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	12:54 AM		BKN	15000 - 44000	60		BKN	13000 - 37000	52	CLR	KRST 030554Z AUTO 15007KT 5SM BR CLR 19/19 A2998 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP149 T01940189 10222 20194 402330194 58014 $
0650Z	1:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 44000	57		BKN	13000 - 45000	57	BKN@100	KRST 030654Z AUTO 17010KT 5SM BR BKN001 19/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01890189 $
0750Z	2:47 AM		BKN	36000 - 42000	75		OVC	38000 - 44000	81	SCT@300	KRST 030747Z AUTO 17013KT 7SM SCT003 19/19 A2996 RMK AO2 T01940189 $
0850Z	3:54 AM		BKN	35000 - 40000	76		OVC	37000 - 44000	79	FEW@12000	KRST 030854Z AUTO 17008KT 8SM FEW120 19/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01940189 56009 $
0950Z	4:54 AM		BKN	37000 - 44000	78		BKN	38000 - 45000	77	CLR	KRST 030954Z AUTO 15006KT 7SM CLR 19/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01890183 $
1050Z	5:54 AM		BKN	39000 - 45000	85		SCT	42000 - 46000	33	CLR	KRST 031054Z 25005KT 7SM CLR 19/18 A3003 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP164 T01940183