| 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 |
62087 |
53402 |
116.3 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
1bamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
34342 |
0.0 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
1bhrs3 |
NOAA 15-17 HIRS-3 NCEP-processed brightness temps |
0 |
8432 |
0.0 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br. temps |
108014 |
81615 |
132.3 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP-2 MHS NCEP-processed br. temps |
433876 |
322241 |
134.6 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
acars |
Automated MDCRS ACARS aircraft data (from ARINC) |
11997 |
11215 |
107.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
airep |
Manual AIREP format aircraft data |
145 |
161 |
90.1 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
66559 |
0.0 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
amdar |
Automated AMDAR format ASDAR/ACARS aircraft data |
819 |
915 |
89.5 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
camdar |
Auto. Canadian ASDAR/ACARS acft (dcoded frm BUFR) |
476 |
495 |
96.2 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
633 |
573 |
110.5 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
eadas |
E-ADAS (European ASDAR/ACARS acf dcoded frm BUFR) |
543 |
581 |
93.5 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 AMSU-A proc. bright. temps from RARS |
18414 |
15279 |
120.5 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
esamub |
NOAA 15-17 AMSU-B proc. bright. temps from RARS |
72450 |
58676 |
123.5 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 HIRS-3/-4 proc bright. temps from RARS |
41975 |
37799 |
111.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
423 |
44927 |
0.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
gpspw |
GPS integrated precipitable water |
488 |
460 |
106.1 % |
2320.00-2320.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
109 |
109 |
100.0 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
566 |
0.0 % |
2317.00-2317.99 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
0 |
8605 |
0.0 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT infrared derived cloud motion |
12689 |
14602 |
86.9 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
infja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA infrared derived cloud motion |
3862 |
4044 |
95.5 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
221 |
0.0 % |
2317.00-2317.99 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
7693 |
0.0 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
324 |
342 |
94.7 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
338 |
305 |
110.8 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
7122 |
7027 |
101.4 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
18 |
15 |
120.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
240 |
227 |
105.7 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
52 |
62 |
83.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
666 |
644 |
103.4 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
629 |
733 |
85.8 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
322 |
369 |
87.3 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1177 |
1267 |
92.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
11394 |
12012 |
94.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
4558 |
6643 |
68.6 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
366 |
327 |
111.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
mtiasi |
METOP-2 IASI 1C radiance data (variable channels) |
35040 |
30959 |
113.2 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vrt Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
279 |
282 |
98.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
omi |
Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) data |
35820 |
42304 |
84.7 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
15 |
52 |
28.8 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
pibal |
Pibal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
8 |
9 |
88.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
570489 |
548282 |
104.1 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1263467 |
1013785 |
124.6 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic |
169 |
171 |
98.8 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3807 |
3876 |
98.2 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
570 |
533 |
106.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
217 |
215 |
100.9 % |
2320.00-2320.99 |
trmm |
NASA/TRMM microwave imager |
332092 |
288541 |
115.1 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
wdsat |
CORIOLIS WindSat products from FNMOC |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2318.00-2318.99 |
| 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 |
2320.50-2321.49 |
amsre |
AQUA AMSR-E processed brightness temperatures |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2318.50-2319.49 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) radiances |
13152 |
38906 |
33.8 % |
2320.00-2320.99 |
atovs |
POES/NESDIS - processed ATOVS soundings/radiances |
11631 |
6606 |
176.1 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
avcsam |
A.M.(N17,M2) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
776359 |
449586 |
172.7 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
avcspm |
P.M.(N18-19) AVHRR GAC NCEP-proc clr & sea btmps |
774766 |
476268 |
162.7 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
bathy |
Bathythermal |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2318.50-2319.49 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
8 |
62.5 % |
2320.50-2321.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 MHS processed bright. temps from RARS |
109587 |
96268 |
113.8 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
geoimr |
GOES/NESDIS (11x17 f-o-v) imager clear radiances |
0 |
9826 |
0.0 % |
2320.00-2320.99 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
0 |
138500 |
0.0 % |
2320.00-2320.99 |
gome |
METOP-2 Global Ozone Monitoring Exp.-2 (GOME-2) |
1232 |
2302 |
53.5 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
29005 |
33364 |
86.9 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
h20ja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA water vapor imgr derived cld motion |
3759 |
3725 |
100.9 % |
2318.50-2319.49 |
infin |
INSAT/KALPANA India infrared derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2318.50-2319.49 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
994665 |
939974 |
105.8 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
4545 |
3609 |
125.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
mls |
Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) ozone data |
112 |
35 |
320.0 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
6 |
0.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
46 |
45 |
102.2 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
31335 |
32311 |
97.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
26178 |
27961 |
93.6 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
33 |
38 |
86.8 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
125 |
99 |
126.3 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
103 |
128 |
80.5 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
2251 |
2771 |
81.2 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
1107 |
1068 |
103.7 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
181 |
234 |
77.4 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
120 |
125 |
96.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
35 |
31 |
112.9 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
162 |
188 |
86.2 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
44 |
68 |
64.7 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
55 |
110 |
50.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
21 |
20 |
105.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP format aircraft data |
30 |
34 |
88.2 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
67 |
57 |
117.5 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
prflrj |
Japanese Meteorological Agency profiler winds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
prflrp |
Profiler winds decoded from PILOT (Pibal) fromat |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
154237 |
147996 |
104.2 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
29 |
27 |
107.4 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
2352434 |
2001127 |
117.6 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT Sec Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiances (proc.) |
36802 |
36802 |
100.0 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
37 |
41 |
90.2 % |
2320.50-2321.50 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
200100 |
165004 |
121.3 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
synopm |
Synoptic - mobile manual and automatic |
663 |
343 |
193.3 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
tamdar |
TAMDAR-Mesaba aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
tesac |
TESAC |
57 |
81 |
70.4 % |
2320.50-2321.49 |
tmdarc |
TAMDAR-Chautauqua aircraft data(from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
tmdarp |
TAMDAR-PenAir aircraft data (from GSD, netCDF) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2320.50-2321.49 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
4768 |
4175 |
114.2 % |
2319.50-2320.49 |
visin |
INSAT/KALPANA India visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2318.50-2319.49 |
visja |
GMS/MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2318.50-2319.49 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
9495 |
0.0 % |
2319.00-2319.99 |
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