A healthy observing system is vital for NWP. Observations are allowed to be used once their quality and impact are judged satisfactory. However the observing system is continuously evolving and it is important to monitor the quality and availability events. An  automatic warning system  is operated by ECMWF to flag data events that can potentially impact the quality of the analysis. Once flagged, events are investigated by scientists to evaluate the root cause and the potential impact. Actions are triggered when necessary. This interface provides a high level view of the status of the various of the observing system used at ECMWF. It uses a traffic light system to indicate the absence or presence of warnings. Additional details about each warning is available when selecting the data type in question. The interface is accessing the events automatically from ECMWF's observation events database. The last 24 hours status is shown by default but users can adjust the period if needed.

For each flagged anomaly, the automatic checking system assigns a severity level depending on how far statistics are from the expected values. When an anomaly persists over many data assimilation cycles the severity level is adjusted to highlight persistence.

The severity level categories:

SymbolDescription
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Persistent anomaly in the severe category

Severe anomaly
✋✋✋Considerable persistent anomaly
Considerable anomaly
Slight anomaly

No anomalies detected


Observation Events Search

Showing events up to 2025-10-13 00 UTC for LWDA stream.

Period searched over is -24 hours prior to this time.

Satellites and Conventional Stations

StatusData Type

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 METOP-B GRAS NHem ExtTrop Height 22-24 Kmout of rangeavg_norm_fgdeparSlight1137013
2025101212 KOMPSAT-5 GPSRO Global Height 48-50 Kmout of rangeobs_numberSevere81127018
2025101212 KOMPSAT-5 GPSRO Global Height 2-4 Kmout of rangeobs_numberSlight51127018

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 HIMAWARI-9 AMV IR1 Global All layersmissingobs_numberSevere1128058

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 METOP-B MHS ALLSKY Radiances North pole Channel 2out of rangeavg_norm_fgdeparConsiderable12044004
2025101212 METOP-B MHS ALLSKY Radiances North pole Channel 1out of rangestdev_norm_fgdeparSlight12044004

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 METOP-B IASI Radiances South pole Channel 6601out of rangeobs_numberConsiderable212111002
2025101212 METOP-C IASI Radiances South pole Channel 6601out of rangeobs_numberConsiderable112111003
2025101212 METOP-C IASI Radiances Tropics Channel 154out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight111411003
2025101212 METOP-C IASI Radiances Tropics Channel 128out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight11411003
2025101212 METOP-C IASI Radiances Tropics Channel 122out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight11411003
2025101212 METOP-C IASI Radiances Tropics Channel 109out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight11411003
2025101212 METOP-C IASI Radiances Tropics Channel 87out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight111411003
2025101212 METOP-C IASI Radiances Tropics Channel 57out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight11411003
2025101300 METOP-B IASI Radiances South pole Channel 6463out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight112111002

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 AQUA AIRS Radiances South pole Channel 2085out of rangeobs_numberSeverely_persistent512112001
2025101212 AQUA AIRS Radiances South pole Channel 210out of rangeavg_fgdeparSevere12112001
2025101300 AQUA AIRS Radiances South pole Channel 2084out of rangeobs_numberSevere412112001
2025101212 AQUA AIRS Radiances South pole Channel 2085out of rangeobs_numberConsiderable412112001
2025101212 AQUA AIRS Radiances Global Channel 207out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight11212001
2025101212 AQUA AIRS Radiances South pole Channel 2084out of rangeobs_numberSlight312112001

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 AURA OMI Ozone, top pressure North pole Pressure layer 12-13 (hPa)out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight1205005

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 HIMAWARI-9 AHI Global All Channelsmissingobs_numberSevere1124024

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly TypeSeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 NOAA-20 ATMS Radiances Tropics Channel 15out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight11434002

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 17746out of rangeavg_fgdeparSeverely_persistent8016001
2025101212 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 76525out of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent9016002
2025101212 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 67229out of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent9016002
2025101212 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 42795out of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent9016002
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 60206out of rangeavg_fgdeparSeverely_persistent13016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 89642Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 87360Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 87173Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID _30001efout of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent14016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 66296Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 44286out of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent10016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 43360Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101212 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 36092Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101300 Automatic Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 37308Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016001
2025101300 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 40632out of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent9016002
2025101300 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 47055Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016002
2025101300 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 29892Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101300 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 47108Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101300 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 84841Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076
2025101300 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 86793Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016076

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 SHIP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID WAZVout of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent9016008
2025101212 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID V7A6083out of rangeavg_fgdeparSeverely_persistent5016074
2025101212 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Station statid ID C6HY5out of rangeavg_fgdeparSeverely_persistent5016074
2025101212 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 9HA4766out of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent9016074
2025101212 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 9HA4766out of rangeavg_fgdeparSeverely_persistent8016074
2025101212 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 3FAE4out of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent9016074
2025101300 SHIP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 5LVM2Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016008
2025101300 SHIP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID C6GE4Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016008
2025101300 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 3FXI7out of rangeavg_fgdeparSeverely_persistent5016074
2025101300 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID C6GE4Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016074

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 METAR Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID MPPAAnalysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016004
2025101212 METAR Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID MNJGout of rangerms_fgdeparSeverely_persistent14016004
2025101212 Automatic METAR Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID SKBGAnalysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016065
2025101212 Automatic METAR 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID KLICAnalysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016065
2025101212 Automatic METAR Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID PAKIAnalysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016065
2025101212 Automatic METAR Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID KCHDAnalysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016065
2025101212 Automatic METAR Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID KIWAAnalysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016065
2025101300 METAR 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID VOGAout of rangeavg_fgdeparSeverely_persistent10016004

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 WIGOS AMDAR Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station statid ID Analysis misfitrms_andeparSeverely_persistent9016082

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station stSignificant change of positionavg_lonSeverely_persistent8016045
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) StaSignificant change of positionavg_lonSeverely_persistent8016045

Conventional Over Large Areas

StatusData Type

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 Automatic Land SYNOP RH2m (%) WMO BLOCK 26out of rangeavg_fgdeparSevere32616001
2025101212 Manual Land SYNOP RH2m (%) SHem ExtTropout of rangeobs_numberSevere11916002
2025101212 Manual Land SYNOP RH2m (%) WMO BLOCK 85out of rangeobs_numberSevere8516002
2025101212 Manual Land SYNOP RH2m (%) WMO BLOCK 33out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight43316002
2025101300 Automatic Land SYNOP RH2m (%) WMO BLOCK 88out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight18816001

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 Abbreviated SHIP Wind Vector diff (m/s) South Est Pacificout of rangeavg_pgeSevere110816009
2025101212 Abbreviated SHIP Wind Vector diff (m/s) South Est Pacificout of rangerms_fgdeparSevere10816009
2025101212 SHIP Surface pressure (Pa) North poleout of rangeavg_fgdeparConsiderable212016008
2025101212 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) North poleout of rangeavg_fgdeparConsiderable112016074

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 European Wind Profiler Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 900-1200out of rangeobs_numberSeverely_persistent811416017
2025101300 European Wind Profiler Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 900-1200out of rangeobs_numberSeverely_persistent811716017
2025101300 European Wind Profiler Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 900-1200out of rangeobs_numberSlight811216017

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 MOORED BUOYS Surface pressure (Pa) Alantic Tropical areaout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight11516083

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Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101300 Land PILOT Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Southout of rangeavg_pgeSeverely_persistent812116013
2025101212 Land PILOT Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) South out of rangeavg_fgdeparSevere12216013
2025101212 Land PILOT Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) South out of rangerms_fgdeparSevere12216013
2025101212 Land PILOT Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Tropiout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight211416013

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly TypeSeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 WIGOS AMDAR Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) HONGKout of rangerms_fgdeparConsiderable96116082
2025101212 AMDAR Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) South Atlanout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight12216029

Date/TimeReport DescriptionEvent TypeAnomaly
Type
SeverityAlarm FrequencyAreaReport TypePlot
2025101212 Land TEMP All layers WMO BLOCK 16missingobs_numberSevere1616022
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP All layers WMO BLOCK 42missingobs_numberSevere4216045
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP All layers WMO BLOCK 21missingobs_numberSevere2116045
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa)out of rangeavg_fgdeparSevere3416045
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BLout of rangeavg_fgdeparSevere1716045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO out of rangeobs_numberSevere33216045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPout of rangeobs_numberSevere31716045
2025101212 Land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO BLOout of rangerms_fgdeparConsiderable8316022
2025101212 Land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BLOCKout of rangeavg_fgdeparConsiderable8316022
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) WMO out of rangeavg_fgdeparConsiderable3416045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPout of rangeobs_numberConsiderable31716045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPout of rangeavg_fgdeparConsiderable8316045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPout of rangeavg_fgdeparConsiderable8316045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO BLOCK 3out of rangeobs_numberConsiderable33216045
2025101212 Land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) South Aout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight12216022
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight8416045
2025101212 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO out of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight1716045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight12216045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight3416045
2025101300 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPout of rangeavg_fgdeparSlight12216045






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