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	BKN		13000 - 34000	65	BKN		13000 - 29000	53	BKN@5000 BKN@6500 OVC@9000	KIFA 010555Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN050 BKN065 OVC090 13/12 A3028 RMK AO2 T01300122 10145 20128 401550105
0650Z	1:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 28000	60	SCT		13000 - 25000	32	SCT@2900 BKN@3800 OVC@8000	KIFA 010655Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM -RA SCT029 BKN038 OVC080 13/13 A3026 RMK AO2 T01320125
0750Z	1:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 34000	58	SCT		13000 - 28000	26	OVC@2500	KIFA 010755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC025 13/13 A3026 RMK AO2 T01340129
0850Z	2:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 27000	56	BKN		13000 - 33000	33	BKN@3500 OVC@4100	KIFA 010855Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN035 OVC041 13/13 A3026 RMK AO2 T01320132