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	12:55 AM		SCT	14000 - 45000	20		SCT	13000 - 41000	23	CLR	KAXA 280555Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3006 RMK A01
0650Z	1:55 AM		SCT	13000 - 45000	20		BKN	13000 - 40000	27	CLR	KAXA 280655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3007 RMK A01
0750Z	2:55 AM		SCT	13000 - 45000	21		BKN	13000 - 38000	30	CLR	KAXA 280755Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3007 RMK A01
0850Z	3:55 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 46000	27		BKN	13000 - 39000	37	CLR	KAXA 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3008 RMK A01
0950Z	4:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 45000	33		BKN	13000 - 38000	39	CLR	KAXA 280955Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A3008 RMK A01
1050Z	5:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 44000	30		BKN	13000 - 39000	29	CLR	KAXA 281055Z AUTO 06003KT 9SM CLR 18/18 A3009 RMK A01
1150Z	6:55 AM		OVC	35000 - 44000	23		SCT	14000 - 39000	24	CLR	KAXA 281155Z AUTO 08006KT 9SM CLR 19/19 A3011 RMK A01
1250Z	7:55 AM		OVC	26000 - 44000	16		OVC	16000 - 43000	23	CLR	KAXA 281255Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3013 RMK A01
1350Z	8:55 AM		SCT	35000 - 46000	23		OVC	18000 - 42000	34	CLR	KAXA 281355Z AUTO 10011KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3014 RMK A01
1450Z	9:55 AM		SCT	23000 - 45000	25		BKN	18000 - 43000	33	CLR	KAXA 281455Z AUTO 11008KT 9SM CLR 25/18 A3014 RMK A01