diff --git a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
index 761f6655b8539ac9ae80995d403371be75c92bcc..29ed899c817d5d49c761baf8909cd9db0491b7e4 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def run():
     cld_phase = []
     solar_zenith_angle = []
 
+    cnt = 0
     for idx, time in enumerate(time_keys):
         reports = ice_dict[time]
         for tup in reports:
@@ -172,4 +173,8 @@ def run():
             solar_zenith_angle.append(gvals_g)
             temp_8_5um_nom.append(gvals_h)
             temp_11_0um_nom.append(gvals_i)
-            temp_13_3um_nom.append(gvals_j)
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+            temp_13_3um_nom.append(gvals_j)
+
+            cnt += 1
+
+    print('num images: ', cnt)
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