IEM :: Satellite Cloud Product

Satellite Cloud Product

NESDIS produces a Satellite Cloud Product (SCP) that supplements the ASOS ceilometer readings. This page merges the SCP data with the METAR observations for a given UTC date. Cloud level values are presented in feet above ground level. ECA represents estimated cloud amount expressed in percentage. An IEM Web Service provided the following JSON dataset for this page. Data is available for some sites back to 1993.

SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Satellite East Sounder				Satellite West Sounder				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0750Z	12:56 AM	SCT		14000 - 37000	12	SCT		13000 - 35000	11	CLR	KEED 110756Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 37/13 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP034 T03720128 404500311
0850Z	1:56 AM		SCT	15000 - 38000	29		SCT	16000 - 39000	30	CLR	KEED 110856Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 37/13 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP035 T03670128 51005
0950Z	2:56 AM		SCT	15000 - 38000	18		SCT	14000 - 38000	11	CLR	KEED 110956Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 35/13 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP034 T03500128
1050Z	3:56 AM		SCT	14000 - 43000	14		SCT	14000 - 40000	22	CLR	KEED 111056Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 34/12 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP035 T03440122
1150Z	4:56 AM		SCT	16000 - 41000	23		BKN	13000 - 38000	39	CLR	KEED 111156Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 34/13 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP036 T03440128 10383 20339 53001
1250Z	5:56 AM		SCT	15000 - 45000	8		SCT	13000 - 40000	16	CLR	KEED 111256Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 34/13 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP040 T03390128
1350Z	6:56 AM	SCT		13000 - 35000	13		SCT	13000 - 36000	12	CLR	KEED 111356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 35/14 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP046 T03500144