| 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 |
53150 |
42165 |
126.1 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120286 |
43533 |
276.3 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
10707 |
276.7 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
88294 |
78335 |
112.7 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
354779 |
313706 |
113.1 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
5573 |
6113 |
91.2 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
637 |
607 |
104.9 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
22149 |
48377 |
45.8 % |
1910.50-1911.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1234 |
1315 |
93.8 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
344 |
507 |
67.9 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
521 |
541 |
96.3 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
692 |
623 |
111.1 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
20250 |
17797 |
113.8 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
43380 |
49965 |
86.8 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
50964 |
44210 |
115.3 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
52319 |
63526 |
82.4 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
519 |
445 |
116.6 % |
1912.00-1912.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
98 |
102 |
96.1 % |
1910.50-1911.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
900 |
0.0 % |
1909.00-1909.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
6142 |
6305 |
97.4 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
13683 |
15148 |
90.3 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
3958 |
5517 |
71.7 % |
1910.50-1911.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
592 |
0.0 % |
1909.00-1909.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4512 |
4641 |
97.2 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
327 |
344 |
95.1 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
271 |
309 |
87.7 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7542 |
7441 |
101.4 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
18 |
66.7 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
248 |
247 |
100.4 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
65 |
61 |
106.6 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
662 |
100.6 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
722 |
761 |
94.9 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
380 |
377 |
100.8 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
893 |
1253 |
71.3 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
8724 |
12378 |
70.5 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
4518 |
6624 |
68.2 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
282 |
354 |
79.7 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
24240 |
33053 |
73.3 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
281 |
268 |
104.9 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
81 |
76 |
106.6 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
7 |
9 |
77.8 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
565479 |
423622 |
133.5 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
900436 |
603235 |
149.3 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
160 |
148 |
108.1 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1580 |
1520 |
103.9 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
214 |
214 |
100.0 % |
1912.00-1912.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
350139 |
280048 |
125.0 % |
1910.50-1911.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1910.00-1910.99 |
| 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 |
1912.50-1913.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1910.50-1911.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
0 |
8044 |
0.0 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
112320 |
37293 |
301.2 % |
1912.00-1912.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
6437 |
6064 |
106.2 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
544440 |
683803 |
79.6 % |
1910.50-1911.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1910.50-1911.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
1912.50-1913.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
171597 |
151544 |
113.2 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
41282 |
40002 |
103.2 % |
1912.00-1912.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
211075 |
207944 |
101.5 % |
1912.00-1912.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
4104 |
3909 |
105.0 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
30607 |
34583 |
88.5 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
5042 |
6345 |
79.5 % |
1910.50-1911.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1910.50-1911.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1115675 |
1044514 |
106.8 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1783 |
1164 |
153.2 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
0 |
39 |
0.0 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
10 |
5 |
200.0 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
51 |
49 |
104.1 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
31192 |
33500 |
93.1 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
27233 |
28779 |
94.6 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
34 |
37 |
91.9 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
108 |
115.7 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
139 |
127 |
109.4 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2074 |
2786 |
74.4 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1045 |
1107 |
94.4 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
212 |
234 |
90.6 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
125 |
110 |
113.6 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
35 |
30 |
116.7 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
181 |
195 |
92.8 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
46 |
68 |
67.6 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
144 |
114 |
126.3 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
23 |
19 |
121.1 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
32 |
24 |
133.3 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
52 |
56 |
92.9 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
179182 |
132537 |
135.2 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
25 |
112.0 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2067058 |
1851891 |
111.6 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
11 |
31 |
35.5 % |
1912.50-1913.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
193620 |
151190 |
128.1 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
680 |
379 |
179.4 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
76 |
82 |
92.7 % |
1912.50-1913.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1912.50-1913.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
22101 |
25423 |
86.9 % |
1911.50-1912.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1910.50-1911.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1910.50-1911.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
1825 |
1366 |
133.6 % |
1911.00-1911.99 |
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