- Created by Mohamed Dahoui, last modified by Ersagun Kuscu on Mar 12, 2024
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:
Symbol | Description |
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⛔⛔⛔ | Persistent anomaly in the severe category |
⛔ | Severe anomaly |
✋✋✋ | Considerable persistent anomaly |
✋ | Considerable anomaly |
Slight anomaly | |
✅ | No anomalies detected |
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Showing events up to 2025-09-14 00 UTC for LWDA stream. Period searched over is -24 hours prior to this time. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Satellites and Conventional Stations
Status Data Type ℹ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 TanDEM-X GPSRO Global Height 22-24 Km out of range stdev_norm_fgdepar Slight 112 7015 ✋ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 HIMAWARI-9 AMV cloudy WV2 Wind Vector diff (m/s) Tropics Pressure lay out of range obs_number Considerable 114 8058 ℹ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 NOAA-20 CRIS Radiances South pole Channel 117 out of range stdev_fgdepar Slight 121 36002 2025091312 NOAA-20 CRIS Radiances South pole Channel 119 out of range stdev_fgdepar Slight 121 36002 2025091312 NOAA-20 CRIS Radiances South pole Channel 140 out of range stdev_fgdepar Slight 121 36002 2025091312 NOAA-20 CRIS Radiances South pole Channel 144 out of range stdev_fgdepar Slight 121 36002 2025091312 NOAA-20 CRIS Radiances North pole Channel 1950 out of range stdev_fgdepar Slight 120 36002 ⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 METOP-C IASI Radiances North pole Channel 151 out of range stdev_fgdepar Severe 120 11003 2025091312 METOP-C IASI Radiances South pole Channel 3029 out of range stdev_fgdepar Slight 1 121 11003 2025091312 METOP-C IASI Radiances South pole Channel 3049 out of range stdev_fgdepar Slight 5 121 11003 ⛔⛔⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 51644 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 51656 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 51716 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 51747 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 51765 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 51811 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 53513 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 60147 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 89625 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16001 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 47061 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 68112 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP RH2m (%) Station statid ID 38597 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP RH2m (%) Station statid ID 38617 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP RH2m (%) Station statid ID 38749 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP RH2m (%) Station statid ID 38933 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 38591 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 38617 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 72410 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 89009 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16002 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI11588 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI135dc out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI135dc out of range rms_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI15e4d out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI19aab out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1abdb out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1bc83 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1df25 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1e9a8 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1f04d out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1f541 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1f9ac out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _MI1fb9b out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 47061 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID _MI15e4d out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 11 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 38591 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 38617 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 60147 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 60220 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 80234 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 89009 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 89504 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 89625 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID _MI13149 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID _MI13149 out of range rms_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID _MI165fa out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID _MI16b4d out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16076 ⛔⛔⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 3FLT5 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 11 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 3FYP8 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 11 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 9HA4766 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 9M3466 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID 9V7524 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 12 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID C6HZ9 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID C6HZ9 out of range rms_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID C6HZ9 out of range avg_pge Severely_persistent 10 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID HPZB out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Station statid ID C6TE5 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 13 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Station statid ID C6TE5 out of range avg_pge Severely_persistent 10 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Station statid ID HPZB out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Station statid ID OWJG2 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 17 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Station statid ID OWJG2 out of range rms_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Station statid ID OWJG2 out of range avg_pge Severely_persistent 12 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID ONLA out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID ONLA out of range rms_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID ONLA out of range avg_pge Severely_persistent 9 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID ONLW out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) Station statid ID OUHC2 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16074 ⛔⛔⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 ROCOB TEMP SNOW (cm) Station statid ID _SNU4acb out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16025 ⛔⛔⛔ ⛔⛔⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 METAR RH2m (%) Station statid ID HETR out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16004 2025091312 METAR RH2m (%) Station statid ID SBES out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16004 2025091312 METAR 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID MMGA out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16004 2025091312 METAR 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID MMTL out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 10 0 16004 2025091312 METAR 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID NZSP out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16004 2025091312 METAR 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID VECX out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16004 ⛔⛔⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 WIGOS AMDAR Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) Stati out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16082 ⛔⛔⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 Land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station statid ID 16 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station statid ID 41 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station statid ID 42 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP RH2m (%) Station statid ID 48327 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 6 0 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 80371 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP 2m temperature (K) Station statid ID 89625 out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16022 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) Station sta out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) Station sta out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) Station sta out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station st out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 9 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station st out of range rms_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station st out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station st out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 7 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station st out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 8 0 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 900-1200 (hPa) Station st out of range avg_fgdepar Severely_persistent 5 0 16045 Conventional Over Large Areas
Status Data Type ⛔⛔⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) WMO BLOCK 10 out of range obs_number Severely_persistent 8 10 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m Specific humidity WMO BLOCK 10 out of range obs_number Severely_persistent 8 10 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP 2m temperature (K) WMO BLOCK 10 out of range obs_number Severely_persistent 8 10 16076 2025091312 BUFR LAND SYNOP RH2m (%) WMO BLOCK 10 out of range obs_number Severe 4 10 16076 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) WMO BLOCK 41 out of range obs_number Slight 4 41 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) Indian Ocean out of range obs_number Slight 1 111 16001 2025091312 Automatic Land SYNOP RH2m (%) WMO BLOCK 41 out of range obs_number Slight 41 16001 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) South Est Pacific out of range obs_number Slight 4 108 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) East pacific Tropical area out of range obs_number Slight 117 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) South Est Pacific out of range obs_number Slight 3 108 16002 2025091312 Manual Land SYNOP 2m temperature (K) East pacific Tropical area out of range obs_number Slight 1 117 16002 ✋ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Indian Ocean Tropical area out of range obs_number Considerable 1 118 16074 2025091312 BUFR SHIP SYNOP Surface pressure (Pa) North pole out of range obs_number Slight 120 16074 ⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 High Reso sea TEMP All layers North East Pacific missing obs_number Severe 106 16046 ℹ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly Type Severity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 ADS-C Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) North East out of range obs_number Slight 106 16089 2025091312 ADS-C Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hPa) Tropics out of range obs_number Slight 114 16089 ⛔ Date/Time Report Description Event Type Anomaly
TypeSeverity Alarm Frequency Area Report Type Plot 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BL out of range obs_number Severe 2 35 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BL out of range obs_number Severe 74 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hP out of range obs_number Severe 27 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP All layers WMO BLOCK 76 missing obs_number Severe 76 16045 2025091312 Land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BLOCK 44 out of range obs_number Slight 3 44 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BLOCK out of range obs_number Slight 1 26 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BLOCK out of range obs_number Slight 3 97 16022 2025091312 Land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO BLO out of range obs_number Slight 5 40 16022 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) WMO BL out of range obs_number Slight 28 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) West p out of range obs_number Slight 116 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 0-300 (hPa) South out of range obs_number Slight 1 121 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO out of range obs_number Slight 52 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Temperature (k) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO out of range obs_number Slight 83 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hP out of range obs_number Slight 27 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Wind Vector diff (m/s) Pressure layer 600-900 (hP out of range obs_number Slight 2 34 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) WMO BLOCK 5 out of range obs_number Slight 52 16045 2025091312 High Reso land TEMP Q (g/kg) Pressure layer 300-600 (hPa) Alantic Tro out of range obs_number Slight 115 16045
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