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
0450Z	12:53 AM		OVC	16000 - 45000	33		OVC	15000 - 37000	42	CLR	KCUB 080453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02330189 403170200
0550Z	1:53 AM		OVC	32000 - 46000	63		OVC	30000 - 38000	61	CLR	KCUB 080553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02330189 10294 20233 51005
0650Z	2:53 AM		OVC	32000 - 37000	76		OVC	32000 - 39000	68	CLR	KCUB 080653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02280189
0750Z	3:53 AM		OVC	31000 - 36000	77		OVC	27000 - 37000	69	CLR	KCUB 080753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02280194
0850Z	4:53 AM		OVC	19000 - 44000	55		BKN	25000 - 38000	54	CLR	KCUB 080853Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 22/19 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02220194 53002
0950Z	5:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 40000	59		BKN	27000 - 36000	59	CLR	KCUB 080953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02170194
1050Z	6:53 AM		OVC	27000 - 37000	71		BKN	22000 - 36000	61	FEW@4600	KCUB 081053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW046 22/19 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02220194