| 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 |
29483 |
27263 |
108.1 % |
2512.00-2517.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
25963 |
21314 |
121.8 % |
2512.00-2517.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
160069 |
158535 |
101.0 % |
2512.00-2517.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
88953 |
99993 |
89.0 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1424 |
1683 |
84.6 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2457 |
2438 |
100.8 % |
2513.95-2514.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2517.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2517.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3655833 |
3611178 |
101.2 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
123 |
111 |
110.8 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5936 |
5855 |
101.4 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
68 |
84 |
81.0 % |
2513.50-2516.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
18 |
17 |
105.9 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
10 |
1 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
35 |
69 |
50.7 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
296 |
390 |
75.9 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
398 |
408 |
97.5 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1381 |
1355 |
101.9 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
184 |
186 |
98.9 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
| 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 |
9556 |
10964 |
87.2 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2511.75-2518.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
3124 |
3208 |
97.4 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.00-2517.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
648 |
492 |
131.7 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
7649 |
7935 |
96.4 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
236841 |
795122 |
29.8 % |
2512.00-2512.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
11658 |
21473 |
54.3 % |
2513.00-2517.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
200357 |
205114 |
97.7 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
83576 |
96441 |
86.7 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
19 |
18 |
105.6 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
102739 |
120460 |
85.3 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
68238 |
78979 |
86.4 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
7 |
7 |
100.0 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
565 |
543 |
104.1 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
dropwb |
Dropwinsonde (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
11396 |
11598 |
98.3 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
25452 |
19719 |
129.1 % |
2514.00-2516.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
138871 |
136180 |
102.0 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
28376 |
21271 |
133.4 % |
2514.00-2516.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
43793 |
49620 |
88.3 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
223917 |
192122 |
116.5 % |
2514.00-2516.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
69600 |
308005 |
22.6 % |
2512.00-2517.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
153 |
132 |
115.9 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
959751 |
959729 |
100.0 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
499793 |
514507 |
97.1 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
1710 |
1926 |
88.8 % |
2512.50-2517.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6702 |
6051 |
110.8 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
4909 |
5081 |
96.6 % |
2513.50-2516.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
9066 |
7233 |
125.3 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
108672 |
96228 |
112.9 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3357 |
3297 |
101.8 % |
2513.50-2516.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2517.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2517.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2516.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
1313 |
2129 |
61.7 % |
2512.50-2517.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
29856 |
30018 |
99.5 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
217 |
104 |
208.7 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
64 |
61 |
104.9 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
18539 |
23634 |
78.4 % |
2514.00-2515.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
1075 |
1119 |
96.1 % |
2514.00-2515.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
427 |
437 |
97.7 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
11 |
0.0 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
118 |
91 |
129.7 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
62309 |
61688 |
101.0 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
24576 |
21731 |
113.1 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
5420 |
5646 |
96.0 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
158 |
179 |
88.3 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
340 |
334 |
101.8 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
630 |
620 |
101.6 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
273 |
301 |
90.7 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
287 |
287 |
100.0 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1558 |
1593 |
97.8 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
43911 |
43761 |
100.3 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3557 |
3459 |
102.8 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
9 |
0.0 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
38984 |
38261 |
101.9 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5248 |
5263 |
99.7 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
15908 |
19520 |
81.5 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
318 |
435 |
73.1 % |
2514.00-2516.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2515.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
pibalb |
PIBAL (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
533 |
667 |
79.9 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2516.50 |
raobfb |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
raobmb |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
raobsb |
Rawinsonde - ship (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
327295 |
422732 |
77.4 % |
2514.50-2515.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.00-2517.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9501 |
100.1 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2516.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
1 |
7 |
14.3 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3269 |
6488 |
50.4 % |
2513.00-2517.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
84610 |
62005 |
136.5 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
2513.00-2516.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
315 |
310 |
101.6 % |
2514.50-2515.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2515.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
168 |
128 |
131.2 % |
2511.75-2518.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.50-2517.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
43704 |
44508 |
98.2 % |
2514.00-2514.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
8037 |
6855 |
117.2 % |
2513.50-2516.49 |
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