| 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 |
22756 |
26523 |
85.8 % |
0108.00-0113.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
20340 |
31365 |
64.8 % |
0108.00-0113.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
185018 |
196946 |
93.9 % |
0108.00-0113.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
21206 |
27933 |
75.9 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
104 |
145 |
71.7 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1667 |
1410 |
118.2 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2739 |
2628 |
104.2 % |
0109.95-0110.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0108.50-0113.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0108.50-0113.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3665756 |
3651978 |
100.4 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
40 |
62 |
64.5 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
6169 |
5991 |
103.0 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
107 |
121 |
88.4 % |
0110.00-0112.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
56 |
94 |
59.6 % |
0109.50-0112.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
2 |
3 |
66.7 % |
0110.00-0112.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
14 |
24 |
58.3 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
43 |
39 |
110.3 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
639 |
584 |
109.4 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
258 |
233 |
110.7 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1710 |
1846 |
92.6 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
182 |
177 |
102.8 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
| 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 |
13577 |
12813 |
106.0 % |
0110.00-0110.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0107.75-0114.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
3080 |
2488 |
123.8 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0108.00-0113.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
2218 |
3079 |
72.0 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
4105 |
5477 |
74.9 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
463421 |
593347 |
78.1 % |
0108.00-0108.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
11776 |
15873 |
74.2 % |
0109.00-0113.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
75530 |
96522 |
78.3 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
86401 |
93171 |
92.7 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
41 |
107 |
38.3 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
65269 |
61817 |
105.6 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
102805 |
108701 |
94.6 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
7 |
6 |
116.7 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
575 |
496 |
115.9 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.00-0112.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
10678 |
9557 |
111.7 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
10977 |
9040 |
121.4 % |
0110.00-0112.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
69261 |
59619 |
116.2 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
29108 |
20573 |
141.5 % |
0110.00-0112.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
58853 |
49529 |
118.8 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
88643 |
71746 |
123.6 % |
0110.00-0112.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
205029 |
479755 |
42.7 % |
0108.00-0113.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
116 |
129 |
89.9 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
805023 |
802541 |
100.3 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
362713 |
401594 |
90.3 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
1902 |
2363 |
80.5 % |
0108.50-0113.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
7470 |
8944 |
83.5 % |
0110.00-0110.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
4510 |
4946 |
91.2 % |
0109.50-0112.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
14646 |
12135 |
120.7 % |
0110.00-0110.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
4248 |
5901 |
72.0 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3030 |
3146 |
96.3 % |
0109.50-0112.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0108.50-0113.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
38 |
7 |
542.9 % |
0108.50-0113.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0109.50-0112.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2005 |
2600 |
77.1 % |
0108.50-0113.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
35334 |
33113 |
106.7 % |
0110.00-0110.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
376 |
400 |
94.0 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
63 |
103 |
61.2 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
30187 |
23404 |
129.0 % |
0110.00-0111.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
2045 |
1431 |
142.9 % |
0110.00-0111.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
458 |
412 |
111.2 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
24 |
23 |
104.3 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
105 |
193 |
54.4 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
42722 |
40915 |
104.4 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
21573 |
21263 |
101.5 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
4573 |
4506 |
101.5 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
191 |
186 |
102.7 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
321 |
382 |
84.0 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
254 |
255 |
99.6 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
294 |
301 |
97.7 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1602 |
1450 |
110.5 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
40637 |
45339 |
89.6 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3682 |
4513 |
81.6 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
251 |
217 |
115.7 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
33869 |
36721 |
92.2 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5540 |
5466 |
101.4 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
11102 |
30764 |
36.1 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
301 |
536 |
56.2 % |
0110.00-0112.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0109.00-0111.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.00-0112.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
184 |
114 |
161.4 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0109.50-0112.50 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.00-0112.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.00-0112.00 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.00-0112.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0109.00-0112.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0108.00-0113.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9510 |
100.0 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0109.00-0112.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
4 |
3 |
133.3 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
1658 |
3429 |
48.4 % |
0109.00-0113.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
7371 |
34536 |
21.3 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
10 |
18 |
55.6 % |
0109.00-0112.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
339 |
362 |
93.6 % |
0110.50-0111.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0110.50-0111.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
1580 |
1558 |
101.4 % |
0107.75-0114.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
0108.50-0113.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
11105 |
7537 |
147.3 % |
0110.00-0110.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
5165 |
4292 |
120.3 % |
0109.50-0112.49 |
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