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		BKN	23000 - 33000	66		BKN	23000 - 34000	55	FEW@6000 SCT@9000 BKN@12000 OVC@14000	KMSP 130553Z 04005KT 9SM -RA FEW060 SCT090 BKN120 OVC140 26/17 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB50 SLP121 P0000 60000 T02610172 10306 20256 403170217 52007 $
0650Z	1:53 AM		BKN	23000 - 33000	61		BKN	24000 - 34000	47	FEW@11000 OVC@17000	KMSP 130653Z 00000KT 9SM FEW110 OVC170 24/19 A2990 RMK AO2 RAE29 SLP118 P0000 T02440189 $
0750Z	2:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 34000	79		OVC	27000 - 37000	71	FEW@9500 OVC@17000	KMSP 130753Z 03004KT 9SM FEW095 OVC170 24/18 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02390183 $
0850Z	3:53 AM		OVC	24000 - 36000	74		OVC	25000 - 38000	71	SCT@11000 OVC@16000	KMSP 130853Z 09003KT 10SM SCT110 OVC160 24/18 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB42E51 SLP110 P0000 60000 T02390183 56010 $
0950Z	4:53 AM		OVC	34000 - 37000	86		BKN	34000 - 42000	72	SCT@11000 OVC@17000	KMSP 130953Z 04004KT 9SM SCT110 OVC170 23/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02330178 $
1050Z	5:53 AM		BKN	35000 - 38000	50		BKN	36000 - 43000	73	SCT@5500 SCT@7000 OVC@11000	KMSP 131053Z 07004KT 9SM -RA SCT055 SCT070 OVC110 23/18 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB28 SLP125 P0000 T02280183 $
1150Z	6:53 AM		OVC	35000 - 43000	86		OVC	37000 - 44000	81	FEW@5500 OVC@14000	KMSP 131153Z 07006KT 8SM FEW055 OVC140 23/18 A2992 RMK AO2 RAE17 SLP125 P0000 60000 T02280178 10261 20228 51015
1250Z	7:53 AM		OVC	37000 - 44000	89		OVC	38000 - 44000	82	BKN@15000 OVC@25000	KMSP 131253Z 11006KT 9SM BKN150 OVC250 23/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02280183
1350Z	8:53 AM		OVC	38000 - 43000	93		OVC	39000 - 44000	81	BKN@5500 BKN@12000 BKN@15000 OVC@25000	KMSP 131353Z 07005KT 8SM BKN055 BKN120 BKN150 OVC250 23/17 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02330172
1450Z	9:53 AM		OVC	37000 - 41000	92		OVC	38000 - 43000	81	OVC@6000	KMSP 131453Z 08006KT 8SM OVC060 23/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02330172 53013
1550Z	10:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 39000	76		OVC	27000 - 40000	61	OVC@5500	KMSP 131553Z 06005KT 8SM OVC055 23/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02330172
1650Z	11:53 AM		OVC	17000 - 38000	69		OVC	21000 - 37000	56	FEW@6000 BKN@9500 OVC@25000	KMSP 131653Z 02009KT 9SM FEW060 BKN095 OVC250 24/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02390172
1750Z	12:53 PM		OVC	18000 - 33000	65		OVC	19000 - 38000	60	FEW@5500 SCT@10000 BKN@14000 OVC@25000	KMSP 131753Z 05010KT 8SM FEW055 SCT100 BKN140 OVC250 25/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02500172 10250 20228 53000
1850Z	1:53 PM		OVC	20000 - 38000	78		OVC	21000 - 34000	65	FEW@6500 SCT@11000 BKN@14000 OVC@25000	KMSP 131853Z 04012G25KT 9SM FEW065 SCT110 BKN140 OVC250 25/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02500161
1950Z	2:53 PM		OVC	22000 - 31000	79		BKN	23000 - 31000	55	SCT@5500 BKN@14000 OVC@25000	KMSP 131953Z 06008KT 9SM SCT055 BKN140 OVC250 26/17 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 06026/1903 SLP137 T02560167
2050Z	3:53 PM		BKN	21000 - 32000	57		SCT	13000 - 33000	38	FEW@6000 SCT@11000 BKN@20000 OVC@25000	KMSP 132053Z 09009KT 8SM FEW060 SCT110 BKN200 OVC250 26/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02610172 55002