| 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 |
35855 |
33425 |
107.3 % |
0518.00-0523.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
17516 |
20838 |
84.1 % |
0518.00-0523.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
180647 |
208920 |
86.5 % |
0518.00-0523.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
108563 |
99991 |
108.6 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
camdar |
Canadian AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
156 |
83 |
188.0 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1582 |
1612 |
98.1 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
2046 |
2374 |
86.2 % |
0519.95-0520.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0518.50-0523.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0518.50-0523.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1842807 |
1851793 |
99.5 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
115 |
112 |
102.7 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5454 |
5484 |
99.5 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
83 |
89 |
93.3 % |
0519.50-0522.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
22 |
19 |
115.8 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
45 |
50 |
90.0 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
380 |
369 |
103.0 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
409 |
458 |
89.3 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1255 |
1312 |
95.7 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
184 |
179 |
102.8 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
| 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 |
1288 |
777 |
165.8 % |
0520.00-0520.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0517.75-0600.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
1551 |
1568 |
98.9 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0518.00-0523.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
586 |
589 |
99.5 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
7609 |
7128 |
106.7 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
464738 |
713612 |
65.1 % |
0518.00-0518.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
20130 |
23331 |
86.3 % |
0519.00-0523.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
117068 |
148940 |
78.6 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
92692 |
100974 |
91.8 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
11 |
17 |
64.7 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
108814 |
100804 |
107.9 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
66646 |
67395 |
98.9 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
4 |
8 |
50.0 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
558 |
560 |
99.6 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
dropwb |
Dropwinsonde (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
10022 |
9973 |
100.5 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
14210 |
12979 |
109.5 % |
0520.00-0522.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
37032 |
38354 |
96.6 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
29134 |
28600 |
101.9 % |
0520.00-0522.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
78167 |
68730 |
113.7 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
131047 |
95891 |
136.7 % |
0520.00-0522.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
170573 |
364106 |
46.8 % |
0518.00-0523.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
97 |
151 |
64.2 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
812097 |
797391 |
101.8 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
451131 |
413331 |
109.1 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
2768 |
2513 |
110.1 % |
0518.50-0523.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6802 |
7156 |
95.1 % |
0520.00-0520.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
5336 |
5490 |
97.2 % |
0519.50-0522.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
10655 |
9073 |
117.4 % |
0520.00-0520.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
51059 |
36885 |
138.4 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3188 |
3222 |
98.9 % |
0519.50-0522.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0518.50-0523.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0518.50-0523.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0519.50-0522.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2792 |
2780 |
100.4 % |
0518.50-0523.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
30492 |
30959 |
98.5 % |
0520.00-0520.99 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
35 |
41 |
85.4 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
26090 |
52658 |
49.5 % |
0520.00-0521.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
419 |
487 |
86.0 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
0 |
8 |
0.0 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
114 |
109 |
104.6 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
61984 |
60716 |
102.1 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
25430 |
24337 |
104.5 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msofla |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida (FAWN & USF) |
89 |
105 |
84.8 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
4750 |
5455 |
87.1 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
149 |
174 |
85.6 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
334 |
339 |
98.5 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
530 |
594 |
89.2 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
228 |
255 |
89.4 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
301 |
286 |
105.2 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1315 |
1541 |
85.3 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
45273 |
44329 |
102.1 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3161 |
3540 |
89.3 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
39924 |
38156 |
104.6 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5023 |
5268 |
95.3 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
31724 |
27431 |
115.7 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
343 |
468 |
73.3 % |
0520.00-0522.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0519.00-0521.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
pibalb |
PIBAL (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
515 |
638 |
80.7 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0519.50-0522.50 |
raobfb |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
raobmb |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
raobsb |
Rawinsonde - ship (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
298628 |
534871 |
55.8 % |
0520.50-0521.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.00-0522.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
1 |
36 |
2.8 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0518.00-0523.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9512 |
100.0 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0519.00-0522.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
2 |
5 |
40.0 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3113 |
5366 |
58.0 % |
0519.00-0523.00 |
ssmisu |
DMSP SSM/IS 1C radiance data (Unified Pre-Proc.) |
119108 |
58588 |
203.3 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
0 |
2 |
0.0 % |
0519.00-0522.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
1 |
1 |
100.0 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
399 |
349 |
114.3 % |
0520.50-0521.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
0520.50-0521.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
195 |
173 |
112.7 % |
0517.75-0600.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
596 |
595 |
100.2 % |
0518.50-0523.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
99393 |
115987 |
85.7 % |
0520.00-0520.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
1473 |
760 |
193.8 % |
0519.50-0522.49 |
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