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	13000 - 44000	6		SCT	13000 - 42000	12	CLR	KSLN 140553Z AUTO 12011KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02280194 10261 20228 403170172 57006 $
0650Z	1:53 AM		SCT	26000 - 31000	0	SCT		13000 - 29000	0	CLR	KSLN 140653Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02280194 $
0750Z	2:53 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 45000	2	CLR	KSLN 140753Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02220194 $
0850Z	3:53 AM		SCT	39000 - 39000	0	SCT		13000 - 37000	2	CLR	KSLN 140853Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02220194 58021 $
0950Z	4:53 AM	SCT	SCT	14000 - 44000	0		SCT	29000 - 38000	0	CLR	KSLN 140953Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02390194 $
1050Z	5:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 38000	1		SCT	13000 - 38000	3	CLR	KSLN 141053Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02390189 $
1150Z	6:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 33000	0		SCT	13000 - 34000	1	CLR	KSLN 141153Z 15014KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02440189 10244 20222 56010 $
1250Z	7:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 51000	1	SCT		13000 - 51000	5	CLR	KSLN 141253Z 17014KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02500189 $