| 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 |
53472 |
51597 |
103.6 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
88965 |
80376 |
110.7 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
357462 |
313500 |
114.0 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
11638 |
12038 |
96.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
367 |
334 |
109.9 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
71715 |
61003 |
117.6 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
968 |
768 |
126.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
553 |
474 |
116.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
599 |
572 |
104.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
832 |
747 |
111.4 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
13770 |
15703 |
87.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
87149 |
52673 |
165.5 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
34443 |
38537 |
89.4 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
73613 |
57389 |
128.3 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
531 |
486 |
109.3 % |
1917.00-1917.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
85 |
113 |
75.2 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
159 |
0.0 % |
1914.00-1914.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
5286 |
6882 |
76.8 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12806 |
13232 |
96.8 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6534 |
5927 |
110.2 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
117 |
0.0 % |
1914.00-1914.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
4870 |
6784 |
71.8 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
339 |
320 |
105.9 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
373 |
346 |
107.8 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7074 |
7236 |
97.8 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
24 |
16 |
150.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
300 |
264 |
113.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
53 |
71.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
659 |
101.1 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
401 |
384 |
104.4 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1465 |
1487 |
98.5 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
13084 |
11685 |
112.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
6912 |
7338 |
94.2 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
341 |
334 |
102.1 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
53448 |
31857 |
167.8 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
273 |
280 |
97.5 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
0 |
49856 |
0.0 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
37 |
65 |
56.9 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
2 |
9 |
22.2 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
524023 |
534007 |
98.1 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
3 |
2 |
150.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
866272 |
1141506 |
75.9 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
231 |
244 |
94.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
4629 |
4743 |
97.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
157 |
142 |
110.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
214 |
216 |
99.1 % |
1917.00-1917.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
121056 |
268703 |
45.1 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1915.00-1915.99 |
| 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 |
1917.50-1918.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1915.50-1916.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
14112 |
5307 |
265.9 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
0 |
29478 |
0.0 % |
1917.00-1917.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
7252 |
5455 |
132.9 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
671672 |
555907 |
120.8 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
0 |
325893 |
0.0 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1915.50-1916.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
9 |
7 |
128.6 % |
1917.50-1918.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
95488 |
126274 |
75.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
10122 |
10727 |
94.4 % |
1917.00-1917.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
210903 |
203628 |
103.6 % |
1917.00-1917.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1200 |
2392 |
50.2 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
30188 |
29937 |
100.8 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
7587 |
5968 |
127.1 % |
1915.50-1916.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1915.50-1916.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
866597 |
936801 |
92.5 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4095 |
3469 |
118.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
33 |
49 |
67.3 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
6 |
5 |
120.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
45 |
52 |
86.5 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
34558 |
32898 |
105.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26709 |
25439 |
105.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
18 |
35 |
51.4 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
124 |
100.8 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
104 |
116 |
89.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2932 |
3036 |
96.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1024 |
1049 |
97.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
203 |
220 |
92.3 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
115 |
115 |
100.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
35 |
114.3 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
197 |
191 |
103.1 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
74 |
58 |
127.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
142 |
101 |
140.6 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
27 |
24 |
112.5 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
31 |
34 |
91.2 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
63 |
54 |
116.7 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
132353 |
141443 |
93.6 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
33 |
29 |
113.8 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
1793673 |
2039533 |
87.9 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
113 |
103 |
109.7 % |
1917.50-1918.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
97320 |
143980 |
67.6 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
703 |
648 |
108.5 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
86 |
71 |
121.1 % |
1917.50-1918.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1917.50-1918.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
31 |
1 |
n/a |
1916.50-1917.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
24196 |
22592 |
107.1 % |
1916.50-1917.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1915.50-1916.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1915.50-1916.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
14484 |
14485 |
100.0 % |
1916.00-1916.99 |
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