 We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of 22 grid, quasi, global, sub, daily precipitation data sets for the period 2000 to 2016. 13 non-gauge corrected P data sets were evaluated using daily P gauge observations from 76,086 gauges worldwide. Additionally, we evaluated 9 gauge corrected data sets using hydrological modeling by calibrating the HPV conceptual model against streamflow records for each of 9,053 small to medium sized, less than 50,000 square kilometers, catchments worldwide. Finally, marked differences in spatiotemporal patterns and accuracy were found among the data sets. Among the uncorrected P data sets, the satellite and reanalysis-based MSWEPing version 1.2 and version 2.0 data sets generally showed the best temporal correlations with the gauge observations, followed by the reanalysis, E.R.A. interim, J.R.A. 55, and NCEPSE FSR, and the satellite and reanalysis-based chirp version 2.0 data set, the estimates based primarily on passive microwave remote sends. This article was authored by H.E. Beck, N. Vergoblin, M. Pan, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.