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Field observations are of great interest and water authorities are increasing the number of existing rain gauges, but at present they are scarce and require maintenance, so their number needs to be considered with their O&amp;M costs. Remote sensors, including both the existing satellite rain products (SRPs) and radar imagery (RI), can complete the spatial distribution of rainfall and optimise the cost of observations. While most SRPs are based on re-analysis and have a lag in availability, RI can be obtained in near real time and is becoming increasingly popular in weather forecasting applications. Unfortunately, actual rainfall forecasts from RI observations are not accurate enough for real-time monitoring of drainage systems. In this paper, the Colour Pattern Regression (CPR) algorithm is used to recalibrate the 6 h rainfall values from RI provided by the Agencia Estatal de Meteorolog\u00eda (AEMET) with the observed rain gauge data, using as a case study the metropolitan area of Palma (Spain).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs16183496","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,20]],"date-time":"2024-09-20T10:49:48Z","timestamp":1726829388000},"page":"3496","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Cumulative Rainfall Radar Recalibration with Rain Gauge Data Using the Colour Pattern Regression Algorithm QGIS Plugin"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9465-2912","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pablo","family":"Blanco-G\u00f3mez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Vielca Ingenieros S.A., Avda. 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