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
0450Z	6:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 30000	67	SCT		15000 - 24000	8	SCT@3500 OVC@8000	KAPG 111055Z COR AUTO 03004KT 7SM SCT035 OVC080 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0000 T02170198 $ COR 1056
0550Z	6:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 22000	74	SCT		15000 - 27000	11	SCT@3500 OVC@8000	KAPG 111055Z COR AUTO 03004KT 7SM SCT035 OVC080 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0000 T02170198 $ COR 1056
0650Z	6:55 AM	OVC		13000 - 29000	76	SCT		15000 - 25000	8	SCT@3500 OVC@8000	KAPG 111055Z COR AUTO 03004KT 7SM SCT035 OVC080 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0000 T02170198 $ COR 1056
0750Z	6:55 AM	BKN		17000 - 29000	67		SCT	23000 - 29000	2	SCT@3500 OVC@8000	KAPG 111055Z COR AUTO 03004KT 7SM SCT035 OVC080 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0000 T02170198 $ COR 1056
0850Z	6:55 AM		BKN	18000 - 28000	48		SCT	23000 - 28000	2	SCT@3500 OVC@8000	KAPG 111055Z COR AUTO 03004KT 7SM SCT035 OVC080 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0000 T02170198 $ COR 1056
0950Z	6:55 AM	BKN		18000 - 25000	71		SCT	21000 - 32000	9	SCT@3500 OVC@8000	KAPG 111055Z COR AUTO 03004KT 7SM SCT035 OVC080 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0000 T02170198 $ COR 1056
1050Z	6:55 AM		BKN	18000 - 31000	62		BKN	14000 - 37000	33	SCT@3500 OVC@8000	KAPG 111055Z COR AUTO 03004KT 7SM SCT035 OVC080 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0000 T02170198 $ COR 1056