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	14000 - 45000	48		BKN	14000 - 40000	36	CLR	KBCE 070653Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 09/09 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00890089 401390028
0750Z	1:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	35		BKN	13000 - 48000	30	CLR	KBCE 070753Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00830078
0850Z	2:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 51000	26		SCT	13000 - 52000	22	CLR	KBCE 070853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00780078 58007
0950Z	3:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 52000	25		SCT	13000 - 47000	25	CLR	KBCE 070953Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00720072
1050Z	4:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 51000	27		SCT	13000 - 45000	22	CLR	KBCE 071053Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00670067
1150Z	5:53 AM		BKN	15000 - 50000	31		SCT	14000 - 44000	22	CLR	KBCE 071153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP165 70042 T00610061 10100 20061 53002
1250Z	6:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 51000	26		SCT	13000 - 42000	18	CLR	KBCE 071253Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00560056