| Critical Data with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
1bamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br. temps |
60423 |
48063 |
125.7 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120657 |
48885 |
246.8 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
12032 |
246.2 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
104491 |
86190 |
121.2 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
419471 |
341106 |
123.0 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10257 |
9002 |
113.9 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
351 |
291 |
120.6 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
34299 |
58492 |
58.6 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
912 |
615 |
148.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
208 |
437 |
47.6 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
631 |
537 |
117.5 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
360 |
255 |
141.2 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
8670 |
14986 |
57.9 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
46710 |
34157 |
136.8 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
20776 |
37465 |
55.5 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
28470 |
29451 |
96.7 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
535 |
515 |
103.9 % |
1523.00-1523.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
108 |
106 |
101.9 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
117 |
0.0 % |
1520.00-1520.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
4975 |
7017 |
70.9 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12595 |
12935 |
97.4 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
2596 |
5790 |
44.8 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
34 |
0.0 % |
1520.00-1520.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4892 |
6708 |
72.9 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
339 |
325 |
104.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
377 |
336 |
112.2 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6777 |
6883 |
98.5 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
10 |
11 |
90.9 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
277 |
256 |
108.2 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
62 |
61.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
585 |
113.8 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
394 |
393 |
100.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1575 |
1406 |
112.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9432 |
10249 |
92.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
6273 |
5639 |
111.2 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
325 |
342 |
95.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
21508 |
31410 |
68.5 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
283 |
285 |
99.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
60120 |
39638 |
151.7 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
143 |
66 |
216.7 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
587434 |
611249 |
96.1 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
131 |
118 |
111.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1016089 |
1282290 |
79.2 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
258 |
251 |
102.8 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
4419 |
4425 |
99.9 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
155 |
142 |
109.2 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
216 |
99.5 % |
1523.00-1523.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
381053 |
270335 |
141.0 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1521.00-1521.99 |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
acarsa |
Auto. MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (ARINC) via AFWA |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1521.50-1522.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
10080 |
3965 |
254.2 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
10808 |
6432 |
168.0 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
755446 |
595013 |
127.0 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
856524 |
360303 |
237.7 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1521.50-1522.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
7 |
85.7 % |
1523.50-1600.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
30226 |
119628 |
25.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11602 |
11420 |
101.6 % |
1523.00-1523.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
149330 |
144039 |
103.7 % |
1523.00-1523.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
488 |
2530 |
19.3 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28934 |
29349 |
98.6 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
3522 |
6180 |
57.0 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1521.50-1522.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
353537 |
334734 |
105.6 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
10415 |
8550 |
121.8 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
34 |
0.0 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
51 |
48 |
106.2 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33754 |
32858 |
102.7 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26737 |
26930 |
99.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
59 |
44 |
134.1 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
106 |
131 |
80.9 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2411 |
2835 |
85.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
977 |
1070 |
91.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
210 |
219 |
95.9 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
116 |
118 |
98.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
36 |
111.1 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
196 |
192 |
102.1 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
69 |
66 |
104.5 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
98 |
109 |
89.9 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
24 |
158.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
16 |
24 |
66.7 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
60 |
56 |
107.1 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
158312 |
172121 |
92.0 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
25 |
27 |
92.6 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2090448 |
2329699 |
89.7 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
92 |
96 |
95.8 % |
1523.50-1600.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
56820 |
161248 |
35.2 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
689 |
571 |
120.7 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
88 |
67 |
131.3 % |
1523.50-1600.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1523.50-1600.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
60 |
19 |
315.8 % |
1522.50-1523.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1522.50-1523.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1521.50-1522.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
277 |
629 |
44.0 % |
1521.50-1522.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
3922 |
7685 |
51.0 % |
1522.00-1522.99 |
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