| 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 |
50446 |
44507 |
113.3 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
8592 |
0.0 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
2116 |
0.0 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
111560 |
81804 |
136.4 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
448017 |
323024 |
138.7 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
5120 |
7409 |
69.1 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
576 |
608 |
94.7 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
46449 |
65246 |
71.2 % |
2509.50-2510.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1271 |
2317 |
54.9 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
224 |
330 |
67.9 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
627 |
606 |
103.5 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
811 |
822 |
98.7 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
20280 |
16704 |
121.4 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
22148 |
36519 |
60.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
53144 |
43163 |
123.1 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
20108 |
23941 |
84.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
521 |
435 |
119.8 % |
2511.00-2511.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
131 |
110 |
119.1 % |
2509.50-2510.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2508.00-2508.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
7635 |
7534 |
101.3 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12821 |
14425 |
88.9 % |
2510.50-2511.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
2565 |
5800 |
44.2 % |
2509.50-2510.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2508.00-2508.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
6632 |
7113 |
93.2 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
307 |
337 |
91.1 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
337 |
304 |
110.9 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7334 |
7513 |
97.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
18 |
50.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
241 |
251 |
96.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
66 |
62 |
106.5 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
662 |
100.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
629 |
643 |
97.8 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
420 |
388 |
108.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1439 |
1214 |
118.5 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
12554 |
12520 |
100.3 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7576 |
6690 |
113.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
360 |
337 |
106.8 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
32396 |
28179 |
115.0 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
274 |
272 |
100.7 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
16 |
52 |
30.8 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
9 |
7 |
128.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
507999 |
492551 |
103.1 % |
2510.50-2511.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
114 |
117 |
97.4 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
837744 |
667041 |
125.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
266 |
252 |
105.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
4776 |
4811 |
99.3 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
161 |
152 |
105.9 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
217 |
214 |
101.4 % |
2511.00-2511.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
226725 |
293658 |
77.2 % |
2509.50-2510.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2509.00-2509.99 |
| 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 |
2511.50-2512.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2509.50-2510.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
48010 |
0.0 % |
2511.00-2511.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
12146 |
6133 |
198.0 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
1020348 |
610088 |
167.2 % |
2509.50-2510.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
618810 |
421463 |
146.8 % |
2509.50-2510.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
2 |
0 |
n/a |
2509.50-2510.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
5 |
120.0 % |
2511.50-2512.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
206735 |
149617 |
138.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
10881 |
11537 |
94.3 % |
2511.00-2511.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
150022 |
137797 |
108.9 % |
2511.00-2511.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
5632 |
2326 |
242.1 % |
2510.50-2511.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29788 |
33421 |
89.1 % |
2510.50-2511.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
2416 |
6662 |
36.3 % |
2509.50-2510.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2509.50-2510.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
392048 |
340096 |
115.3 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1638 |
1748 |
93.7 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
11 |
6 |
183.3 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
47 |
49 |
95.9 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33859 |
32800 |
103.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
28853 |
29029 |
99.4 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
39 |
36 |
108.3 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
109 |
114.7 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
106 |
129 |
82.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2908 |
2713 |
107.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1137 |
1094 |
103.9 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
222 |
227 |
97.8 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
128 |
107 |
119.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
31 |
26 |
119.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
193 |
188 |
102.7 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
72 |
66 |
109.1 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
105 |
111 |
94.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
20 |
20 |
100.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
13 |
18 |
72.2 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
58 |
57 |
101.8 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
154095 |
153853 |
100.2 % |
2510.50-2511.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
27 |
27 |
100.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1900505 |
1835042 |
103.6 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
92 |
88 |
104.5 % |
2511.50-2512.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
151980 |
147319 |
103.2 % |
2510.50-2511.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
696 |
472 |
147.5 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
47 |
59 |
79.7 % |
2511.50-2512.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2512.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
21659 |
24601 |
88.0 % |
2510.50-2511.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2509.50-2510.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2509.50-2510.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
1168 |
5368 |
21.8 % |
2510.00-2510.99 |
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