| 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 |
32423 |
29251 |
110.8 % |
2513.00-2518.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
24762 |
22110 |
112.0 % |
2513.00-2518.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
200722 |
175302 |
114.5 % |
2513.00-2518.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
98733 |
101314 |
97.5 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1710 |
1682 |
101.7 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2439 |
2454 |
99.4 % |
2514.95-2515.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2518.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2518.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
3649252 |
3387745 |
107.7 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
106 |
111 |
95.5 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5951 |
5847 |
101.8 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
70 |
84 |
83.3 % |
2514.50-2517.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
18 |
18 |
100.0 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
46 |
67 |
68.7 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
541 |
599 |
90.3 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
231 |
322 |
71.7 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1605 |
1589 |
101.0 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
183 |
186 |
98.4 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
| 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 |
7406 |
8173 |
90.6 % |
2515.00-2515.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2512.75-2519.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
3050 |
3120 |
97.8 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2518.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
355 |
251 |
141.4 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
7321 |
7730 |
94.7 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
1233517 |
762500 |
161.8 % |
2513.00-2513.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
24886 |
21733 |
114.5 % |
2514.00-2518.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
217037 |
206631 |
105.0 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
82659 |
93739 |
88.2 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
19 |
19 |
100.0 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
152257 |
119198 |
127.7 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
85840 |
72831 |
117.9 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
6 |
83.3 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
579 |
569 |
101.8 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
dropwb |
Dropwinsonde (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
11979 |
11582 |
103.4 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
15294 |
19415 |
78.8 % |
2515.00-2517.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
137619 |
131422 |
104.7 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
17519 |
23539 |
74.4 % |
2515.00-2517.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
33324 |
47779 |
69.7 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
141458 |
182515 |
77.5 % |
2515.00-2517.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
106017 |
262825 |
40.3 % |
2513.00-2518.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
137 |
134 |
102.2 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
959751 |
947445 |
101.3 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
510049 |
511722 |
99.7 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
1840 |
1880 |
97.9 % |
2513.50-2518.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6822 |
6198 |
110.1 % |
2515.00-2515.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
4915 |
5120 |
96.0 % |
2514.50-2517.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
9058 |
7170 |
126.3 % |
2515.00-2515.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
111758 |
105679 |
105.8 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3423 |
3307 |
103.5 % |
2514.50-2517.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2518.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2518.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2517.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
1076 |
2112 |
50.9 % |
2513.50-2518.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
29356 |
29078 |
101.0 % |
2515.00-2515.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
79 |
26 |
303.8 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
66 |
61 |
108.2 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
23984 |
22517 |
106.5 % |
2515.00-2516.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
954 |
1047 |
91.1 % |
2515.00-2516.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
457 |
440 |
103.9 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
13 |
0.0 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
118 |
86 |
137.2 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
62418 |
60768 |
102.7 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
24601 |
22069 |
111.5 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
5740 |
5614 |
102.2 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
177 |
178 |
99.4 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
342 |
354 |
96.6 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
630 |
627 |
100.5 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
306 |
298 |
102.7 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
289 |
291 |
99.3 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1613 |
1565 |
103.1 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
44243 |
43607 |
101.5 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3555 |
3483 |
102.1 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
21 |
0.0 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
39587 |
38121 |
103.8 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5028 |
5254 |
95.7 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
33856 |
19972 |
169.5 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
349 |
435 |
80.2 % |
2515.00-2517.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2516.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
pibalb |
PIBAL (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
565 |
737 |
76.7 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.50-2517.50 |
raobfb |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (decoded from BUFR) |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
raobmb |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
raobsb |
Rawinsonde - ship (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
335037 |
446512 |
75.0 % |
2515.50-2516.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.00-2517.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.00-2518.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9508 |
100.0 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2514.00-2517.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
0 |
4 |
0.0 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3252 |
6471 |
50.3 % |
2514.00-2518.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
36287 |
67870 |
53.5 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
2514.00-2517.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
443 |
351 |
126.2 % |
2515.50-2516.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2515.50-2516.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
160 |
127 |
126.0 % |
2512.75-2519.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2513.50-2518.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
58656 |
57858 |
101.4 % |
2515.00-2515.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
7977 |
6865 |
116.2 % |
2514.50-2517.49 |
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