| 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 |
35544 |
34671 |
102.5 % |
2804.00-2809.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
36989 |
20749 |
178.3 % |
2804.00-2809.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
228606 |
232912 |
98.2 % |
2804.00-2809.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
17754 |
22899 |
77.5 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1674 |
1566 |
106.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2182 |
2521 |
86.6 % |
2805.95-2806.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2804.50-2809.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2804.50-2809.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3735650 |
3065502 |
121.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
94 |
56 |
167.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5693 |
5641 |
100.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
77 |
76 |
101.3 % |
2805.50-2808.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
5 |
5 |
100.0 % |
2806.00-2808.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
14 |
15 |
93.3 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
47 |
54 |
87.0 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
664 |
600 |
110.7 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
242 |
241 |
100.4 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1707 |
1791 |
95.3 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
181 |
185 |
97.8 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
| 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 |
9657 |
10563 |
91.4 % |
2806.00-2806.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2803.75-2810.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
4886 |
4375 |
111.7 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2804.00-2809.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
2750 |
1651 |
166.6 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
6365 |
6075 |
104.8 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
183384 |
544219 |
33.7 % |
2804.00-2804.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
27479 |
18434 |
149.1 % |
2805.00-2809.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
120353 |
94741 |
127.0 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
123132 |
120103 |
102.5 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
43 |
40 |
107.5 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
18642 |
54966 |
33.9 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
129784 |
141309 |
91.8 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
6 |
6 |
100.0 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
595 |
577 |
103.1 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.00-2808.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
8478 |
8406 |
100.9 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
12334 |
12403 |
99.4 % |
2806.00-2808.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
73547 |
78830 |
93.3 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
19841 |
24087 |
82.4 % |
2806.00-2808.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
27163 |
24502 |
110.9 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
95826 |
85179 |
112.5 % |
2806.00-2808.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
487029 |
902007 |
54.0 % |
2804.00-2809.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
101 |
109 |
92.7 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
885924 |
882232 |
100.4 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
384879 |
400134 |
96.2 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
2991 |
2914 |
102.6 % |
2804.50-2809.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
9067 |
9174 |
98.8 % |
2806.00-2806.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
4755 |
5057 |
94.0 % |
2805.50-2808.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
16279 |
18164 |
89.6 % |
2806.00-2806.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
56428 |
52598 |
107.3 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3146 |
3203 |
98.2 % |
2805.50-2808.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2804.50-2809.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2804.50-2809.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2805.50-2808.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2171 |
2486 |
87.3 % |
2804.50-2809.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
31387 |
32478 |
96.6 % |
2806.00-2806.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
383 |
391 |
98.0 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
67 |
76 |
88.2 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
104654 |
90739 |
115.3 % |
2806.00-2807.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
6155 |
4889 |
125.9 % |
2806.00-2807.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
609 |
567 |
107.4 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
24 |
21 |
114.3 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
107 |
103 |
103.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
40044 |
38707 |
103.5 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
20076 |
19573 |
102.6 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
4666 |
4405 |
105.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
407 |
365 |
111.5 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
321 |
332 |
96.7 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
271 |
253 |
107.1 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
307 |
298 |
103.0 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1539 |
1453 |
105.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
45933 |
44571 |
103.1 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
4572 |
4107 |
111.3 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
250 |
246 |
101.6 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
34821 |
36692 |
94.9 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5489 |
5317 |
103.2 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
39489 |
38266 |
103.2 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
1006 |
875 |
115.0 % |
2806.00-2808.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2805.00-2807.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.00-2808.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
39 |
53 |
73.6 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2805.50-2808.50 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.00-2808.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.00-2808.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
1291136 |
1074763 |
120.1 % |
2806.50-2807.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.00-2808.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
46 |
0.0 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2804.00-2809.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9495 |
100.2 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2805.00-2808.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
20 |
3 |
666.7 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
4071 |
7935 |
51.3 % |
2805.00-2809.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
31457 |
40339 |
78.0 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
5 |
9 |
55.6 % |
2805.00-2808.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
342 |
343 |
99.7 % |
2806.50-2807.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2806.50-2807.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
1777 |
1762 |
100.9 % |
2803.75-2810.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1051 |
1461 |
71.9 % |
2804.50-2809.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
721 |
1343 |
53.7 % |
2806.00-2806.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
2038 |
1822 |
111.9 % |
2805.50-2808.49 |
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