| 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 |
39416 |
27244 |
144.7 % |
2511.00-2516.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
34753 |
21341 |
162.8 % |
2511.00-2516.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
221890 |
152070 |
145.9 % |
2511.00-2516.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
77717 |
76988 |
100.9 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
9 |
0.0 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1635 |
1684 |
97.1 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2595 |
2450 |
105.9 % |
2512.95-2513.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2516.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2516.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3657715 |
3535610 |
103.5 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
103 |
110 |
93.6 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5862 |
5860 |
100.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
68 |
84 |
81.0 % |
2512.50-2515.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
17 |
17 |
100.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
27 |
67 |
40.3 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
550 |
674 |
81.6 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
308 |
308 |
100.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1582 |
1584 |
99.9 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
183 |
184 |
99.5 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
| 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 |
9901 |
11705 |
84.6 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2510.75-2517.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
2841 |
2894 |
98.2 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.00-2516.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
1155 |
812 |
142.2 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
8486 |
8547 |
99.3 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
968790 |
777510 |
124.6 % |
2511.00-2511.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
32190 |
18792 |
171.3 % |
2512.00-2516.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
275015 |
211493 |
130.0 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
134635 |
124434 |
108.2 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
19 |
19 |
100.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
110558 |
122202 |
90.5 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
93542 |
89882 |
104.1 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
7 |
7 |
100.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
589 |
559 |
105.4 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
dropwb |
Dropwinsonde (decoded from BUFR) |
3 |
4 |
75.0 % |
2513.00-2515.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
11592 |
11962 |
96.9 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
25616 |
18705 |
136.9 % |
2513.00-2515.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
143921 |
122052 |
117.9 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
31842 |
23975 |
132.8 % |
2513.00-2515.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
72055 |
61396 |
117.4 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
179309 |
159284 |
112.6 % |
2513.00-2515.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
157069 |
355269 |
44.2 % |
2511.00-2516.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
159 |
124 |
128.2 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
959751 |
959729 |
100.0 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
490745 |
510450 |
96.1 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
3516 |
2248 |
156.4 % |
2511.50-2516.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6446 |
5973 |
107.9 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
4781 |
5028 |
95.1 % |
2512.50-2515.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
9323 |
7161 |
130.2 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
62793 |
58723 |
106.9 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3323 |
3295 |
100.8 % |
2512.50-2515.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2516.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2516.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2515.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2775 |
2454 |
113.1 % |
2511.50-2516.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
30417 |
30251 |
100.5 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
290 |
177 |
163.8 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
64 |
59 |
108.5 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
18769 |
25270 |
74.3 % |
2513.00-2514.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1146 |
1278 |
89.7 % |
2513.00-2514.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
445 |
443 |
100.5 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
13 |
0.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
57 |
78 |
73.1 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
62237 |
62083 |
100.2 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
20272 |
21748 |
93.2 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
5692 |
5562 |
102.3 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
176 |
176 |
100.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
303 |
342 |
88.6 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
630 |
609 |
103.4 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
302 |
300 |
100.7 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
282 |
289 |
97.6 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1624 |
1512 |
107.4 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
44123 |
44144 |
100.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3555 |
3442 |
103.3 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
20 |
0.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
38948 |
38351 |
101.6 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5233 |
5299 |
98.8 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
31193 |
18127 |
172.1 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
328 |
426 |
77.0 % |
2513.00-2515.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.00-2514.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
pibalb |
PIBAL (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
481 |
552 |
87.1 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2515.50 |
raobfb |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
raobmb |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
raobsb |
Rawinsonde - ship (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
308639 |
416870 |
74.0 % |
2513.50-2514.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.00-2516.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9495 |
100.2 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.00-2515.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3244 |
6421 |
50.5 % |
2512.00-2516.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
17986 |
58849 |
30.6 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
12 |
5 |
240.0 % |
2512.00-2515.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
367 |
358 |
102.5 % |
2513.50-2514.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2514.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
141 |
120 |
117.5 % |
2510.75-2517.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.50-2516.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
41041 |
41321 |
99.3 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
8244 |
6807 |
121.1 % |
2512.50-2515.49 |
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