CONUS UPPER-AIR DATA WATCH

Sounding data availability, clearly tracked.

Current 7-day archive gap
-0.5%
127.0 observed vs 127.6 expected records per day
332fewer records over 90 days
-2.9%90-day difference
SOUNDING AVAILABILITY

Observed records versus expected

Sounding availability trend
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Recent archive windows
Stations ranked by archive shortfall
IGRA archive records vs 2021–2024 same-date baseline
Stations ranked by archive surplus
IGRA archive records above 2021–2024 same-date baseline
STATION STATUS

Current NCO-reported issues

Miller-projection map of CONUS upper-air stations with state borders and latest NCO-reported status
Latest mapped status

Stations with an NCO-reported issue

26 / 69

43 stations have no issue reported

6new or changed
28persistent
3resolved
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69 stations
IDStationStateLatest statusCategory
FGZFlagstaff, AZAZNCO-reported issueNo Report
TWCTuscon, AZAZNCO-reported issueUnavailable
GJTGrand Junction, COCONCO-reported issueNo Report
DVNDavenport, IAIANCO-reported issueNo Report
BOIBoise, IDIDNCO-reported issueNo Report
DDCDodge City, KSKSNCO-reported issueNo Report
LCHLake Charles, LALANCO-reported issueNo Report
SHVShreveport, LALANCO-reported issueNo Report
CARCaribou, MEMENCO-reported issueNo Report
GGWGlasgow, MTMTNCO-reported issueNo Report
TFXGreat Falls, MTMTNCO-reported issueNo Report
BISBismarck, NDNDNCO-reported issueNo Report
LBFNorth Platte, NENENCO-reported issueNo Report
OAXOmaha Valley, NENENCO-reported issueNo Report
ABQAlbuquerque, NMNMNCO-reported issueNo Report
EPZSanta Teresa, NMNMNCO-reported issueNo Report
LKNElko, NVNVNCO-reported issueNo Report
MFRMedford, ORORNCO-reported issueNo Report
ABRAberdeen, SDSDNCO-reported issueNo Report
UNRRapid City, SDSDNCO-reported issueNo Report
AMAAmarillo, TXTXNCO-reported issueNo Report
BROBrownsville, TXTXNCO-reported issueNo Report
CRPCorpus Christi, TXTXNCO-reported issueNo Report
OTXSpokane, WAWANCO-reported issueNo Report
GRBGreen Bay, WIWINCO-reported issueNo Report
RIWRiverton, WYWYNCO-reported issueNo Report
BMXShelby Co, ALALNo issue reported
LZKLittle Rock, ARARNo issue reported
NKXSan Diego, CACANo issue reported
OAKOakland, CACANo issue reported
DNRDenver, COCONo issue reported
JAXJacksonville, FLFLNo issue reported
KEYKey West, FLFLNo issue reported
MFLMiami, FLFLNo issue reported
TAETallahassee, FLFLNo issue reported
TBWTampa, FLFLNo issue reported
FFCPeachtree, GAGANo issue reported
ILXLincoln, ILILNo issue reported
TOPTopeka, KSKSNo issue reported
LIXSlidell, LALANo issue reported
CHHChatham, MAMANo issue reported
GYXGray, MEMENo issue reported
APXGaylord, MIMINo issue reported
DTXDetroit/Pontiac, MIMINo issue reported
INLInt'l Falls, MNMNNo issue reported
MPXChanhassen, MNMNNo issue reported
SGFSpringfield, MOMONo issue reported
JANJackson, MSMSNo issue reported
GSOGreensboro, NCNCNo issue reported
MHXMorehead City, NCNCNo issue reported
REVReno, NVNVNo issue reported
VEFLas Vegas, NVNVNo issue reported
ALYAlbany, NYNYNo issue reported
BUFBuffalo, NYNYNo issue reported
OKXBrookhaven, NYNYNo issue reported
ILNWilmington, OHOHNo issue reported
OUNNorman, OKOKNo issue reported
SLESalem, ORORNo issue reported
PBZPittsburgh, PAPANo issue reported
CHSCharleston, SCSCNo issue reported
OHXNashville, TNTNNo issue reported
DRTDel Rio, TXTXNo issue reported
FWDFort Worth, TXTXNo issue reported
MAFMidland, TXTXNo issue reported
SLCSalt Lake City, UTUTNo issue reported
LWXSterling, VAVANo issue reported
RNKBlacksburg, VAVANo issue reported
WALWallops Island, VAVANo issue reported
UILQuillayute, WAWANo issue reported
OPERATIONAL MESSAGES

NCO reported for ingest

CONUS RAOB Ingest
Latest: 146 of 3 product records · 70.5%
Complete through Sep 6, 2026
Cycle
Source: Sep 7, 2026 · Sep 7, 2026 19:23 UTC · less than 1 hour ago
Average ingest
7D71.7%−0.6 pp
14D71.9%−3.9 pp
30D73.4%+3.5 pp
90D70.9%−1.5 pp
HealthyMinorReducedDegradedNo data

Healthy: 98 to 100 percent. Minor misses: 95 to 97.9 percent. Reduced: 90 to 94.9 percent. Degraded: below 90 percent. No data: no monitoring record.

Reported issue categories
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StationChangeLatest categoryPrevious comparable
ANNNew issuepurged dataNo issue reported
OTZNew issueunavailableNo issue reported
SJUNew issuemissing partsNo issue reported
SYANew issueno reportNo issue reported
TFXNew issueno reportNo issue reported
OMECategory changedotherequipment failure
ABQPersistentno reportno report
ABRPersistentno reportno report
AMAPersistentno reportno report
BDAPersistentmissing partsmissing parts
BISPersistentno reportno report
BOIPersistentno reportno report
BROPersistentno reportno report
CARPersistentno reportno report
CRPPersistentno reportno report
DDCPersistentno reportno report
DVNPersistentno reportno report
EPZPersistentno reportno report
FGZPersistentno reportno report
GCMPersistentequipment failureequipment failure
GGWPersistentno reportno report
GJTPersistentno reportno report
GRBPersistentno reportno report
LBFPersistentno reportno report
LCHPersistentno reportno report
LKNPersistentno reportno report
MFRPersistentno reportno report
OAXPersistentno reportno report
OTXPersistentno reportno report
RIWPersistentno reportno report
SHVPersistentno reportno report
SNPPersistentunavailableunavailable
TWCPersistentunavailableunavailable
UNRPersistentno reportno report
GSOResolvedNo issue reportedno report
GYMResolvedNo issue reportedunavailable
SLCResolvedNo issue reportedno report
SOURCES & METHODS

Sources and data health

Built September 7, 2026 at 19:27 UTC.
Data snapshot September 7, 2026 at 19:27 UTC.

7 of 7 required products ready
Ready

Optional SPC feed unavailable

IGRA daily archiveJan 1, 2021 – Sep 6, 2026Preliminary Sep 6 excluded
NCO ingest countsJan 5, 2025 – Sep 7, 2026
NCO issue statusesJan 1, 2025 – Sep 7, 2026
  • Archive records are compared with the 2021–2024 same-date baseline.
  • NCO status reflects operational-message reporting, not confirmed IGRA archive totals.

Sources: NOAA/NCEI IGRA v2; NWS/NCEP/NCO SDM Administrative Messages; CONUS upper-air station master.