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
0550Z	12:53 AM		OVC	36000 - 41000	86		OVC	35000 - 44000	73	BKN@2300 BKN@2800 OVC@8000	KAMW 050553Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM BKN023 BKN028 OVC080 19/19 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE42 SLP106 P0004 60059 T01940189 10200 20194 402890167 58010
0650Z	1:53 AM		OVC	19000 - 41000	72		BKN	28000 - 46000	51	SCT@500 BKN@4400 OVC@6000	KAMW 050653Z AUTO 16005KT 9SM -RA SCT005 BKN044 OVC060 19/18 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB34 SLP105 P0008 T01890183
0750Z	2:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 42000	76		BKN	29000 - 43000	61	BKN@500 BKN@1700 OVC@4700	KAMW 050753Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM -RA BKN005 BKN017 OVC047 19/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP101 P0008 T01890189
0850Z	3:53 AM		OVC	17000 - 44000	76		BKN	27000 - 46000	61	BKN@600 BKN@1500 OVC@3500	KAMW 050853Z AUTO 10004KT 7SM -RA BKN006 BKN015 OVC035 19/19 A2984 RMK AO2 CIG 004V010 SLP096 P0001 60017 T01940189 58011