| 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 |
67805 |
49785 |
136.2 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120575 |
71531 |
168.6 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
17595 |
168.3 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
61383 |
72613 |
84.5 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
365763 |
292824 |
124.9 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
7930 |
8516 |
93.1 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
560 |
448 |
125.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
82899 |
55452 |
149.5 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
816 |
476 |
171.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
303 |
485 |
62.5 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
625 |
591 |
105.8 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
215 |
281 |
76.5 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
22620 |
16492 |
137.2 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
101669 |
64340 |
158.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
62617 |
41720 |
150.1 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
32252 |
22075 |
146.1 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
495 |
474 |
104.4 % |
2600.00-2600.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
121 |
103 |
117.5 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2329 |
1799 |
129.5 % |
2521.00-2521.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7666 |
7773 |
98.6 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12465 |
14352 |
86.9 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6233 |
5851 |
106.5 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
698 |
608 |
114.8 % |
2521.00-2521.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
5234 |
5174 |
101.2 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
310 |
338 |
91.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
340 |
306 |
111.1 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6697 |
6805 |
98.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
11 |
12 |
91.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
241 |
240 |
100.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
4 |
100.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
67 |
64 |
104.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
749 |
752 |
99.6 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
414 |
394 |
105.1 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1605 |
1403 |
114.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9468 |
11922 |
79.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
8568 |
7488 |
114.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
368 |
333 |
110.5 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
35032 |
28721 |
122.0 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
279 |
278 |
100.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
176 |
79 |
222.8 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
507908 |
514885 |
98.6 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
923060 |
1006375 |
91.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
162 |
158 |
102.5 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1542 |
1511 |
102.1 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
219 |
215 |
101.9 % |
2600.00-2600.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
329742 |
280184 |
117.7 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2522.00-2522.99 |
| 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 |
2600.50-2601.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2522.50-2523.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
6048 |
2344 |
258.0 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
71232 |
28109 |
253.4 % |
2600.00-2600.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
104 |
3873 |
2.7 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
613727 |
0.0 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
660709 |
333103 |
198.3 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2522.50-2523.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
2600.50-2601.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
171978 |
123117 |
139.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
38963 |
37685 |
103.4 % |
2600.00-2600.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
148407 |
99821 |
148.7 % |
2600.00-2600.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
240 |
2255 |
10.6 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28896 |
32994 |
87.6 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
6227 |
6427 |
96.9 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2522.50-2523.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1057742 |
991317 |
106.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
5484 |
4672 |
117.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
33 |
0.0 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
9 |
5 |
180.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
45 |
47 |
95.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33471 |
32574 |
102.8 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
28313 |
27906 |
101.5 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
49 |
40 |
122.5 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
100 |
125.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
139 |
129 |
107.8 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3486 |
3147 |
110.8 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1081 |
1106 |
97.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
206 |
230 |
89.6 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
129 |
130 |
99.2 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
35 |
29 |
120.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
191 |
194 |
98.5 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
74 |
71 |
104.2 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
106 |
110 |
96.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
26 |
21 |
123.8 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
13 |
19 |
68.4 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
64 |
60 |
106.7 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
124473 |
142279 |
87.5 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
30 |
28 |
107.1 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2052019 |
2051287 |
100.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
28 |
27 |
103.7 % |
2600.50-2601.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
196560 |
152422 |
129.0 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
660 |
411 |
160.6 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
58 |
81 |
71.6 % |
2600.50-2601.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2600.50-2601.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
29 |
39 |
74.4 % |
2523.50-2600.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2523.50-2600.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2522.50-2523.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1053 |
857 |
122.9 % |
2522.50-2523.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
17767 |
16690 |
106.5 % |
2523.00-2523.99 |
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