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
0650Z	12:53 AM		BKN	25000 - 33000	54		OVC	15000 - 32000	62	BKN@1200 OVC@3100	KLVM 120653Z AUTO 08014G23KT 10SM BKN012 OVC031 09/07 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 09028/0556 SLP183 T00890067 402000078
0750Z	1:53 AM		BKN	14000 - 35000	40	BKN		13000 - 34000	38	BKN@3500 BKN@4700	KLVM 120753Z AUTO 08014G22KT 10SM BKN035 BKN047 09/06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP174 T00890061
0850Z	2:53 AM		BKN	18000 - 39000	47		OVC	17000 - 37000	43	FEW@4700 BKN@7000	KLVM 120853Z AUTO 08013KT 10SM FEW047 BKN070 09/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00890056 55003
0950Z	3:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 38000	40		OVC	28000 - 36000	40	OVC@7000	KLVM 120953Z AUTO 10012KT 10SM OVC070 09/05 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00940050
1050Z	4:53 AM		OVC	17000 - 34000	39		OVC	15000 - 34000	44	OVC@6500	KLVM 121053Z AUTO 11010KT 10SM OVC065 09/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00890056
1150Z	5:53 AM		OVC	18000 - 38000	49		OVC	16000 - 40000	47	BKN@3600 BKN@4700 OVC@6000	KLVM 121153Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM BKN036 BKN047 OVC060 09/06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00890056 10094 20089 56002
1250Z	6:53 AM		OVC	21000 - 40000	39		BKN	13000 - 40000	43	BKN@3400 OVC@4400	KLVM 121253Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM BKN034 OVC044 09/06 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00940056
1350Z	7:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 40000	31		BKN	13000 - 37000	30	OVC@3100	KLVM 121353Z AUTO 09011KT 10SM OVC031 09/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP188 T00940061