| 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 |
66844 |
53078 |
125.9 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120286 |
84649 |
142.1 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
20832 |
142.2 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
88866 |
82751 |
107.4 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
357183 |
321729 |
111.0 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
4257 |
4106 |
103.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
311 |
281 |
110.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
58599 |
62018 |
94.5 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1663 |
1793 |
92.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
180 |
129 |
139.5 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
637 |
533 |
119.5 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
649 |
694 |
93.5 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
14701 |
14532 |
101.2 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
28980 |
50009 |
57.9 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
39090 |
36919 |
105.9 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
28295 |
55742 |
50.8 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
521 |
424 |
122.9 % |
2308.00-2308.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
132 |
112 |
117.9 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
6207 |
787 |
788.7 % |
2305.00-2305.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
7128 |
0.0 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12628 |
14388 |
87.8 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
4581 |
4592 |
99.8 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
2499 |
430 |
581.2 % |
2305.00-2305.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
6968 |
0.0 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
249 |
348 |
71.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
334 |
308 |
108.4 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7573 |
7381 |
102.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
12 |
100.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
256 |
235 |
108.9 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
54 |
63 |
85.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
655 |
101.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
728 |
766 |
95.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
423 |
388 |
109.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1514 |
1450 |
104.4 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
12664 |
12338 |
102.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7258 |
7383 |
98.3 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
373 |
340 |
109.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
32400 |
27702 |
117.0 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
290 |
281 |
103.2 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
71280 |
50008 |
142.5 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
44 |
92 |
47.8 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
625620 |
591071 |
105.8 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
991056 |
866708 |
114.3 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
174 |
168 |
103.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
4082 |
4035 |
101.2 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
540 |
548 |
98.5 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
216 |
214 |
100.9 % |
2308.00-2308.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
199680 |
335840 |
59.5 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2306.00-2306.99 |
| 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 |
2308.50-2309.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2306.50-2307.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
6048 |
4285 |
141.1 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
23616 |
48867 |
48.3 % |
2308.00-2308.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7149 |
6327 |
113.0 % |
2307.00-2307.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
887397 |
573551 |
154.7 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
42858 |
477704 |
9.0 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2306.50-2307.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
1 |
4 |
25.0 % |
2308.50-2309.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
155152 |
111318 |
139.4 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11569 |
11339 |
102.0 % |
2308.00-2308.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
105592 |
204679 |
51.6 % |
2308.00-2308.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
2672 |
2706 |
98.7 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
28580 |
33311 |
85.8 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
5578 |
5510 |
101.2 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2306.50-2307.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
790986 |
765637 |
103.3 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
50 |
0.0 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
7 |
7 |
100.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
45 |
48 |
93.8 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32974 |
33113 |
99.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
28275 |
28977 |
97.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
34 |
42 |
81.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
100 |
110 |
90.9 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
103 |
127 |
81.1 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3022 |
3001 |
100.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1065 |
1090 |
97.7 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
194 |
217 |
89.4 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
132 |
130 |
101.5 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
30 |
26 |
115.4 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
196 |
194 |
101.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
68 |
70 |
97.1 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
44 |
111 |
39.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
24 |
21 |
114.3 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
4 |
1 |
400.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
52 |
57 |
91.2 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
191455 |
180438 |
106.1 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
29 |
26 |
111.5 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2034402 |
1755545 |
115.9 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
38 |
41 |
92.7 % |
2308.50-2309.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
122220 |
117396 |
104.1 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
746 |
481 |
155.1 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
61 |
84 |
72.6 % |
2308.50-2309.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2308.50-2309.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
19220 |
20488 |
93.8 % |
2307.50-2308.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2306.50-2307.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
289 |
612 |
47.2 % |
2306.50-2307.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2307.00-2307.99 |
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