| 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 |
53326 |
46223 |
115.4 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
23956 |
0.0 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
5889 |
0.0 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
100036 |
87084 |
114.9 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
323914 |
345731 |
93.7 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
11447 |
11065 |
103.5 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
467 |
467 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
34299 |
57946 |
59.2 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1064 |
1735 |
61.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
444 |
481 |
92.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
698 |
556 |
125.5 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
1061 |
941 |
112.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
16367 |
11754 |
139.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
62004 |
35896 |
172.7 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
45453 |
30405 |
149.5 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
53503 |
49311 |
108.5 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
507 |
497 |
102.0 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
101 |
116 |
87.1 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
139 |
0.0 % |
1512.00-1512.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
5547 |
5954 |
93.2 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12949 |
13425 |
96.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
5568 |
6022 |
92.5 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
53 |
0.0 % |
1512.00-1512.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4394 |
4598 |
95.6 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
342 |
321 |
106.5 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
371 |
331 |
112.1 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7109 |
7382 |
96.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
9 |
16 |
56.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
300 |
246 |
122.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
342 |
393 |
87.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1471 |
1481 |
99.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
9836 |
11910 |
82.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
7427 |
7056 |
105.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
333 |
329 |
101.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
53448 |
32763 |
163.1 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
282 |
276 |
102.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
64560 |
41950 |
153.9 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
73 |
65 |
112.3 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
505560 |
475082 |
106.4 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1064383 |
982123 |
108.4 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
161 |
144 |
111.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1373 |
1488 |
92.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
215 |
215 |
100.0 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
353253 |
289080 |
122.2 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1513.00-1513.99 |
| 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 |
1515.50-1516.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1513.50-1514.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
16128 |
5037 |
320.2 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
39869 |
0.0 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
12348 |
6990 |
176.7 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
661279 |
402781 |
164.2 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1513.50-1514.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
149227 |
106521 |
140.1 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
37336 |
36492 |
102.3 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
189513 |
187666 |
101.0 % |
1515.00-1515.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1776 |
2797 |
63.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29890 |
30160 |
99.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
6489 |
6238 |
104.0 % |
1513.50-1514.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1513.50-1514.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
979003 |
925731 |
105.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1379 |
1817 |
75.9 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
35 |
44 |
79.5 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
2 |
5 |
40.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
52 |
52 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
33788 |
33067 |
102.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25721 |
27426 |
93.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
39 |
31 |
125.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
123 |
101.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
140 |
118 |
118.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
3126 |
2894 |
108.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1006 |
1066 |
94.4 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
211 |
225 |
93.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
112 |
116 |
96.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
33 |
121.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
199 |
192 |
103.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
70 |
61 |
114.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
103 |
97 |
106.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
35 |
24 |
145.8 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
37 |
37 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
56 |
53 |
105.7 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
136374 |
130952 |
104.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
28 |
28 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2143249 |
1945522 |
110.2 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
32 |
26 |
123.1 % |
1515.50-1516.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
124320 |
145568 |
85.4 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
714 |
676 |
105.6 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
86 |
66 |
130.3 % |
1515.50-1516.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1515.50-1516.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1514.50-1515.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
19959 |
19737 |
101.1 % |
1514.50-1515.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1513.50-1514.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1513.50-1514.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
4245 |
2647 |
160.4 % |
1514.00-1514.99 |
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