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		SCT	41000 - 48000	20		SCT	41000 - 46000	11	CLR	KLWD 060553Z AUTO 23014KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-NE PRESRR SLP100 T02500222 10278 20244 402780194 51012
0650Z	1:53 AM	CLR		-	0		SCT	37000 - 41000	7	FEW@2000 BKN@3000 OVC@5500	KLWD 060653Z AUTO 24012G24KT 3SM +TSRA BR FEW020 BKN030 OVC055 20/18 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 30031/0612 WSHFT 0602 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB35 TSB42 SLP116 P0000 T02000178
0750Z	2:53 AM		OVC	34000 - 47000	88		OVC	32000 - 47000	74	OVC@10000	KLWD 060753Z AUTO 31014G22KT 10SM -RA OVC100 22/16 A2990 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0644 TSE27 SLP118 P0022 T02170161
0850Z	3:53 AM		OVC	25000 - 41000	71		OVC	26000 - 38000	71	CLR	KLWD 060853Z AUTO 16007G17KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 36026/0805 WSHFT 0800 RAE20 SLP089 P0003 60025 T02000167 58012
0950Z	4:53 AM		OVC	26000 - 38000	74		OVC	26000 - 41000	63	CLR	KLWD 060953Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02000178