| Critical Data with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
1bamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br.temps |
57100 |
48191 |
118.5 % |
1921.00-2002.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
43856 |
36892 |
118.9 % |
1921.00-2002.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
325097 |
280173 |
116.0 % |
1921.00-2002.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
96340 |
93131 |
103.4 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
3286 |
3443 |
95.4 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
4 |
4 |
100.0 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2991 |
3287 |
91.0 % |
1922.95-1923.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2001.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2001.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3714263 |
3216230 |
115.5 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
129 |
125 |
103.2 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5902 |
6186 |
95.4 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.00-2001.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
95 |
111 |
85.6 % |
1922.50-2001.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
155 |
154 |
100.6 % |
1923.00-2001.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
34 |
82.4 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
2 |
92 |
2.2 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
107 |
90 |
118.9 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
1052 |
988 |
106.5 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
528 |
536 |
98.5 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1991 |
2076 |
95.9 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
632 |
627 |
100.8 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
3p9usr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir short-wv derived cld motion |
1231 |
2762 |
44.6 % |
1923.00-1923.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1920.75-2003.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
2561 |
2279 |
112.4 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1921.00-2002.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
2055 |
1778 |
115.6 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
4680 |
4328 |
108.1 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
389600 |
593993 |
65.6 % |
1921.00-1921.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
34532 |
35715 |
96.7 % |
1922.00-2002.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
252870 |
210424 |
120.2 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
162948 |
164458 |
99.1 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
87 |
76 |
114.5 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
121832 |
129565 |
94.0 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
104808 |
116289 |
90.1 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
3 |
5 |
60.0 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
603 |
587 |
102.7 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.00-2001.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
5275 |
4637 |
113.8 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
24264 |
21618 |
112.2 % |
1923.00-2001.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
32157 |
33630 |
95.6 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
58709 |
47855 |
122.7 % |
1923.00-2001.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
115688 |
112627 |
102.7 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
179506 |
166058 |
108.1 % |
1923.00-2001.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
461581 |
1065339 |
43.3 % |
1921.00-2002.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
183 |
198 |
92.4 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
1181232 |
1139902 |
103.6 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
506914 |
554779 |
91.4 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
2728 |
3174 |
85.9 % |
1922.50-2001.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6544 |
7288 |
89.8 % |
1923.00-1923.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
5583 |
5248 |
106.4 % |
1922.50-2001.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
16946 |
13056 |
129.8 % |
1923.00-1923.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
44010 |
27844 |
158.1 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3312 |
3202 |
103.4 % |
1922.50-2001.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2001.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2001.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2001.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2219 |
2594 |
85.5 % |
1922.50-2001.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
31306 |
29393 |
106.5 % |
1923.00-1923.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
168 |
196 |
85.7 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
93 |
110 |
84.5 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
270169 |
179426 |
150.6 % |
1923.00-2000.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
20300 |
8156 |
248.9 % |
1923.00-2000.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
1058 |
980 |
108.0 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
28 |
27 |
103.7 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
316 |
287 |
110.1 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
66652 |
67942 |
98.1 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
37108 |
38824 |
95.6 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
325 |
325 |
100.0 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
11956 |
11793 |
101.4 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
238 |
243 |
97.9 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
515 |
513 |
100.4 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
424 |
431 |
98.4 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
363 |
357 |
101.7 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
469 |
456 |
102.9 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
2474 |
2461 |
100.5 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
5211 |
5221 |
99.8 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
307 |
339 |
90.6 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
69339 |
69022 |
100.5 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
7503 |
7490 |
100.2 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
25326 |
28436 |
89.1 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
1261 |
1173 |
107.5 % |
1923.00-2001.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.00-2000.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.00-2001.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
421 |
531 |
79.3 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2001.50 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.00-2001.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1923.00-2001.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1961113 |
1735987 |
113.0 % |
1923.50-2000.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1923.00-2001.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1921.00-2002.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9507 |
100.1 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.00-2001.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
23 |
28 |
82.1 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
4630 |
8784 |
52.7 % |
1922.00-2002.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
36773 |
79706 |
46.1 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
0 |
8 |
0.0 % |
1922.00-2001.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
297 |
301 |
98.7 % |
1923.50-2000.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2000.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
1100 |
1107 |
99.4 % |
1920.75-2003.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1340 |
1676 |
80.0 % |
1922.50-2001.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
119366 |
129689 |
92.0 % |
1923.00-1923.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2001.49 |
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