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
0750Z	12:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPDT 240753Z AUTO 16005KT 9SM FU CLR 23/10 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02280100 403440194
0850Z	1:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPDT 240853Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM FU CLR 22/10 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02220100 55005
0950Z	2:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPDT 240953Z AUTO 19003KT 9SM FU CLR 21/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02110106
1050Z	3:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPDT 241053Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM FU CLR 20/10 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02000100
1150Z	4:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPDT 241153Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM FU CLR 19/09 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01940094 10256 20183 55001
1250Z	5:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	FEW@7500	KPDT 241253Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM FU FEW075 19/09 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01940094
1350Z	6:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPDT 241353Z 00000KT 9SM FU CLR 19/11 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01940106
1450Z	7:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPDT 241453Z 13003KT 8SM FU CLR 23/10 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02280100 53005