| 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 |
52045 |
45508 |
114.4 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
39089 |
0.0 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
10011 |
0.0 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
88866 |
82552 |
107.6 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
357874 |
316423 |
113.1 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
5376 |
5895 |
91.2 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
777 |
762 |
102.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
34299 |
62667 |
54.7 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
526 |
615 |
85.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
188 |
308 |
61.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
529 |
549 |
96.4 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
456 |
329 |
138.6 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
13800 |
13202 |
104.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
23400 |
45594 |
51.3 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
31921 |
32066 |
99.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
52957 |
61904 |
85.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
485 |
457 |
106.1 % |
1902.00-1902.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
104 |
106 |
98.1 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
1070 |
0.0 % |
1823.00-1823.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
5541 |
7682 |
72.1 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
13846 |
15007 |
92.3 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5364 |
4182 |
128.3 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
266 |
0.0 % |
1823.00-1823.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4862 |
7224 |
67.3 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
336 |
351 |
95.7 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
234 |
312 |
75.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6949 |
6866 |
101.2 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
16 |
12 |
133.3 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
247 |
248 |
99.6 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
4 |
100.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
66 |
64 |
103.1 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
728 |
749 |
97.2 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
418 |
376 |
111.2 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1376 |
1379 |
99.8 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9031 |
13409 |
67.4 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7721 |
7410 |
104.2 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
290 |
356 |
81.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
26880 |
33131 |
81.1 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
287 |
278 |
103.2 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
15 |
64 |
23.4 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
7 |
10 |
70.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
664414 |
538786 |
123.3 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1342886 |
894452 |
150.1 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
186 |
181 |
102.8 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3744 |
3772 |
99.3 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
509 |
525 |
97.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
216 |
214 |
100.9 % |
1902.00-1902.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
343269 |
286796 |
119.7 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1900.00-1900.99 |
| 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 |
1902.50-1903.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1900.50-1901.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
8091 |
0.0 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
98592 |
47920 |
205.7 % |
1902.00-1902.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7318 |
8576 |
85.3 % |
1901.00-1901.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
365769 |
512671 |
71.3 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
456025 |
575071 |
79.3 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1900.50-1901.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
5 |
120.0 % |
1902.50-1903.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
152818 |
106390 |
143.6 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11409 |
12137 |
94.0 % |
1902.00-1902.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211766 |
211578 |
100.1 % |
1902.00-1902.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1480 |
3462 |
42.7 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
30698 |
34432 |
89.2 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
6501 |
4598 |
141.4 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1900.50-1901.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1074317 |
864458 |
124.3 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
9405 |
1778 |
529.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
31 |
0.0 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
6 |
0.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
49 |
47 |
104.3 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33546 |
31437 |
106.7 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
28518 |
27396 |
104.1 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
28 |
40 |
70.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
103 |
121.4 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
131 |
106.9 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3306 |
3008 |
109.9 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1075 |
1105 |
97.3 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
209 |
232 |
90.1 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
129 |
130 |
99.2 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
35 |
27 |
129.6 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
182 |
192 |
94.8 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
71 |
71 |
100.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
110 |
117 |
94.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
21 |
18 |
116.7 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
6 |
10 |
60.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
64 |
59 |
108.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
193674 |
146085 |
132.6 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
29 |
26 |
111.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2278836 |
1813359 |
125.7 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
20 |
41 |
48.8 % |
1902.50-1903.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
198060 |
149260 |
132.7 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
709 |
348 |
203.7 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
71 |
84 |
84.5 % |
1902.50-1903.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1902.50-1903.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
188 |
260 |
72.3 % |
1901.50-1902.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1900.50-1901.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
327 |
798 |
41.0 % |
1900.50-1901.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1901.00-1901.99 |
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