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
0050Z	12:51 AM		OVC	22000 - 28000	66		OVC	20000 - 28000	69	SCT@6000 BKN@15000 OVC@25000	KORD 180651Z 30008KT 10SM SCT060 BKN150 OVC250 03/M02 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP015 T00331017
0150Z	1:51 AM		OVC	20000 - 27000	61	OVC		18000 - 28000	68	BKN@4800 OVC@9500	KORD 180751Z 33009KT 10SM BKN048 OVC095 03/M03 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP026 T00331028
0250Z	2:51 AM		BKN	13000 - 35000	30	BKN		13000 - 35000	31	BKN@4600 OVC@10000	KORD 180851Z 32014G22KT 10SM BKN046 OVC100 03/M04 A2963 RMK AO2 PK WND 33026/0817 SLP038 T00281039 53026
0350Z	3:51 AM		BKN	22000 - 35000	38		BKN	14000 - 33000	40	BKN@4900 OVC@21000	KORD 180951Z 33012G21KT 10SM BKN049 OVC210 01/M06 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP049 T00111056
0450Z	4:51 AM		OVC	23000 - 34000	73		OVC	17000 - 30000	67	FEW@6000 OVC@18000	KORD 181051Z COR 32012KT 10SM FEW060 OVC180 01/M06 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP061 T00061056
0550Z	5:51 AM		OVC	23000 - 33000	69		OVC	22000 - 31000	66	FEW@5000 BKN@18000 OVC@21000	KORD 181151Z 33014KT 10SM FEW050 BKN180 OVC210 00/M06 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 33026/1101 SLP075 T00001061 10044 20000 53035 $
0650Z	6:51 AM		OVC	21000 - 30000	76		OVC	20000 - 32000	67	BKN@3500 OVC@21000	KORD 181251Z 35017G25KT 10SM BKN035 OVC210 00/M07 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP090 T00001072 $