| 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 |
53469 |
39397 |
135.7 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120387 |
26420 |
455.7 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
6482 |
457.0 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
88869 |
74026 |
120.1 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
356986 |
293252 |
121.7 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
2215 |
2642 |
83.8 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
555 |
519 |
106.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
119349 |
71548 |
166.8 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1687 |
1699 |
99.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
2 |
6 |
33.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
630 |
568 |
110.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
822 |
666 |
123.4 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
14431 |
12703 |
113.6 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
85376 |
30072 |
283.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
36906 |
30604 |
120.6 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
45203 |
41128 |
109.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
537 |
496 |
108.3 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
104 |
112 |
92.9 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
2482 |
751 |
330.5 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
6251 |
6277 |
99.6 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12575 |
12988 |
96.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6586 |
7374 |
89.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
2740 |
512 |
535.2 % |
1503.00-1503.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4699 |
4436 |
105.9 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
339 |
328 |
103.4 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
370 |
338 |
109.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7140 |
7322 |
97.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
11 |
11 |
100.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
299 |
251 |
119.1 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
39 |
60 |
65.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
405 |
385 |
105.2 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1462 |
1485 |
98.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11717 |
10678 |
109.7 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7342 |
7611 |
96.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
343 |
331 |
103.6 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
18868 |
27345 |
69.0 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
284 |
286 |
99.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
43380 |
42054 |
103.2 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
150 |
53 |
283.0 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
551316 |
640207 |
86.1 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1184102 |
1123774 |
105.4 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
162 |
148 |
109.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1462 |
1499 |
97.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
214 |
216 |
99.1 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
372453 |
288493 |
129.1 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.00-1504.99 |
| 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 |
1506.50-1507.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
3363 |
0.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
47693 |
0.0 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7179 |
4115 |
174.5 % |
1505.00-1505.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
555979 |
612868 |
90.7 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
82547 |
0.0 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
4 |
125.0 % |
1506.50-1507.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
62561 |
109829 |
57.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
39784 |
37509 |
106.1 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210672 |
197058 |
106.9 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
2536 |
2825 |
89.8 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29037 |
29374 |
98.9 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
9161 |
8702 |
105.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1133404 |
960649 |
118.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
5040 |
3337 |
151.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
43 |
0.0 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
6 |
0.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
46 |
113.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33952 |
32848 |
103.4 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
24365 |
27351 |
89.1 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
39 |
40 |
97.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
126 |
111.1 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2952 |
3100 |
95.2 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1030 |
1058 |
97.4 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
213 |
211 |
100.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
109 |
120 |
90.8 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
29 |
137.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
197 |
192 |
102.6 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
65 |
65 |
100.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
143 |
108 |
132.4 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
34 |
22 |
154.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
5 |
2 |
250.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
63 |
59 |
106.8 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
157531 |
189570 |
83.1 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
27 |
103.7 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1867013 |
1932619 |
96.6 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
30 |
25 |
120.0 % |
1506.50-1507.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
193860 |
143130 |
135.4 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
697 |
614 |
113.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
105 |
88 |
119.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
8288 |
9134 |
90.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.50-1505.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
881 |
1271 |
69.3 % |
1504.50-1505.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.00-1505.99 |
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