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	16000 - 36000	3		SCT	15000 - 36000	3	CLR	KIIB 300555Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3029 RMK AO2 T00620041 10118 20055
0650Z	1:55 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 37000	1		SCT	13000 - 35000	1	CLR	KIIB 300655Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3029 RMK AO2 T00590032
0750Z	2:55 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 34000	5	CLR	KIIB 300755Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3029 RMK AO2 T00600027
0850Z	3:55 AM		SCT	13000 - 37000	14		SCT	13000 - 38000	23	SCT@10000	KIIB 300855Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM SCT100 05/03 A3030 RMK AO2 T00540032
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	22000 - 41000	58		OVC	27000 - 41000	58	BKN@9000 BKN@10000	KIIB 300955Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM BKN090 BKN100 07/04 A3031 RMK AO2 T00720040
1050Z	5:55 AM		OVC	34000 - 38000	80		OVC	33000 - 38000	76	OVC@8000	KIIB 301055Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM OVC080 09/04 A3032 RMK AO2 T00850040
1150Z	6:55 AM		OVC	31000 - 37000	83		OVC	33000 - 38000	78	BKN@9000 SCT@12000	KIIB 301155Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM BKN090 SCT120 09/04 A3035 RMK AO2 T00850041 10089 20047
1250Z	7:55 AM		OVC	30000 - 37000	75		OVC	28000 - 36000	68	SCT@12000	KIIB 301255Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM SCT120 08/05 A3035 RMK AO2 T00790046