| 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 |
53893 |
49140 |
109.7 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
4321 |
51692 |
8.4 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
1103 |
12701 |
8.7 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
114053 |
77204 |
147.7 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
456043 |
295728 |
154.2 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
10170 |
10751 |
94.6 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
578 |
581 |
99.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
119349 |
57437 |
207.8 % |
2512.50-2513.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1025 |
1712 |
59.9 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
458 |
463 |
98.9 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
641 |
546 |
117.4 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
732 |
754 |
97.1 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
17730 |
13284 |
133.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
39054 |
40129 |
97.3 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
44464 |
31797 |
139.8 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
67894 |
66062 |
102.8 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
514 |
451 |
114.0 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
116 |
106 |
109.4 % |
2512.50-2513.49 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
8275 |
7668 |
107.9 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
13090 |
14864 |
88.1 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
3376 |
3897 |
86.6 % |
2512.50-2513.49 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
6799 |
6923 |
98.2 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
309 |
337 |
91.7 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
342 |
309 |
110.7 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7309 |
7419 |
98.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
12 |
19 |
63.2 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
242 |
239 |
101.3 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
4 |
100.0 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
65 |
61 |
106.6 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
644 |
103.4 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
733 |
757 |
96.8 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
406 |
381 |
106.6 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1487 |
1397 |
106.4 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9695 |
12168 |
79.7 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
8059 |
7016 |
114.9 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
354 |
343 |
103.2 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
35036 |
30346 |
115.5 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
284 |
267 |
106.4 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
44 |
69 |
63.8 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
441740 |
409505 |
107.9 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
776386 |
718249 |
108.1 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
185 |
163 |
113.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3985 |
4056 |
98.2 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
513 |
521 |
98.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
217 |
214 |
101.4 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
264577 |
289352 |
91.4 % |
2512.50-2513.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.00-2512.99 |
| 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 |
2514.50-2515.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2513.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
8064 |
3018 |
267.2 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
41472 |
43795 |
94.7 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
13079 |
5024 |
260.3 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
857863 |
352572 |
243.3 % |
2512.50-2513.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
228724 |
373263 |
61.3 % |
2512.50-2513.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2513.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
7 |
85.7 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
190853 |
107342 |
177.8 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
10427 |
10799 |
96.6 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
188905 |
196759 |
96.0 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1584 |
2366 |
66.9 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29828 |
33414 |
89.3 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
2911 |
3974 |
73.3 % |
2512.50-2513.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2513.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1002820 |
992577 |
101.0 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1332 |
1311 |
101.6 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
10 |
5 |
200.0 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
49 |
47 |
104.3 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33424 |
33025 |
101.2 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
27792 |
28496 |
97.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
30 |
39 |
76.9 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
102 |
122.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
129 |
108.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3395 |
2888 |
117.6 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1079 |
1101 |
98.0 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
199 |
228 |
87.3 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
129 |
125 |
103.2 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
35 |
31 |
112.9 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
190 |
194 |
97.9 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
71 |
70 |
101.4 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
101 |
115 |
87.8 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
24 |
20 |
120.0 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
37 |
38 |
97.4 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
62 |
59 |
105.1 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
123699 |
119939 |
103.1 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
27 |
103.7 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1658607 |
1851620 |
89.6 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
44 |
39 |
112.8 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
81600 |
148452 |
55.0 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
700 |
476 |
147.1 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
66 |
81 |
81.5 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
17892 |
22164 |
80.7 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2513.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2513.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
5844 |
9897 |
59.0 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
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