| 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 |
64061 |
50842 |
126.0 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
101880 |
81216 |
125.4 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
25126 |
19965 |
125.9 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
87611 |
74164 |
118.1 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
355660 |
301991 |
117.8 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10875 |
10775 |
100.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
400 |
479 |
83.5 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
34299 |
47248 |
72.6 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1010 |
1103 |
91.6 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
640 |
470 |
136.2 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
588 |
591 |
99.5 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
319 |
299 |
106.7 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
18981 |
18728 |
101.4 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
22320 |
68571 |
32.6 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
51522 |
47345 |
108.8 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
27267 |
28239 |
96.6 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
527 |
503 |
104.8 % |
1500.00-1500.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
128 |
112 |
114.3 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2372 |
1950 |
121.6 % |
1421.00-1421.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
6713 |
6925 |
96.9 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12611 |
12980 |
97.2 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
3533 |
5989 |
59.0 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
291 |
687 |
42.4 % |
1421.00-1421.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
5368 |
4923 |
109.0 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
320 |
326 |
98.2 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
371 |
334 |
111.1 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6750 |
6830 |
98.8 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
11 |
81.8 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
289 |
250 |
115.6 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
62 |
61.3 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
393 |
404 |
97.3 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1589 |
1499 |
106.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11705 |
11395 |
102.7 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
8582 |
7820 |
109.7 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
338 |
332 |
101.8 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
45872 |
29997 |
152.9 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
284 |
283 |
100.4 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
59280 |
36026 |
164.5 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
72 |
86 |
83.7 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
579050 |
585806 |
98.8 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1378666 |
1220946 |
112.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
165 |
154 |
107.1 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1548 |
1528 |
101.3 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
216 |
99.5 % |
1500.00-1500.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
365423 |
294764 |
124.0 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1422.00-1422.99 |
| 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 |
1500.50-1501.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1422.50-1423.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
4032 |
3895 |
103.5 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
70080 |
27149 |
258.1 % |
1500.00-1500.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
6013 |
4547 |
132.2 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
1131868 |
665787 |
170.0 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
214669 |
365446 |
58.7 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1422.50-1423.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
6 |
83.3 % |
1500.50-1501.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
184658 |
144312 |
128.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
38990 |
37492 |
104.0 % |
1500.00-1500.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
102478 |
124033 |
82.6 % |
1500.00-1500.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1840 |
2674 |
68.8 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28925 |
29401 |
98.4 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
4660 |
6484 |
71.9 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1422.50-1423.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1084699 |
973067 |
111.5 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
13119 |
7923 |
165.6 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
35 |
0.0 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
9 |
5 |
180.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
49 |
47 |
104.3 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
26449 |
33053 |
80.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26639 |
27612 |
96.5 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
39 |
42 |
92.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
122 |
102.5 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
125 |
112.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3199 |
3201 |
99.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1021 |
1066 |
95.8 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
217 |
219 |
99.1 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
106 |
120 |
88.3 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
33 |
121.2 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
196 |
192 |
102.1 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
70 |
68 |
102.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
86 |
112 |
76.8 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
37 |
23 |
160.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
9 |
21 |
42.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
58 |
60 |
96.7 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
152946 |
163504 |
93.5 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
24 |
27 |
88.9 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2429647 |
2242645 |
108.3 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
33 |
28 |
117.9 % |
1500.50-1501.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
269460 |
156858 |
171.8 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
708 |
599 |
118.2 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
85 |
87 |
97.7 % |
1500.50-1501.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1500.50-1501.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
30 |
19 |
157.9 % |
1423.50-1500.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1423.50-1500.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1422.50-1423.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
517 |
770 |
67.1 % |
1422.50-1423.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
23483 |
18304 |
128.3 % |
1423.00-1423.99 |
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