| 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 |
43505 |
44618 |
97.5 % |
1922.00-2003.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
27400 |
37416 |
73.2 % |
1922.00-2003.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
290981 |
256085 |
113.6 % |
1922.00-2003.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
83830 |
81995 |
102.2 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
36 |
31 |
116.1 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1716 |
1690 |
101.5 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2174 |
2261 |
96.2 % |
1923.95-2000.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2003.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2003.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3716115 |
3154751 |
117.8 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
36 |
61 |
59.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5481 |
5705 |
96.1 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.00-2002.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
72 |
84 |
85.7 % |
1923.50-2002.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
158 |
156 |
101.3 % |
2000.00-2002.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
19 |
21 |
90.5 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
54 |
55 |
98.2 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
576 |
622 |
92.6 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
388 |
307 |
126.4 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1611 |
1662 |
96.9 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
182 |
180 |
101.1 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
| 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 |
1762 |
3430 |
51.4 % |
2000.00-2000.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1921.75-2004.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
2662 |
2365 |
112.6 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.00-2003.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
2436 |
2207 |
110.4 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
4478 |
4473 |
100.1 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
577823 |
580147 |
99.6 % |
1922.00-1922.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
13409 |
24187 |
55.4 % |
1923.00-2003.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
138924 |
150208 |
92.5 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
103411 |
118237 |
87.5 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
27 |
27 |
100.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
104624 |
87775 |
119.2 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
79804 |
83995 |
95.0 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
606 |
580 |
104.5 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.00-2002.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
3444 |
2960 |
116.4 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
17307 |
19254 |
89.9 % |
2000.00-2002.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
19357 |
33305 |
58.1 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
32961 |
42047 |
78.4 % |
2000.00-2002.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
107908 |
85818 |
125.7 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
114363 |
166443 |
68.7 % |
2000.00-2002.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
424275 |
919801 |
46.1 % |
1922.00-2003.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
89 |
124 |
71.8 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
959751 |
930717 |
103.1 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
407786 |
450838 |
90.5 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
2728 |
3174 |
85.9 % |
1922.50-2003.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6717 |
7219 |
93.0 % |
2000.00-2000.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
5492 |
5233 |
104.9 % |
1923.50-2002.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
16406 |
12839 |
127.8 % |
2000.00-2000.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
41486 |
34525 |
120.2 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3295 |
3208 |
102.7 % |
1923.50-2002.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2003.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.50-2003.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2002.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2219 |
2594 |
85.5 % |
1922.50-2003.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
29843 |
29048 |
102.7 % |
2000.00-2000.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
208 |
233 |
89.3 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
52 |
71 |
73.2 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
217321 |
167930 |
129.4 % |
2000.00-2001.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
16073 |
7464 |
215.3 % |
2000.00-2001.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
620 |
557 |
111.3 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
21 |
19 |
110.5 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
107 |
97 |
110.3 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
46541 |
45176 |
103.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25678 |
25600 |
100.3 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
225 |
218 |
103.2 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
5731 |
5519 |
103.8 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
168 |
163 |
103.1 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
294 |
318 |
92.5 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
318 |
315 |
101.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
272 |
258 |
105.4 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
295 |
276 |
106.9 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1662 |
1550 |
107.2 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3936 |
3948 |
99.7 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
207 |
228 |
90.8 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
41470 |
39497 |
105.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5043 |
4783 |
105.4 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
38609 |
32757 |
117.9 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
906 |
810 |
111.9 % |
2000.00-2002.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.00-2001.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.00-2002.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
315 |
422 |
74.6 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2002.50 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.00-2002.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2000.00-2002.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1317490 |
1111644 |
118.5 % |
2000.50-2001.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.00-2002.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1922.00-2003.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9494 |
100.2 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.00-2002.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
0 |
5 |
0.0 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3397 |
6589 |
51.6 % |
1923.00-2003.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
145424 |
57246 |
254.0 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
1923.00-2002.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
344 |
387 |
88.9 % |
2000.50-2001.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2000.50-2001.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
1086 |
1113 |
97.6 % |
1921.75-2004.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1340 |
1676 |
80.0 % |
1922.50-2003.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
110432 |
119807 |
92.2 % |
2000.00-2000.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1923.50-2002.49 |
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