Representativity of in situ precipitation measurements - A case study for the LITFASS area in North-Eastern Germany

► Spatial-temporal characteristics of precipitation are investigated for a small domain in North-Eastern Germany using variogram analysis. ► The spatial representativity of hourly, daily and weekly precipitation amounts measured by a single station is representative for an area of about 10 km2. ► The occurrence of precipitation detected at a single station was nearly always representative for a distance of up to 25 km increasing the time scale increased the representativity significantly. ► Uncertainty factors are determined for daily, weekly and monthly precipitation amounts.