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		OVC	33000 - 47000	64		OVC	15000 - 37000	66	CLR	KMIC 200553Z AUTO 18009KT 7SM CLR 24/18 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02440183 10300 20244 403220200 58011
0650Z	1:53 AM		OVC	31000 - 38000	78		OVC	31000 - 39000	76	SCT@12000	KMIC 200653Z AUTO 18010KT 7SM SCT120 24/18 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02440183
0750Z	2:53 AM		BKN	34000 - 43000	59		BKN	36000 - 49000	51	FEW@8000	KMIC 200753Z AUTO 18009KT 7SM FEW080 24/19 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02390189
0850Z	3:50 AM		BKN	37000 - 52000	70		BKN	22000 - 52000	62	FEW@2000 BKN@3300 OVC@5500	KMIC 200850Z AUTO 26013G34KT 1 3/4SM +TSRA FEW020 BKN033 OVC055 23/20 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 25034/0844 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB39 TSB41 P0014
0950Z	4:53 AM		BKN	33000 - 46000	73		BKN	14000 - 47000	62	CLR	KMIC 200953Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 15039/0908 WSHFT 0900 RAE25 TSE02 SLP075 P0005 T02170200
1050Z	5:53 AM		BKN	14000 - 47000	63		BKN	13000 - 47000	50	FEW@10000 FEW@11000	KMIC 201053Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM -RA FEW100 FEW110 21/20 A2973 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW RAB50 PRESFR SLP060 P0000 T02110200
1150Z	6:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 46000	38	SCT	SCT	13000 - 43000	27	CLR	KMIC 201153Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2973 RMK AO2 RAE05 SLP061 P0000 60027 70027 T02170200 10244 20211 55030