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	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KSJC 260753Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01560100 402560156
0850Z	1:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 18000	0		SCT	20000 - 34000	0	CLR	KSJC 260853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01500100 56005
0950Z	2:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 16000	0	SCT		19000 - 20000	0	CLR	KSJC 260953Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01390094
1050Z	3:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 15000	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KSJC 261053Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01330078
1150Z	4:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KSJC 261153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01280072 10167 20122 57005
1250Z	5:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KSJC 261253Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01170067
1350Z	6:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	FEW@15000	KSJC 261353Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 12/07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01170072