| 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 |
35958 |
41919 |
85.8 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
66229 |
0.0 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
16279 |
0.0 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
71133 |
67249 |
105.8 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
285275 |
262137 |
108.8 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
3453 |
4063 |
85.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
707 |
638 |
110.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
46449 |
71832 |
64.7 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1227 |
2023 |
60.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
37 |
34 |
108.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
599 |
599 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
785 |
774 |
101.4 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
18655 |
15340 |
121.6 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
41670 |
44510 |
93.6 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
44807 |
38202 |
117.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
45765 |
42481 |
107.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
525 |
499 |
105.2 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
116 |
117 |
99.1 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.00-1502.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7695 |
6730 |
114.3 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12464 |
13046 |
95.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6370 |
7101 |
89.7 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1502.00-1502.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
8105 |
6652 |
121.8 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
340 |
323 |
105.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
382 |
339 |
112.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7062 |
7263 |
97.2 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
12 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
294 |
244 |
120.5 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
27 |
60 |
45.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
393 |
393 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1542 |
1501 |
102.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11999 |
11033 |
108.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7312 |
7597 |
96.2 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
346 |
332 |
104.2 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
48508 |
27645 |
175.5 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
283 |
285 |
99.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
69180 |
40106 |
172.5 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
44 |
72 |
61.1 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
12 |
8 |
150.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
580779 |
656336 |
88.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
4 |
2 |
200.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1038657 |
1168621 |
88.9 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
265 |
270 |
98.1 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
4652 |
4602 |
101.1 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
161 |
152 |
105.9 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
214 |
216 |
99.1 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
345002 |
288066 |
119.8 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.00-1503.99 |
| 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 |
1505.50-1506.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.50-1504.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
12096 |
2752 |
439.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
105120 |
43072 |
244.1 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7336 |
3074 |
238.6 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
860474 |
522326 |
164.7 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.50-1504.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.50-1504.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
178135 |
126640 |
140.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11384 |
11042 |
103.1 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210479 |
199922 |
105.3 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
3408 |
2716 |
125.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28767 |
29352 |
98.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
8797 |
8334 |
105.6 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.50-1504.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
742339 |
837285 |
88.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
5910 |
3855 |
153.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
34 |
44 |
77.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
6 |
7 |
85.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
48 |
48 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33324 |
33292 |
100.1 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26639 |
27478 |
96.9 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
37 |
33 |
112.1 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
124 |
100.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
106 |
125 |
84.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3209 |
3060 |
104.9 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1055 |
1055 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
214 |
212 |
100.9 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
117 |
119 |
98.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
29 |
137.9 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
199 |
189 |
105.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
64 |
65 |
98.5 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
131 |
106 |
123.6 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
22 |
172.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
1 |
2 |
50.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
57 |
56 |
101.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
155954 |
193666 |
80.5 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
27 |
27 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1679928 |
1943025 |
86.5 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
119 |
107 |
111.2 % |
1505.50-1506.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
165240 |
140282 |
117.8 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
744 |
634 |
117.4 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
85 |
68 |
125.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
5994 |
6302 |
95.1 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1503.50-1504.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
992 |
1303 |
76.1 % |
1503.50-1504.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.00-1504.99 |
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