| 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 |
47061 |
43351 |
108.6 % |
2604.00-2609.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
49179 |
38903 |
126.4 % |
2604.00-2609.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
264512 |
239733 |
110.3 % |
2604.00-2609.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
39681 |
65496 |
60.6 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
6 |
0.0 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1715 |
1668 |
102.8 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2110 |
2334 |
90.4 % |
2605.95-2606.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2609.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2609.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1979620 |
1846020 |
107.2 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
95 |
98 |
96.9 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5572 |
5473 |
101.8 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
52 |
83 |
62.7 % |
2605.50-2608.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
7 |
6 |
116.7 % |
2606.00-2608.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
13 |
18 |
72.2 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
3 |
2 |
150.0 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
67 |
62 |
108.1 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
696 |
651 |
106.9 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
389 |
287 |
135.5 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1469 |
1552 |
94.7 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
184 |
184 |
100.0 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
| Data Types of Opportunity with Normal Counts |
|---|
| Type | Description | Hourly Count | Monthly Average | Percent (%) of Monthly Mean | UTC Time Window |
3p9usr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir short-wv derived cld motion |
17178 |
16882 |
101.8 % |
2606.00-2606.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2603.75-2610.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
2704 |
2661 |
101.6 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.00-2609.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
2738 |
2122 |
129.0 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
11708 |
12518 |
93.5 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
953841 |
543615 |
175.5 % |
2604.00-2604.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
17522 |
25013 |
70.1 % |
2605.00-2609.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
179930 |
146535 |
122.8 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
126801 |
120666 |
105.1 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
13 |
15 |
86.7 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
72694 |
92382 |
78.7 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
75289 |
87813 |
85.7 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
6 |
83.3 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
578 |
555 |
104.1 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
dropwb |
Dropwinsonde (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2606.00-2608.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
6390 |
6309 |
101.3 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
7625 |
13534 |
56.3 % |
2606.00-2608.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
138288 |
112441 |
123.0 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
10254 |
22812 |
45.0 % |
2606.00-2608.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
9909 |
11876 |
83.4 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
65218 |
113097 |
57.7 % |
2606.00-2608.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
436032 |
448936 |
97.1 % |
2604.00-2609.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
154 |
156 |
98.7 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
881595 |
880844 |
100.1 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
456148 |
465004 |
98.1 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
3074 |
2386 |
128.8 % |
2604.50-2609.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
4990 |
6127 |
81.4 % |
2606.00-2606.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
4421 |
4959 |
89.2 % |
2605.50-2608.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
8598 |
7905 |
108.8 % |
2606.00-2606.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
53709 |
63954 |
84.0 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3282 |
3259 |
100.7 % |
2605.50-2608.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2609.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.50-2609.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2605.50-2608.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2826 |
2617 |
108.0 % |
2604.50-2609.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
29058 |
29626 |
98.1 % |
2606.00-2606.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
293 |
255 |
114.9 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
46 |
42 |
109.5 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
40750 |
36019 |
113.1 % |
2606.00-2607.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
898 |
1195 |
75.1 % |
2606.00-2607.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
448 |
413 |
108.5 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
8 |
14 |
57.1 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
117 |
73 |
160.3 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
62131 |
60761 |
102.3 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
21744 |
21670 |
100.3 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
5527 |
5461 |
101.2 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
171 |
175 |
97.7 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
301 |
327 |
92.0 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
630 |
606 |
104.0 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
313 |
304 |
103.0 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
238 |
270 |
88.1 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1611 |
1570 |
102.6 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
43739 |
42754 |
102.3 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3549 |
3430 |
103.5 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
15 |
0.0 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
39220 |
37529 |
104.5 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5038 |
5181 |
97.2 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
33632 |
39516 |
85.1 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
400 |
513 |
78.0 % |
2606.00-2608.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2605.00-2607.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
pibalb |
PIBAL (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
59 |
111 |
53.2 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2605.50-2608.50 |
raobfb |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
raobmb |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
raobsb |
Rawinsonde - ship (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
376079 |
494306 |
76.1 % |
2606.50-2607.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.00-2608.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2604.00-2609.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9509 |
100.0 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2605.00-2608.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
5 |
6 |
83.3 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3212 |
6527 |
49.2 % |
2605.00-2609.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
27951 |
41811 |
66.9 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
5 |
3 |
166.7 % |
2605.00-2608.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
347 |
347 |
100.0 % |
2606.50-2607.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2606.50-2607.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
96 |
93 |
103.2 % |
2603.75-2610.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1463 |
1279 |
114.4 % |
2604.50-2609.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
277 |
15 |
n/a |
2606.00-2606.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
399 |
107 |
372.9 % |
2605.50-2608.49 |
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