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	12:53 AM		BKN	16000 - 50000	45		SCT	17000 - 34000	42	FEW@11000	KIPL 060753Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM FEW110 32/14 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP090 T03170139 403890222 PNO $
0850Z	1:53 AM		BKN	15000 - 38000	52		BKN	19000 - 39000	63	FEW@10000	KIPL 060853Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM FEW100 32/15 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB21E38 SLP086 6//// T03220150 58006 PNO $
0950Z	2:53 AM		BKN	15000 - 39000	49		BKN	21000 - 39000	58	CLR	KIPL 060953Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 32/16 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP083 T03220156 PNO $
1050Z	3:53 AM		SCT	15000 - 45000	38		BKN	29000 - 31000	48	CLR	KIPL 061053Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 31/16 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T03110156 PNO $
1150Z	4:53 AM		SCT	24000 - 38000	34		SCT	30000 - 32000	30	CLR	KIPL 061153Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 31/16 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 6//// 7//// T03060156 10333 20306 55000 PNO $
1250Z	5:53 AM		SCT	30000 - 41000	12		SCT	30000 - 32000	32	CLR	KIPL 061253Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 31/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 T03110156 PNO $
1350Z	6:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 34000	86		BKN	26000 - 32000	63	CLR	KIPL 061353Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP093 T03110172 PNO $
1450Z	7:53 AM		OVC	27000 - 39000	82		OVC	24000 - 33000	89	CLR	KIPL 061453Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 6//// T03110167 53014 PNO $
1550Z	8:53 AM		OVC	21000 - 33000	80		OVC	20000 - 33000	89	CLR	KIPL 061553Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 32/16 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP103 T03220161 PNO $
1650Z	9:53 AM		OVC	20000 - 52000	69		OVC	20000 - 34000	85	CLR	KIPL 061653Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T03280172 PNO $
1750Z	10:53 AM		BKN	31000 - 51000	60		OVC	30000 - 40000	81	CLR	KIPL 061753Z AUTO 33011KT 10SM CLR 34/18 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP107 6//// T03440178 10344 20300 51008 PNO $
1850Z	11:53 AM		BKN	17000 - 52000	40		BKN	23000 - 51000	57	CLR	KIPL 061853Z AUTO 33013G22KT 10SM CLR 36/18 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T03610178 PNO $
1950Z	12:53 PM		BKN	15000 - 52000	38		BKN	14000 - 52000	43	CLR	KIPL 061953Z AUTO 34018G27KT 10SM CLR 37/18 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 33028/1940 SLP098 T03670178 PNO $
2050Z	1:53 PM		BKN	26000 - 49000	48		BKN	13000 - 44000	55	FEW@1700	KIPL 062053Z AUTO 35020G33KT 7SM FEW017 36/18 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 35033/2043 SLP097 6//// T03610183 56009 PNO $
2150Z	2:53 PM		BKN	27000 - 42000	55		OVC	26000 - 41000	70	OVC@900	KIPL 062153Z AUTO 34021G33KT 4SM HZ OVC009 34/18 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 33039/2133 SLP098 T03390183 PNO $