| 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 |
72284 |
50788 |
142.3 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
120296 |
61085 |
196.9 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
29621 |
15095 |
196.2 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
101011 |
85695 |
117.9 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
404399 |
328718 |
123.0 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
9493 |
11703 |
81.1 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
181 |
288 |
62.8 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
95049 |
63477 |
149.7 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
1107 |
805 |
137.5 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
559 |
408 |
137.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
658 |
576 |
114.2 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
551 |
712 |
77.4 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
20494 |
16368 |
125.2 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
22680 |
56938 |
39.8 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
50911 |
40479 |
125.8 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
57839 |
38907 |
148.7 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
557 |
501 |
111.2 % |
1818.00-1818.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
93 |
108 |
86.1 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
1986 |
861 |
230.7 % |
1815.00-1815.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
6561 |
6047 |
108.5 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12888 |
13218 |
97.5 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
6326 |
5909 |
107.1 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
1075 |
498 |
215.9 % |
1815.00-1815.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
5033 |
4604 |
109.3 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
291 |
334 |
87.1 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
350 |
346 |
101.2 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7217 |
7122 |
101.3 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
18 |
16 |
112.5 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
291 |
257 |
113.2 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
3 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
38 |
56 |
67.9 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
666 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
358 |
395 |
90.6 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1547 |
1487 |
104.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
12352 |
11716 |
105.4 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
6700 |
7561 |
88.6 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
26896 |
32505 |
82.7 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
281 |
283 |
99.3 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
37920 |
40182 |
94.4 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
99 |
67 |
147.8 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
8 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
620536 |
569654 |
108.9 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1199621 |
1213548 |
98.9 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
154 |
152 |
101.3 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1558 |
1543 |
101.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
213 |
209 |
101.9 % |
1818.00-1818.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
206529 |
257155 |
80.3 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1816.00-1816.99 |
| 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 |
1818.50-1819.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1816.50-1817.49 |
ascat |
METOP-2 ASCAT products |
2016 |
5709 |
35.3 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
33216 |
28134 |
118.1 % |
1818.00-1818.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
9603 |
6950 |
138.2 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
587839 |
691453 |
85.0 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
893876 |
463846 |
192.7 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1816.50-1817.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
237157 |
123439 |
192.1 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
36740 |
34586 |
106.2 % |
1818.00-1818.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
165319 |
168720 |
98.0 % |
1818.00-1818.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
8608 |
3042 |
283.0 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
30004 |
29815 |
100.6 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
6954 |
5856 |
118.8 % |
1816.50-1817.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1816.50-1817.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
839422 |
912912 |
91.9 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4926 |
5256 |
93.7 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
34 |
41 |
82.9 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
45 |
51 |
88.2 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
32415 |
33385 |
97.1 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25798 |
27745 |
93.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
40 |
36 |
111.1 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
124 |
100.8 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
106 |
120 |
88.3 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2572 |
3100 |
83.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1032 |
1066 |
96.8 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
217 |
219 |
99.1 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
112 |
115 |
97.4 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
40 |
35 |
114.3 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
199 |
192 |
103.6 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
48 |
64 |
75.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
125 |
102 |
122.5 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
33 |
25 |
132.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
30 |
34 |
88.2 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
68 |
58 |
117.2 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
169472 |
151539 |
111.8 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
30 |
30 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2270684 |
2155067 |
105.4 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
3 |
1 |
300.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
30 |
28 |
107.1 % |
1818.50-1819.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
203400 |
129004 |
157.7 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
685 |
665 |
103.0 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
103 |
90 |
114.4 % |
1818.50-1819.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1818.50-1819.49 |
trkob |
TRACKOB |
31 |
0 |
n/a |
1817.50-1818.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
19430 |
17539 |
110.8 % |
1817.50-1818.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1816.50-1817.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
1816.50-1817.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
16575 |
20187 |
82.1 % |
1817.00-1817.99 |