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 - 28000	45	SCT		13000 - 32000	40	CLR	KDDC 200552Z AUTO 04008KT 9SM CLR 18/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP114 60000 T01780144 10306 20167 403440167 58000 $
0650Z	1:52 AM			-		SCT		13000 - 36000	40	CLR	KDDC 200652Z AUTO 07005KT 9SM CLR 18/14 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S RAB16E25 SLP112 P0000 T01780144 $
0750Z	2:52 AM		BKN	28000 - 40000	75		OVC	19000 - 39000	73	FEW@5000 SCT@9500 BKN@11000	KDDC 200752Z AUTO 35005KT 9SM -RA FEW050 SCT095 BKN110 18/15 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 25039/0712 LTG DSNT SE AND S RAB16 SLP111 P0001 T01830150 $
0850Z	3:52 AM		OVC	28000 - 39000	85		OVC	28000 - 37000	82	BKN@11000	KDDC 200852Z AUTO 12004KT 9SM BKN110 17/16 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/0808 WSHFT 0759 LTG DSNT SE RAE02 SLP124 P0000 60001 T01720156 53009 $
0950Z	4:52 AM		OVC	29000 - 36000	73		BKN	29000 - 35000	61	CLR	KDDC 200952Z AUTO 31007KT 9SM CLR 17/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01670156 $
1050Z	5:52 AM		OVC	20000 - 42000	43		OVC	24000 - 34000	48	CLR	KDDC 201052Z AUTO 33006KT 9SM CLR 16/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01610156 $