| 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 |
45111 |
118.5 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
50696 |
0.0 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
12486 |
0.0 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
118487 |
82334 |
143.9 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
474006 |
320124 |
148.1 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
3007 |
3185 |
94.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
370 |
330 |
112.1 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
22149 |
71430 |
31.0 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1685 |
1284 |
131.2 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
612 |
579 |
105.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
694 |
683 |
101.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
5041 |
13542 |
37.2 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
14850 |
35179 |
42.2 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
14786 |
32349 |
45.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
236 |
398 |
59.3 % |
2107.00-2107.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
124 |
113 |
109.7 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2104.00-2104.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2106.00-2106.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10723 |
12443 |
86.2 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
8416 |
9723 |
86.6 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2104.00-2104.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2106.00-2106.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
340 |
345 |
98.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
274 |
308 |
89.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7669 |
7246 |
105.8 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
12 |
100.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
251 |
238 |
105.5 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
59 |
66 |
89.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
732 |
760 |
96.3 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
516 |
1414 |
36.5 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
10745 |
11501 |
93.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
935 |
7512 |
12.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
301 |
353 |
85.3 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
37680 |
30563 |
123.3 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
288 |
283 |
101.8 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
40440 |
50576 |
80.0 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
40 |
84 |
47.6 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
7 |
9 |
77.8 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
718402 |
600571 |
119.6 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1270879 |
857932 |
148.1 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
153 |
150 |
102.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1781 |
1735 |
102.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
216 |
214 |
100.9 % |
2107.00-2107.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
374812 |
314357 |
119.2 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2105.00-2105.99 |
| 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 |
2107.50-2108.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2105.50-2106.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
6090 |
6630 |
91.9 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7308 |
6834 |
106.9 % |
2106.00-2106.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
1160818 |
569037 |
204.0 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
825619 |
457871 |
180.3 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2105.50-2106.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
2 |
6 |
33.3 % |
2107.50-2108.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
66924 |
103869 |
64.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
2416 |
3193 |
75.7 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
22865 |
27328 |
83.7 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
11091 |
12264 |
90.4 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2105.50-2106.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4556 |
1605 |
283.9 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
117 |
51 |
229.4 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
7 |
7 |
100.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
45 |
47 |
95.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33508 |
33264 |
100.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
27934 |
28941 |
96.5 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
27 |
40 |
67.5 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
109 |
114.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
132 |
106.1 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1115 |
1076 |
103.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
199 |
207 |
96.1 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
118 |
125 |
94.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
30 |
26 |
115.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
191 |
192 |
99.5 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
53 |
71 |
74.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
101 |
111 |
91.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
25 |
19 |
131.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
56 |
57 |
98.2 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
211184 |
184204 |
114.6 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
27 |
26 |
103.8 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2088487 |
1735638 |
120.3 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
139440 |
167534 |
83.2 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
728 |
490 |
148.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
63 |
65 |
96.9 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
9940 |
13794 |
72.1 % |
2106.50-2107.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2105.50-2106.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1265 |
2308 |
54.8 % |
2105.50-2106.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2106.00-2106.99 |