| 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 |
54882 |
49522 |
110.8 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
57782 |
41392 |
139.6 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
14288 |
10177 |
140.4 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
77855 |
73142 |
106.4 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
312790 |
287348 |
108.9 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
4418 |
5007 |
88.2 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
329 |
333 |
98.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
73866 |
55380 |
133.4 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1602 |
1171 |
136.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
133 |
136 |
97.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
498 |
509 |
97.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
753 |
767 |
98.2 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
14700 |
16928 |
86.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
79569 |
61829 |
128.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
41164 |
43109 |
95.5 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
43657 |
47984 |
91.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
503 |
449 |
112.0 % |
2109.00-2109.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
129 |
114 |
113.2 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2106.00-2106.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7474 |
6434 |
116.2 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12781 |
14660 |
87.2 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6389 |
6565 |
97.3 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2106.00-2106.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
5257 |
4574 |
114.9 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
181 |
341 |
53.1 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
230 |
306 |
75.2 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7746 |
7447 |
104.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
14 |
13 |
107.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
256 |
238 |
107.6 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
53 |
63 |
84.1 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
669 |
755 |
88.6 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
391 |
375 |
104.3 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1412 |
1426 |
99.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
13960 |
12592 |
110.9 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
5446 |
7197 |
75.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
301 |
348 |
86.5 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
35040 |
31275 |
112.0 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
284 |
273 |
104.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
28680 |
45772 |
62.7 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
60 |
58 |
103.4 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
7 |
9 |
77.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
651427 |
556838 |
117.0 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1042605 |
772169 |
135.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
154 |
149 |
103.4 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1597 |
1554 |
102.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
217 |
214 |
101.4 % |
2109.00-2109.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
365767 |
308309 |
118.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.00-2107.99 |
| 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 |
2109.50-2110.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
49171 |
0.0 % |
2109.00-2109.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
4991 |
3883 |
128.5 % |
2108.00-2108.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
1128753 |
592272 |
190.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
185805 |
0.0 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
1 |
5 |
20.0 % |
2109.50-2110.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
4 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
78210 |
120189 |
65.1 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
40693 |
40817 |
99.7 % |
2109.00-2109.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211028 |
205272 |
102.8 % |
2109.00-2109.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
3384 |
3233 |
104.7 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29370 |
33933 |
86.6 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
7600 |
8039 |
94.5 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4004 |
1412 |
283.6 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
70 |
40 |
175.0 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
7 |
4 |
175.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
43 |
49 |
87.8 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32562 |
32410 |
100.5 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
27735 |
28054 |
98.9 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
27 |
38 |
71.1 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
105 |
119.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
138 |
129 |
107.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2225 |
3020 |
73.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1048 |
1062 |
98.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
211 |
214 |
98.6 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
127 |
128 |
99.2 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
30 |
26 |
115.4 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
174 |
191 |
91.1 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
54 |
67 |
80.6 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
97 |
105 |
92.4 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
23 |
20 |
115.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
61 |
57 |
107.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
202667 |
170526 |
118.8 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
26 |
107.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2020928 |
1734954 |
116.5 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
10 |
28 |
35.7 % |
2109.50-2110.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
111360 |
155137 |
71.8 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
720 |
403 |
178.7 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
17 |
65 |
26.2 % |
2109.50-2110.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2109.50-2110.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
20488 |
22889 |
89.5 % |
2108.50-2109.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2107.50-2108.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
652 |
559 |
116.6 % |
2107.50-2108.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2108.00-2108.99 |
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