| 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 |
59276 |
48848 |
121.3 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
85140 |
53247 |
159.9 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
20894 |
13119 |
159.3 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
110394 |
85559 |
129.0 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
441792 |
338028 |
130.7 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
1720 |
1483 |
116.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
399 |
363 |
109.9 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
61716 |
64086 |
96.3 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
2007 |
2188 |
91.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
4 |
2 |
200.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
931 |
602 |
154.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
689 |
715 |
96.4 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
19877 |
14557 |
136.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
20790 |
41768 |
49.8 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
49441 |
35494 |
139.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
57686 |
44197 |
130.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
513 |
489 |
104.9 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
106 |
110 |
96.4 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
1504.00-1504.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.00-1506.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10215 |
10617 |
96.2 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
10187 |
10118 |
100.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1504.00-1504.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.00-1506.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
341 |
321 |
106.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
370 |
337 |
109.8 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7158 |
7362 |
97.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
11 |
81.8 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
299 |
250 |
119.6 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
40 |
60 |
66.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
412 |
387 |
106.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1468 |
1463 |
100.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11451 |
11011 |
104.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7703 |
7457 |
103.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
342 |
340 |
100.6 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
35068 |
29265 |
119.8 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
284 |
286 |
99.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
29580 |
40698 |
72.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
36 |
83 |
43.4 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
547860 |
620172 |
88.3 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1030547 |
1088266 |
94.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
171 |
144 |
118.8 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1816 |
1752 |
103.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
216 |
99.5 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
205090 |
318494 |
64.4 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.00-1505.99 |
| 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 |
1507.50-1508.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
85536 |
32419 |
263.8 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
12578 |
7047 |
178.5 % |
1506.00-1506.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
914338 |
628123 |
145.6 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
545163 |
450171 |
121.1 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
1507.50-1508.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
243715 |
122360 |
199.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11297 |
10783 |
104.8 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
212681 |
190055 |
111.9 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
3384 |
2724 |
124.2 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
22936 |
23075 |
99.4 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
13282 |
12335 |
107.7 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1131456 |
956225 |
118.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
5311 |
2930 |
181.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
109 |
47 |
231.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
6 |
0.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
46 |
113.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32786 |
32762 |
100.1 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25695 |
27409 |
93.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
26 |
34 |
76.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
127 |
110.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3302 |
3065 |
107.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1028 |
1055 |
97.4 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
206 |
210 |
98.1 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
115 |
117 |
98.3 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
29 |
137.9 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
191 |
192 |
99.5 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
66 |
66 |
100.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
138 |
104 |
132.7 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
33 |
22 |
150.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
3 |
1 |
300.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
61 |
59 |
103.4 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
156357 |
183598 |
85.2 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
27 |
28 |
96.4 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1811588 |
1923048 |
94.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
27 |
25 |
108.0 % |
1507.50-1508.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
132660 |
171140 |
77.5 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
749 |
635 |
118.0 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
85 |
69 |
123.2 % |
1507.50-1508.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1507.50-1508.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.50-1507.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
8909 |
10140 |
87.9 % |
1506.50-1507.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1505.50-1506.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
2011 |
2104 |
95.6 % |
1505.50-1506.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1506.00-1506.99 |
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