| 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 |
34367 |
40845 |
84.1 % |
2519.00-2600.99 |
1bhrs4 |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-4 NCEP-proc. br.temps |
20016 |
29655 |
67.5 % |
2519.00-2600.99 |
1bmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS NCEP-proces. br. temps |
219424 |
232185 |
94.5 % |
2519.00-2600.99 |
acars |
MDCRS ACARS acft data from ARINC(dcded from BUFR) |
108457 |
123886 |
87.5 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
cmanb |
Surface Marine CMAN rpts decoded from BUFR format |
1700 |
1597 |
106.4 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
dbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-18 fmt (moored or drifting) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
gnss |
Grnd-based Gbl Navigation Sat System (GNSS) data |
1327 |
2156 |
61.5 % |
2520.95-2521.05 |
h20mo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) wvpr imager derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2519.50-2600.50 |
infmo |
MODIS (AQUA/TERRA) ir l-wave derived cloud motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2519.50-2600.50 |
lgycld |
GOES/NASA(Langley) hi-res. (1x1 f-o-v) cloud data |
1821915 |
1518254 |
120.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
mbuoy |
Buoys decoded from FM-13 format (moored) |
107 |
98 |
109.2 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
metar |
Aviation - METAR |
5380 |
5487 |
98.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
nxrdw |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via radar coded msg |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
prflrb |
Multi-Agency Profiler (MAP) and SODAR winds |
52 |
83 |
62.7 % |
2520.50-2523.50 |
raobf |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (from TEMP or PILOT) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
rass |
RASS temperatures (NOAA and Multi-Agency) |
13 |
18 |
72.2 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
shipsb |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted (BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
shipsu |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted |
69 |
66 |
104.5 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
shipub |
Ship - manual and automatic, unrestricted (BUFR) |
628 |
562 |
111.7 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
synop |
Synoptic - fixed manual and automatic |
313 |
313 |
100.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
synopb |
Synoptic - fixed manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
1571 |
1519 |
103.4 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
tideg |
Tide gauge reports decoded from CREX format |
183 |
183 |
100.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
| 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 |
1314 |
1144 |
114.9 % |
2521.00-2521.99 |
acarsa |
MDCRS ACARS acft data (ARINC via AFWA)(AIREP fmt) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2518.75-2601.25 |
airep |
Manual AIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
1183 |
1154 |
102.5 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
airsev |
AQUA AIRS/AMSU-A/HSB brightness temps- every FOV |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2519.00-2600.99 |
amdar |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from AMDAR format) |
1005 |
692 |
145.2 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
amdarb |
AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
6933 |
6625 |
104.6 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
amsr2 |
GCOM-W AMSR2 1B brightness temperatures |
987966 |
634343 |
155.7 % |
2519.00-2519.99 |
ascat |
METOP 1-2 ASCAT products |
21736 |
24285 |
89.5 % |
2520.00-2600.00 |
atms |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS brightness temperatures |
190975 |
166164 |
114.9 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
atmsdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 ATMS bright. temps-direct b-cast SSEC |
141408 |
131507 |
107.5 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
coopmd |
Coop/MADIS NEPP & HCN-Modernization NOAA COOP Obs |
13 |
14 |
92.9 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
crisf4 |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn (431 ch subset) |
86867 |
93968 |
92.4 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
crsfdb |
NPP/NOAA-20 CrIS full spctrl radn dir brdcst SSEC |
66094 |
67451 |
98.0 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
cstgd |
Coast Guard |
5 |
7 |
71.4 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
dbuoyb |
Drifting buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
541 |
516 |
104.8 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
dropw |
Dropwinsonde (from TEMP DROP) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2521.00-2523.00 |
dropwb |
Dropwinsonde (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
1 |
0.0 % |
2521.00-2523.00 |
eadas |
E-AMDAR (European AMDAR acft decoded from BUFR) |
9098 |
9303 |
97.8 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
esamua |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 AMSU-A proc btmps frm RARS |
14754 |
14235 |
103.6 % |
2521.00-2523.00 |
esatms |
NPP Adv. Tech. MW Sndr (ATMS) br. temps from RARS |
44037 |
32972 |
133.6 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
eshrs3 |
NOAA 15-19 & METOP 1-2 HIRS-3/4 pr btmps frm RARS |
34773 |
27047 |
128.6 % |
2521.00-2523.00 |
esiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data vbl chn from RARS |
81459 |
75263 |
108.2 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
esmhs |
NOAA 18-19 & METOP 1-2 MHS proc. btemps from RARS |
124789 |
108275 |
115.3 % |
2521.00-2523.00 |
gmi1cr |
GPM GMI Level 1C-R brightness temperatures |
428353 |
223495 |
191.7 % |
2519.00-2600.99 |
gpsro |
GPS radio occultation data |
150 |
148 |
101.4 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
gsrasr |
GOES-16/17 All Sky Radiances (proc.) |
812097 |
812090 |
100.0 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
gsrcsr |
GOES-16/17 Clear Sky Radiances (proc.) |
461645 |
473547 |
97.5 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
h20ja |
MTSAT/JMA water vapor imager derived cloud motion |
3486 |
2184 |
159.6 % |
2519.50-2600.50 |
h2dusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/deep-lyr derivd cld mtn |
6683 |
6559 |
101.9 % |
2521.00-2521.99 |
h2eunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT wvpr imgr drv cld motion NBseq |
4629 |
4779 |
96.9 % |
2520.50-2523.49 |
h2tusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS wv imgr/cld-top derived cld mtn |
9881 |
9188 |
107.5 % |
2521.00-2521.99 |
iasidb |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiances-direct broadcast SSEC |
39974 |
42288 |
94.5 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
ifeunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT ir lg-wave drv cld motion NBseq |
3323 |
3121 |
106.5 % |
2520.50-2523.49 |
ifvrnb |
VIIRS (NPP/NOAA-20) ir lg-wv drv cloud motion(NB) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2519.50-2600.50 |
infav |
AVHRR (NOAA/METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2519.50-2600.50 |
infav1 |
AVHRR (METOP) ir lg-wave derived cld motion |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2520.50-2523.49 |
infja |
MTSAT/JMA infrared long-wave derived cloud motion |
2766 |
2591 |
106.8 % |
2519.50-2600.50 |
infusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS ir long-wave derived cld motion |
29409 |
29947 |
98.2 % |
2521.00-2521.99 |
kamdar |
Korean AMDAR aircraft data (decoded from BUFR) |
64 |
17 |
376.5 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
lcman |
Land-based CMAN stations decoded from CMAN format |
30 |
43 |
69.8 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
ltnglr |
LLDN Long-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
69904 |
39856 |
175.4 % |
2521.00-2522.50 |
ltngsr |
NLDN Shrt-rng lightning from Vaisala via NOAAPORT |
3309 |
1166 |
283.8 % |
2521.00-2522.50 |
mbuoyb |
Moored buoys (decoded from BUFR) |
381 |
403 |
94.5 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
mso470 |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado E-470 (Interstate 470) |
16 |
12 |
133.3 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoalk |
Mesonet/MADIS Alaska Department of Transportation |
118 |
83 |
142.2 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoapg |
Mesonet/MADIS U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoapr |
Mesonet/MADIS Citizen Weather Observers Program |
62211 |
60391 |
103.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoaws |
Mesonet/MADIS AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. |
24681 |
22328 |
110.5 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoawx |
Mesonet/MADIS "Anything Weather" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msocol |
Mesonet/MADIS Colorado Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msodcn |
Mesonet/MADIS DC Net |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoden |
Mesonet/MADIS Denver Urban Drainage & Flood Cntrl |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoflt |
Mesonet/MADIS Florida Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msogeo |
Mesonet/MADIS Georgia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msohad |
Mesonet/MADIS NWS Hydromet Auto Data System(HADS) |
5612 |
5113 |
109.8 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoien |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Environmental |
177 |
172 |
102.9 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoind |
Mesonet/MADIS Indiana Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoiow |
Mesonet/MADIS Iowa Department of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msokan |
Mesonet/MADIS Kansas Department of Transportation |
332 |
335 |
99.1 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msokla |
Mesonet/MADIS Oklahoma Mesonet |
630 |
598 |
105.4 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msolju |
Mesonet/MADIS Louisiana State/Jackson State Univ. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msomca |
Mesonet/MADIS Missouri Commercial Agricult Wx Net |
305 |
291 |
104.8 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msomin |
Mesonet/MADIS Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msonos |
Mesonet/MADIS NOS-Phys Oceanographic Realtime Sys |
287 |
254 |
113.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msoraw |
Mesonet/MADIS NFIC Remote Automated Wx Stns(RAWS) |
1340 |
1389 |
96.5 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msothr |
Mesonet/MADIS many providers, not separated out |
44316 |
42270 |
104.8 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msourb |
Mesonet/MADIS UrbaNet |
3550 |
3412 |
104.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msovir |
Mesonet/MADIS Virginia Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
13 |
0.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msowfy |
Mesonet/MADIS "Weather for You" |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msowis |
Mesonet/MADIS Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msowst |
Mesonet/MADIS MesoWest (many subproviders) |
39404 |
36934 |
106.7 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
msowtx |
Mesonet/MADIS West Texas |
5658 |
5153 |
109.8 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
mtiasi |
METOP 1-2 IASI 1C radiance data (varbl. channels) |
13372 |
31691 |
42.2 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
nxrdw2 |
NEXRAD Vel Azm Dsp(VAD) winds via Level 2 decoder |
465 |
514 |
90.5 % |
2521.00-2523.00 |
osbuv8 |
NOAA 16-19 Solar Backscatter UV-2 rad frm V8 BUFR |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2520.00-2522.99 |
pibal |
PIBAL (from PILOT, PILOT SHIP, PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
pibalb |
PIBAL (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
pirep |
Manual PIREP aircraft data (dcded from AIREP fmt) |
534 |
732 |
73.0 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
prflrp |
Profilr winds from PIBAL (PILOT,PILOT SHIP/MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2520.50-2523.50 |
raobfb |
Rawinsonde - fixed land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
raobm |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (from TEMP/PILOT MOBIL) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
raobmb |
Rawinsonde - mobile land (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
raobs |
Rawinsonde - ship (from TEMP SHIP, PILOT SHIP) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
raobsb |
Rawinsonde - ship (decoded from BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
rd2wnd |
NEXRAD radial wind (Level 2 - GTS) |
611421 |
588704 |
103.9 % |
2521.50-2522.49 |
recco |
Flight level reconnaissance aircraft data |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.00-2523.00 |
saldrn |
Surface Marine Saildrone (decoded from BUFR) |
2 |
2 |
100.0 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
saphir |
Megha-Tropiques SAPHIR L1A2 brightness temps |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2519.00-2600.99 |
sevasr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI All Sky Radiance(proc) |
9512 |
9174 |
103.7 % |
2520.00-2523.99 |
sevcsr |
METEOSAT-10 2nd Gen SEVIRI Clr Sky Radiance(proc) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2520.00-2523.99 |
ships |
Ship - manual and automatic, restricted |
0 |
5 |
0.0 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
snocvr |
NOW COVER, DEPTH/DENSITY AND WATER EQUIVALENT |
3258 |
6392 |
51.0 % |
2520.00-2600.00 |
subpfl |
Sub-surface float and glider profile (BUFR) |
13 |
1 |
n/a |
2520.00-2523.99 |
synopr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40) manual & auto. |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
synpbr |
Synoptic - restricted (WMO Res 40)(decoded BUFR) |
346 |
332 |
104.2 % |
2521.50-2522.50 |
synpmb |
Synoptic - mobile manual & auto (decoded fr BUFR) |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
2521.50-2522.50 |
tmdara |
TAMDAR aircft data-all types(from Panasonic,BUFR) |
70 |
130 |
53.8 % |
2518.75-2601.25 |
visja |
MTSAT/JMA visible derived cloud motion |
1382 |
1406 |
98.3 % |
2519.50-2600.50 |
visusr |
GOES-16&up/NESDIS visible derived cloud motion |
143182 |
130361 |
109.8 % |
2521.00-2521.99 |
vseunb |
METEOSAT/EUMETSAT visible drv cld motion NBseq |
846 |
587 |
144.1 % |
2520.50-2523.49 |
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