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	12:52 AM		SCT	13000 - 38000	3	SCT		13000 - 33000	3	CLR	KCID 130552Z AUTO 11004KT 6SM BR CLR 22/21 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02170211 10267 20211 402780211 51003
0650Z	1:52 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		16000 - 35000	1	VV @300	KCID 130652Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM R09/1600VP6000FT FG VV003 21/21 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02110211
0750Z	2:52 AM		SCT	25000 - 49000	9		SCT	15000 - 45000	9	FEW@1800	KCID 130752Z AUTO 10005KT 4SM BR FEW018 22/21 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02170211
0850Z	3:52 AM		SCT	23000 - 48000	4		SCT	16000 - 39000	14	CLR	KCID 130852Z AUTO 08006KT 5SM BR CLR 22/21 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02170211 58005
0950Z	4:52 AM		BKN	20000 - 48000	41		OVC	32000 - 39000	56	CLR	KCID 130952Z 09007KT 3SM BR CLR 21/21 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02110211
1050Z	5:52 AM		OVC	34000 - 49000	78		OVC	36000 - 44000	84	VV @100	KCID 131052Z 12006KT 1/4SM R09/1600VP6000FT FG VV001 21/21 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02110211
1150Z	6:52 AM		OVC	39000 - 45000	88		BKN	42000 - 50000	61	CLR	KCID 131152Z 13004KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR 22/21 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP109 7//// T02170211 10217 20206 53004
1250Z	7:52 AM		BKN	43000 - 49000	68		SCT	44000 - 51000	10	CLR	KCID 131252Z 11008KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 22/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02220217
1350Z	8:52 AM		BKN	43000 - 46000	66		SCT	44000 - 46000	13	FEW@300 SCT@11000	KCID 131352Z VRB04KT 3SM BR FEW003 SCT110 22/22 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-NW PRESRR SLP123 T02220217
1450Z	9:52 AM		SCT	43000 - 44000	26		SCT	44000 - 44000	9	SCT@8000 BKN@9500 OVC@12000	KCID 131452Z 34004KT 1 1/4SM VCTS +RA BR SCT080 BKN095 OVC120 22/22 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB1356 TSB01E16 SLP143 6//// T02220222 53031 PNO $
1550Z	10:52 AM	CLR		-	0		SCT	43000 - 44000	16	SCT@6000 BKN@7500 OVC@9000	KCID 131552Z 11012KT 1 1/4SM +RA BR SCT060 BKN075 OVC090 22/22 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S PRESFR SLP138 T02220217 PNO
1650Z	11:52 AM		OVC	40000 - 44000	94		OVC	40000 - 46000	81	SCT@400 BKN@11000	KCID 131652Z 11010G19KT 5SM -RA BR SCT004 BKN110 22/22 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02220217 PNO $
1750Z	12:52 PM		OVC	36000 - 40000	87		OVC	36000 - 42000	77	FEW@700 FEW@8000	KCID 131752Z 10014G22KT 10SM FEW007 FEW080 23/22 A2982 RMK AO2 RAE1656 SLP092 6//// T02330217 10233 20211 58049 PNO $
1850Z	1:52 PM		OVC	32000 - 39000	72		OVC	27000 - 40000	62	OVC@1100	KCID 131852Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM -RA OVC011 23/22 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W RAB26 CIG 007V013 SLP110 T02330217 PNO
1950Z	2:52 PM		OVC	16000 - 38000	60		BKN	15000 - 39000	52	FEW@1100 SCT@4100 SCT@11000	KCID 131952Z 11006KT 10SM FEW011 SCT041 SCT110 24/22 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE1856B04E18 SLP109 P0000 T02390222
2050Z	3:52 PM		OVC	17000 - 43000	45		OVC	18000 - 38000	37	BKN@1200 OVC@10000	KCID 132052Z 09007KT 10SM BKN012 OVC100 24/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP115 6//// T02440217 51023
2150Z	4:52 PM		BKN	13000 - 42000	49	BKN		13000 - 38000	39	FEW@1400 SCT@1900 OVC@9500	KCID 132152Z 07007KT 10SM FEW014 SCT019 OVC095 24/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02440222