, climate, data
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/precip-ai-hyperlocal-weather-data-api-precip-ai-recent-rain-0b07906f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_OkQSthxZxkfBVcKSVXwz5

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability precip-ai-hyperlocal-weather-data-api-precip-ai-recent-rain-0b07906f
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the most recent rain event details for my vineyard at latitude 38.2972, longitude -122.4586? I need to know how much fell and when it happened.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need site-specific data about the most recent rain event at one or more locations — particularly useful for agriculture, construction, insurance, or any use case where knowing the last rainfall occurrence and amount matters. Prefer this over the Last 48 or Daily endpoints when you specifically want event-level granularity about the most recent precipitation, not a fixed time window.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or out-of-range coordinates return an error response
- Location outside supported coverage area returns no data
- Missing required location parameters return a 400-level error
- Network timeout or service unavailability returns a 5xx error
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the request

## How this service works

Returns detailed information about the most recent precipitation event for the given location(s), including total amounts, precipitation type (rain/snow), timing, and how long ago it occurred. A rain event is defined as more than 1/10 inch (2.5mm) of precipitation with less than a 24-hour gap between occurrences.

## Output

Returns details about the most recent precipitation event for the specified location(s), including total rainfall accumulation and timing of the event.

## Example request

```json
{
 "latitude": 38.2972,
 "longitude": -122.4586
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/precip-ai-hyperlocal-weather-data-api-precip-ai-recent-rain-0b07906f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from mpp.orthogonal.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/mpp.orthogonal.com/llms.txt)