HRRR Table: SFC


RecordNumberWGrib2NameFieldTypeVerticalLevelsUnits
1 REFC Composite reflectivity entire atmosphere dB
2 RETOP Echo Top cloud top m
3 var Hydrometeor-Based Vertically-Integrated Liquid Water entire atmosphere kg/m^2
4 VIL Radar-Simulated Vertically-Integrated Liquid Water entire atmosphere kg/m^2
5 VIS Visibility surface m
6 REFD Reflectivity 1000 m above ground dB
7 REFD Reflectivity 4000 m above ground dB
8 REFD Reflectivity 263 K level dB
9 GUST Wind Speed (Gust) surface m/s
10 DZDT Vertical Velocity (Geometric) 700 mb m/s
11 MAXUVV Hourly Maximum of Upward Vertical Velocity in the lowest 400hPa 400-1000 mb above ground m/s
12 MAXDVV Hourly Maximum of Downward Vertical Velocity in the lowest 400hPa 400-1000 mb above ground m/s
13 DZDT Hourly Average Vertical Velocity (Geometric) 0.5-0.8 sigma layer m/s
14 MSLMA MSLP (MAPS System Reduction) mean sea level Pa
15 MAXREF Hourly Maximum of Simulated Reflectivity at 1 km AGL 1000 m above ground dB
16 MXUPHL Hourly Maximum of Updraft Helicity over Layer 2km to 5 km AGL 5000-2000 m above ground m^2/s^2
17 MXUPHL Hourly Maximum of Updraft Helicity over Layer 1km to 6 km AGL 6000-1000 m above ground m^2/s^2
18 TCOLG Total Column Integrate Graupel entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) kg/m^2
19 var Max lightning threat 1 based on vertical flux of graupel at -15C over hour 1 m above ground flashes/km^2/5min
20 var Max lightning threat 2 based on vert integrated frozen hydrometeors hour 2 m above ground flashes/km^2/5min
21 LTNG Max lightning threat 3 based on a combination of threats 1 and 2 over hour entire atmosphere flashes/km^2/5min
22 UPHL Updraft Helicity 5000-2000 m above ground m^2/s^2
23 UPHL Updraft Helicity 6000-1000 m above ground m^2/s^2
24 TSEC Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) 1 m above ground s
25 TSEC Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) 4 m above ground s
26 TSEC Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) 2 m above ground s
27 TSEC Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) 5 m above ground s
28 TSEC Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) 3 m above ground s
29 TSEC Seconds Prior To Initial Reference Time (Defined In Section 1) 6 m above ground s
30 UGRD U-Component of Wind 80 m above ground m/s
31 VGRD V-Component of Wind 80 m above ground m/s
32 PRES Pressure surface Pa
33 HGT Geopotential Height surface gpm
34 TMP Temperature surface K
35 ASNOW Total Snowfall surface m
36 TSOIL Soil Temperature 0-0 m below ground K
37 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 0-0 m below ground Fraction
38 TSOIL Soil Temperature 0.01-0.01 m below ground K
39 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 0.01-0.01 m below ground Fraction
40 TSOIL Soil Temperature 0.04-0.04 m below ground K
41 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 0.04-0.04 m below ground Fraction
42 TSOIL Soil Temperature 0.1-0.1 m below ground K
43 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 0.1-0.1 m below ground Fraction
44 TSOIL Soil Temperature 0.3-0.3 m below ground K
45 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 0.3-0.3 m below ground Fraction
46 TSOIL Soil Temperature 0.6-0.6 m below ground K
47 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 0.6-0.6 m below ground Fraction
48 TSOIL Soil Temperature 1-1 m below ground K
49 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 1-1 m below ground Fraction
50 TSOIL Soil Temperature 1.6-1.6 m below ground K
51 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 1.6-1.6 m below ground Fraction
52 TSOIL Soil Temperature 3-3 m below ground K
53 SOILW Volumetric Soil Moisture Content 3-3 m below ground Fraction
54 MSTAV Moisture Availability 0 m underground %
55 CNWAT Plant Canopy Surface Water surface kg/m^2
56 WEASD Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth surface kg/m^2
57 SNOWC Snow Cover surface %
58 SNOD Snow Depth surface m
59 TMP Temperature 2 m above ground K
60 POT Potential Temperature 2 m above ground K
61 SPFH Specific Humidity 2 m above ground kg/kg
62 DPT Dew Point Temperature 2 m above ground K
63 RH Relative Humidity 2 m above ground %
64 UGRD U-Component of Wind 10 m above ground m/s
65 VGRD V-Component of Wind 10 m above ground m/s
66 WIND Wind Speed 10 m above ground m/s
67 CPOFP Percent frozen precipitation surface %
68 PRATE Precipitation Rate surface kg/m^2/s
69 APCP Total Precipitation surface kg/m^2
70 WEASD Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth surface kg/m^2
71 FROZR Frozen Rain surface kg/m^2
72 FRZR Freezing Rain surface kg/m^2
73 SSRUN Storm Surface Runoff surface kg/m^2
74 BGRUN Baseflow-Groundwater Runoff surface kg/m^2
75 APCP Total Precipitation surface kg/m^2
76 WEASD Water Equivalent of Accumulated Snow Depth surface kg/m^2
77 FROZR Frozen Rain surface kg/m^2
78 CSNOW Categorical Snow surface -
79 CICEP Categorical Ice Pellets surface -
80 CFRZR Categorical Freezing Rain surface -
81 CRAIN Categorical Rain surface -
82 SFCR Surface Roughness surface m
83 FRICV Frictional Velocity surface m/s
84 SHTFL Sensible Heat Net Flux surface W/m^2
85 LHTFL Latent Heat Net Flux surface W/m^2
86 GFLUX Ground Heat Flux surface W/m^2
87 VGTYP Vegetation Type surface Integer(0-13)
88 LFTX Surface Lifted Index 500-1000 mb K
89 CAPE Convective Available Potential Energy surface J/kg
90 CIN Convective Inhibition surface J/kg
91 PWAT Precipitable Water entire atmosphere (considered as a single layer) kg/m^2
92 LCDC Low Cloud Cover low cloud layer %
93 MCDC Medium Cloud Cover middle cloud layer %
94 HCDC High Cloud Cover high cloud layer %
95 TCDC Total Cloud Cover entire atmosphere %
96 PRES Pressure cloud base Pa
97 HGT Geopotential Height cloud base gpm
98 HGT Geopotential Height cloud ceiling gpm
99 PRES Pressure cloud top Pa
100 HGT Geopotential Height cloud top gpm
101 ULWRF Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux top of atmosphere W/m^2
102 DSWRF Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux surface W/m^2
103 DLWRF Downward Long-Wave Rad. Flux surface W/m^2
104 USWRF Upward Short-Wave Radiation Flux surface W/m^2
105 ULWRF Upward Long-Wave Rad. Flux surface W/m^2
106 VBDSF Visible Beam Downward Solar Flux surface W/m^2
107 VDDSF Visible Diffuse Downward Solar Flux surface W/m^2
108 HLCY Storm Relative Helicity 3000-0 m above ground m^2/s^2
109 HLCY Storm Relative Helicity 1000-0 m above ground m^2/s^2
110 USTM U-Component Storm Motion 0-6000 m above ground m/s
111 VSTM V-Component Storm Motion 0-6000 m above ground m/s
112 VUCSH Vertical U-Component Shear 0-1000 m above ground 1/s
113 VVCSH Vertical V-Component Shear 0-1000 m above ground 1/s
114 VUCSH Vertical U-Component Shear 0-6000 m above ground 1/s
115 VVCSH Vertical V-Component Shear 0-6000 m above ground 1/s
116 HGT Geopotential Height 0C isotherm gpm
117 RH Relative Humidity 0C isotherm %
118 PRES Pressure 0C isotherm Pa
119 HGT Geopotential Height highest tropospheric freezing level gpm
120 RH Relative Humidity highest tropospheric freezing level %
121 PRES Pressure highest tropospheric freezing level Pa
122 HGT Geopotential Height 263 K level gpm
123 HGT Geopotential Height 253 K level gpm
124 4LFTX Best (4 layer) Lifted Index 180-0 mb above ground K
125 CAPE Convective Available Potential Energy 180-0 mb above ground J/kg
126 CIN Convective Inhibition 180-0 mb above ground J/kg
127 HPBL Planetary Boundary Layer Height surface m
128 HGT Geopotential Height level of adiabatic condensation from sfc gpm
129 CAPE Convective Available Potential Energy 90-0 mb above ground J/kg
130 CIN Convective Inhibition 90-0 mb above ground J/kg
131 CAPE Convective Available Potential Energy 255-0 mb above ground J/kg
132 CIN Convective Inhibition 255-0 mb above ground J/kg
133 HGT Geopotential Height equilibrium level gpm
134 PLPL Pressure of level from which parcel was lifted 255-0 mb above ground Pa
135 RHPW Relative Humidity with Respect to Precipitable Water entire atmosphere %
136 LAND Land Cover (0=sea 1=land) surface Proportion
137 ICEC Ice Cover surface Proportion
138 SBT123 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 12 Channel 3 top of atmosphere K
139 SBT124 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 12 Channel 4 top of atmosphere K
140 SBT113 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 11 Channel 3 top of atmosphere K
141 SBT114 Simulated Brightness Temperature for GOES 11 Channel 4 top of atmosphere K