| Critical Data with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean |
1bamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br.temps |
18649 |
13207 |
141.2 % |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
41338 |
29008 |
142.5 % |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
129948 |
95670 |
135.8 % |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
136992 |
131357 |
104.3 % |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
2425 |
2371 |
102.3 % |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
4430 |
3562 |
124.4 % |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
27180 |
16831 |
161.5 % |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
928 |
926 |
100.2 % |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
79 |
77 |
102.6 % |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
4997 |
5175 |
96.6 % |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
60775 |
56249 |
108.0 % |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
807 |
816 |
98.9 % |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
22 |
17 |
129.4 % |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
h2ius |
GOES-15&dn/NESDIS wv imager derived cloud motion |
101 |
48 |
210.4 % |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
infus |
GOES-15&dn/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
3252 |
2961 |
109.8 % |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
1102 |
1178 |
93.5 % |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
1381 |
1371 |
100.7 % |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
11179 |
11640 |
96.0 % |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
101 |
21 |
481.0 % |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
517 |
234 |
220.9 % |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
119792 |
119910 |
99.9 % |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
39305 |
39290 |
100.0 % |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
1218 |
1084 |
112.4 % |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
279 |
277 |
100.7 % |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
15568 |
15680 |
99.3 % |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
24 |
4 |
600.0 % |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
662 |
642 |
103.1 % |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
832 |
883 |
94.2 % |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
856 |
931 |
91.9 % |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
606 |
581 |
104.3 % |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
1693 |
1668 |
101.5 % |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
795 |
788 |
100.9 % |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
3906 |
3837 |
101.8 % |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
42586 |
37773 |
112.7 % |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
156 |
167 |
93.4 % |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
23 |
4 |
575.0 % |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
54135 |
51799 |
104.5 % |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
8065 |
3238 |
249.1 % |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
44417 |
26253 |
169.2 % |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
495 |
520 |
95.2 % |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
217 |
284 |
76.4 % |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
154 |
155 |
99.4 % |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
2 |
1 |
200.0 % |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
52 |
87 |
59.8 % |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
299 |
284 |
105.3 % |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
67 |
82 |
81.7 % |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
3206 |
3207 |
100.0 % |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
13 |
13 |
100.0 % |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
994 |
1023 |
97.2 % |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean |
3p9us |
GOES-15&dn/NESDIS ir short-wv derived cld motion |
12351 |
9711 |
127.2 % |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
13557 |
13934 |
97.3 % |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
99447 |
86136 |
115.5 % |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
8 |
10 |
80.0 % |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
21609 |
16963 |
127.4 % |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
55257 |
45232 |
122.2 % |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
137406 |
107230 |
128.1 % |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
102818 |
102289 |
100.5 % |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
5368 |
5389 |
99.6 % |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
1510 |
1348 |
112.0 % |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave derived cloud motion |
2893 |
3093 |
93.5 % |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
1218 |
1198 |
101.7 % |
infvr |
VIIRS (NPP) infrared lg-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
545 |
581 |
93.8 % |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
4875943 |
4844658 |
100.6 % |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
251715 |
302788 |
83.1 % |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
1131 |
1332 |
84.9 % |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
21 |
13 |
161.5 % |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
213 |
199 |
107.0 % |
rd2rft |
NEXRAD reflectivity (Lvl 2 - GTS) |
7040481 |
8887423 |
79.2 % |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
2256546 |
3443234 |
65.5 % |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
9818 |
9818 |
100.0 % |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
14402 |
19152 |
75.2 % |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
7535 |
6974 |
108.0 % |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
776 |
814 |
95.3 % |
visus |
GOES-15&dn/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
7624 |
7514 |
101.5 % |
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