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• Sea Level Pressure
• 850 mb Heights, Temperature
• 850 mb Wind
• 700 mb Height, Precipitable Water
• 700 mb Omega, RH
• 500 mb Heights
• 250 mb Heights, Wind Speed
• Thickness Fields
• Accumulated Precipitation vs Stage II/IV Precipitation Analyses
• Total Column-Integrated Condensate
• Total Column-Integrated Cloud Water+Rain
• Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice+Snow
• Lowest Model Level Rime Factor
• Total Cloud Top Temperature
• Total Cloud Top Pressure
• Total Cloud Bottom Pressure
• Total Convective Cloud Top Pressure
• Total Convective Cloud Bottom Pressure
• Deep Convective Cloud Top Pressure
• Deep Convective Cloud Bottom Pressure
• Grid-scale Cloud Top Pressure
• Grid-scale Cloud Bottom Pressure
• Lowest (0-30 mb above ground) Boundary Layer RH
• East/West CONUS 2-m Temperature
• Regional 2-m Temperature Loops
• East/West CONUS 2-m Dew Point Temperature
• Regional 2-m Dew Point Temperature Loops
• Regional Precipitation Type/Observed Weather Loops
• Regional Percent Precipitation vs Observed Precipitation Type Loops
• Regional Rime Factor vs Observed Precipitation Type Loops
• Best CAPE/CIN/Lifted Index
• Regional 10-m Wind Loops
• New England 2-m Temp/10-m Wind
• Chesapeake Bay 10-m Wind
• Central California 10-m Wind
• Great Salt Lake 10-m Wind
• Pacific Northwest 10-m Wind
• Lake Erie/Ontario 10-m Wind
• Lake Michigan 10-m Wind
• Lake Superior 10-m Wind

SLP, 1000-500 mb Thickness

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
NAM-NDAS	X
NAMB-NDAS	X
NAMX-NDAS	X
Models-NDAS	X

850mb Height and Temperature

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
NAM-NDAS	X
NAMB-NDAS	X
NAMX-NDAS	X
Models-NDAS	X
RAOBS	X
RAOBS,Models	X

850mb Wind (kt)

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
NAM-NDAS	X
NAMB-NDAS	X
NAMX-NDAS	X
Models-NDAS	X
RAOBS	X
RAOBS,Models	X

700 mb Height, Precipitable Water

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
NAM-NDAS (Precipitable Water)	X
NAMB-NDAS (Precipitable Water)	X
NAMX-NDAS (Precipitable Water)	X
Models-NDAS (Precipitable Water)	X
RAOBS (Precipitable Water)	X
RAOBS,Models	X

700 mb Omega, RH

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
NAM-NDAS (RH)	X
NAMB-NDAS (RH)	X
NAMX-NDAS (RH)	X
Models-NDAS (RH)	X
RAOBS (RH)	X
RAOBS,Models	X

500mb Height and Vorticity

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
NAM-NDAS	X
NAMB-NDAS	X
NAMX-NDAS	X
Models-NDAS	X
RAOBS	X
RAOBS,Models	X

250mb Height and Wind Speed

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
NAM-NDAS	X
NAMB-NDAS	X
NAMX-NDAS	X
Models-NDAS	X
RAOBS	X
RAOBS,Models	X

Thickness Fields

	1000- 500 mb	1000- 850 mb	850- 700 mb	700- 500 mb
NAM	X	X	X	X
NAMB	X	X	X	X
NAMX	X	X	X	X
NDAS	X	X	X	X
Models,NDAS	X	X	X	X
NAM-NDAS	X	X	X	X
NAMB-NDAS	X	X	X	X
NAMX-NDAS	X	X	X	X
Models-NDAS	X	X	X	X

3-h QPF vs Stage II/IV Precipitation analyses

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX
CONUS	X	X	X
Northeast	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X

	Stage II	Models, Stage II
CONUS	X	X
Northeast	X	X
Southeast	X	X
North Central	X	X
South Central	X	X
Northwest	X	X
Southwest	X	X

6-h QPF vs Stage IV Precipitation analyses

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX
CONUS	X	X	X
Northeast	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X

	Stage IV	Models, Stage IV
CONUS	X	X
Northeast	X	X
Southeast	X	X
North Central	X	X
South Central	X	X
Northwest	X	X
Southwest	X	X

Total Column-Integrated Condensate

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Total Column-Integrated Cloud Water+Rain

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Total Column-Integrated Cloud Ice+Snow

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Lowest Model Level Rime Factor

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Total Cloud Top Temperatures

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Total Cloud Top Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Total Cloud Bottom Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Total Convective Cloud Top Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Total Convective Cloud Bottom Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Deep Convective Cloud Bottom Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Deep Convective Cloud Top Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Grid-scale Cloud Bottom Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Grid-scale Cloud Top Pressure

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

Lowest Boundary-layer RH

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X

East/West CONUS 2-M Temperature (deg C)

	East CONUS	West CONUS
NAM	X	X
NAMB	X	X
NAMX	X	X
RTMA	X	X
Obs	X	X
Models,Obs	X	X
Models,RTMA	X	X
Models- RTMA	X	X

Regional 2-m Temperatures - Loops

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
Northeast	X	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs	Models- RTMA
Northeast	X	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X	X

East/West CONUS 2-M Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

	East CONUS	West CONUS
NAM	X	X
NAMB	X	X
NAMX	X	X
RTMA	X	X
Obs	X	X
Models,Obs	X	X
Models,RTMA	X	X
Models- RTMA	X	X

Regional 2-m Dew Point Temperatures - Loops

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
Northeast	X	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs	Models- RTMA
Northeast	X	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X	X

Regional Precipitation Type vs Observed Weather - Loops

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX
Northeast	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, Obs
Northeast	X	X
Southeast	X	X
North Central	X	X
South Central	X	X
Northwest	X	X
Southwest	X	X

Regional Percent Frozen Precipitation vs Observed Precipitation Type - Loops

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX
Northeast	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, Obs
Northeast	X	X
Southeast	X	X
North Central	X	X
South Central	X	X
Northwest	X	X
Southwest	X	X

Regional Rime Factor vs Observed Precipitation Type - Loops

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX
Northeast	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, Obs
Northeast	X	X
Southeast	X	X
North Central	X	X
South Central	X	X
Northwest	X	X
Southwest	X	X

Best CAPE (J/kg)

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
RAOBS	X
RAOBS,Models	X

Best CIN (J/kg)

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
RAOBS	X
RAOBS,Models	X

Best Lifted Index (deg C)

	CONUS
NAM	X
NAMB	X
NAMX	X
NDAS	X
Models,NDAS	X
RAOBS	X
RAOBS,Models	X

Regional 10m Winds - Loops

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
Northeast	X	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
Northeast	X	X	X
Southeast	X	X	X
North Central	X	X	X
South Central	X	X	X
Northwest	X	X	X
Southwest	X	X	X

New England 10-M Wind (kt), 2-M Temp

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
2-m Temp	X	X	X	X
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
2-m Temp	X	X	X
10-m Wind	X	X	X

Chesapeake Bay 10-M Wind (kt)

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
10-m Wind	X	X	X

Central California 10-M Wind (kt)

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
10-m Wind	X	X	X

Great Salt Lake 10-M Wind (kt)

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
10-m Wind	X	X	X

Pacific Northwest 10-M Wind (kt)

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
10-m Wind	X	X	X

Lake Erie/Ontario 10-M Wind (kt)

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
10-m Wind	X	X	X

Lake Michigan 10-M Wind (kt)

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
10-m Wind	X	X	X

Lake Superior 10-M Wind (kt)

	NAM	NAMB	NAMX	RTMA
10-m Wind	X	X	X	X

	Obs	Models, RTMA	Models, Obs
10-m Wind	X	X	X