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	13000 - 43000	29		SCT	13000 - 43000	22	CLR	KMLS 110653Z AUTO 02010KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP034 T02110044 403220089
0750Z	1:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 43000	41		BKN	13000 - 42000	30	CLR	KMLS 110753Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 19/04 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP040 T01940044
0850Z	2:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 39000	27		SCT	13000 - 35000	11	CLR	KMLS 110853Z AUTO 36011KT 10SM CLR 19/05 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP042 T01940050 53009
0950Z	3:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 44000	11	SCT		13000 - 31000	11	CLR	KMLS 110953Z AUTO 01015G21KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP055 T01720083
1050Z	4:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 38000	8	SCT		13000 - 32000	6	CLR	KMLS 111053Z AUTO 36012KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP067 T01330083
1150Z	5:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 35000	6		SCT	29000 - 29000	0	CLR	KMLS 111153Z AUTO 03012KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP068 T01330072 10211 20133 51020
1250Z	6:53 AM	SCT	SCT	14000 - 34000	1	CLR		-	0	CLR	KMLS 111253Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP080 T01280061