| Critical Data with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
1bamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A NCEP-proc. br.temps |
21624 |
28271 |
76.5 % |
2012.00-2017.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
48890 |
57790 |
84.6 % |
2012.00-2017.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
198411 |
233716 |
84.9 % |
2012.00-2017.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
91517 |
95430 |
95.9 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
635 |
697 |
91.1 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
83 |
142 |
58.5 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
geosth |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
96200 |
105194 |
91.5 % |
2013.75-2014.99 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2336 |
2767 |
84.4 % |
2013.95-2014.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2012.50-2017.50 |
h2ius |
GOES/NESDIS water vapor imager derived cld motion |
6802 |
7252 |
93.8 % |
2014.00-2014.99 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2012.50-2017.50 |
infus |
GOES/NESDIS infrared lg-wave derived cloud motion |
9500 |
9001 |
105.5 % |
2014.00-2014.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
368 |
360 |
102.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1463804 |
1414453 |
103.5 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
528 |
497 |
106.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5866 |
5912 |
99.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
416 |
428 |
97.2 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
prflr |
NOAA Profiler Network (NPN) winds |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
2013.50-2016.50 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
207 |
200 |
103.5 % |
2013.50-2016.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
21 |
24 |
87.5 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
143 |
141 |
101.4 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
20 |
18 |
111.1 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
1926 |
1930 |
99.8 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
187 |
192 |
97.4 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
3p9us |
GOES/NESDIS infrared shrt-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.00-2014.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2011.75-2018.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
6127 |
5312 |
115.3 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
13014 |
36939 |
35.2 % |
2012.00-2017.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
3865 |
5302 |
72.9 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
8903 |
8736 |
101.9 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
18633 |
18277 |
101.9 % |
2013.00-2017.00 |
atms |
NPP Adv. Tech. Microwave Sounder (ATMS) br. temps |
22394 |
32127 |
69.7 % |
2013.00-2016.99 |
cris |
NPP Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) radiances |
9186 |
17316 |
53.0 % |
2013.00-2016.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.00-2016.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
8894 |
9459 |
94.0 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
14911 |
12056 |
123.7 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
33422 |
30265 |
110.4 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
168380 |
136130 |
123.7 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
geost1 |
GOES/NESDIS hi-resol. (1x1 f-o-v) sndgs/radiances |
46659 |
49303 |
94.6 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
14 |
14 |
100.0 % |
2013.00-2016.99 |
h20eu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imager derived cld motion |
6167 |
5747 |
107.3 % |
2013.50-2016.49 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
2662 |
2778 |
95.8 % |
2012.50-2017.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
469 |
0.0 % |
2012.50-2017.50 |
infeu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave derived cloud motion |
3536 |
3353 |
105.5 % |
2013.50-2016.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2379 |
2127 |
111.8 % |
2012.50-2017.50 |
infvr |
VIIRS (NPP) infrared lg-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2012.50-2017.50 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
281 |
272 |
103.3 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
29159 |
32391 |
90.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
2632 |
2531 |
104.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
50 |
51 |
98.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
44425 |
41950 |
105.9 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
21769 |
21086 |
103.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
233 |
244 |
95.5 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
100 |
96 |
104.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
108 |
110 |
98.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
130 |
103 |
126.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
6385 |
5873 |
108.7 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
182 |
206 |
88.3 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
149 |
83 |
179.5 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
293 |
295 |
99.3 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
359 |
292 |
122.9 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
327 |
368 |
88.9 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
220 |
212 |
103.8 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
726 |
713 |
101.8 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
325 |
323 |
100.6 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1505 |
1403 |
107.3 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
12675 |
12505 |
101.4 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
83 |
76 |
109.2 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
61 |
64 |
95.3 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
12 |
10 |
120.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
11613 |
10562 |
110.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
720 |
672 |
107.1 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
23773 |
24689 |
96.3 % |
2013.00-2016.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
681 |
705 |
96.6 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
22 |
28 |
78.6 % |
2013.00-2015.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.00-2016.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
224 |
213 |
105.2 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2013.50-2016.50 |
radw25 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 2.5 - ORPG) |
909539 |
988100 |
92.0 % |
2014.00-2016.00 |
radw30 |
NEXRAD radial wind superobs (Level 3 - NIDS) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.00-2016.00 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.00-2016.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.00-2016.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
632224 |
766576 |
82.5 % |
2014.50-2015.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2014.00-2016.00 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
9818 |
9818 |
100.0 % |
2013.00-2016.99 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
26193 |
45646 |
57.4 % |
2013.00-2016.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
203 |
201 |
101.0 % |
2014.50-2015.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
4405 |
4206 |
104.7 % |
2011.75-2018.25 |
viseu |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible derived cloud motion |
4830 |
5365 |
90.0 % |
2013.50-2016.49 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2012.50-2017.50 |
visus |
GOES/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
6963 |
7287 |
95.6 % |
2014.00-2014.99 |
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