| 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 |
57368 |
50865 |
112.8 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120295 |
16560 |
726.4 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
4072 |
727.4 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
77219 |
79522 |
97.1 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
308982 |
313340 |
98.6 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
4673 |
4943 |
94.5 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
582 |
534 |
109.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
22149 |
61957 |
35.7 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1694 |
1956 |
86.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
273 |
265 |
103.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
459 |
561 |
81.8 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
843 |
864 |
97.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
25128 |
21364 |
117.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
38515 |
56996 |
67.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
62283 |
53683 |
116.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
47606 |
43854 |
108.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
343 |
500 |
68.6 % |
1510.00-1510.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
125 |
116 |
107.8 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
751 |
0.0 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.00-1509.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
10283 |
10245 |
100.4 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5762 |
6586 |
87.5 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
567 |
529 |
107.2 % |
1507.00-1507.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.00-1509.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
343 |
318 |
107.9 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
373 |
335 |
111.3 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7214 |
7563 |
95.4 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
14 |
64.3 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
299 |
252 |
118.7 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
37 |
58 |
63.8 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
400 |
392 |
102.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1554 |
1445 |
107.5 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
13519 |
12110 |
111.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
8236 |
7218 |
114.1 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
340 |
341 |
99.7 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
53444 |
30232 |
176.8 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
285 |
281 |
101.4 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
55860 |
38156 |
146.4 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
101 |
61 |
165.6 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
514536 |
547492 |
94.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
985576 |
1006845 |
97.9 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
169 |
145 |
116.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1656 |
1769 |
93.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
210 |
213 |
98.6 % |
1510.00-1510.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
353395 |
307605 |
114.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.00-1508.99 |
| 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 |
1510.50-1511.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
14112 |
4368 |
323.1 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
3072 |
39037 |
7.9 % |
1510.00-1510.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7330 |
5409 |
135.5 % |
1509.00-1509.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
770297 |
612906 |
125.7 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
1 |
2 |
50.0 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
1510.50-1511.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
248640 |
177913 |
139.8 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
11029 |
11283 |
97.7 % |
1510.00-1510.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210712 |
204087 |
103.2 % |
1510.00-1510.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
3056 |
2746 |
111.3 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
23240 |
22558 |
103.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
8310 |
7701 |
107.9 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1131306 |
965533 |
117.2 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
2129 |
2326 |
91.5 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
39 |
0.0 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
6 |
5 |
120.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
49 |
106.1 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33286 |
32655 |
101.9 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
27648 |
27635 |
100.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
41 |
44 |
93.2 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
125 |
100.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
106 |
120 |
88.3 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3172 |
3019 |
105.1 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1035 |
1057 |
97.9 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
212 |
219 |
96.8 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
118 |
115 |
102.6 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
29 |
137.9 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
189 |
187 |
101.1 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
68 |
60 |
113.3 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
90 |
97 |
92.8 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
37 |
22 |
168.2 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
6 |
10 |
60.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
58 |
59 |
98.3 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
149018 |
162819 |
91.5 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
30 |
28 |
107.1 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2012289 |
2019046 |
99.7 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
28 |
25 |
112.0 % |
1510.50-1511.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
117600 |
132770 |
88.6 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
1 |
600 |
0.2 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
104 |
87 |
119.5 % |
1510.50-1511.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1510.50-1511.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.50-1510.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
19446 |
18785 |
103.5 % |
1509.50-1510.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1508.50-1509.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
206 |
276 |
74.6 % |
1508.50-1509.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1509.00-1509.99 |
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