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
0450Z	12:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 27000	5	SCT		13000 - 27000	3	CLR	KPDK 060453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02280211 403780222
0550Z	1:53 AM	SCT		14000 - 20000	1	SCT		13000 - 16000	1	CLR	KPDK 060553Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 23/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02280211 10239 20222 56007
0650Z	2:53 AM		SCT	45000 - 45000	0	SCT	SCT	13000 - 42000	1	CLR	KPDK 060653Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 22/21 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02220211
0750Z	3:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 51000	1		SCT	13000 - 38000	2	CLR	KPDK 060753Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 22/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02220206
0850Z	4:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 49000	52		BKN	15000 - 38000	36	CLR	KPDK 060853Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 22/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02220211 55006
0950Z	5:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 52000	47		BKN	13000 - 37000	35	CLR	KPDK 060953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02280211