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
0550Z	12:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 13000	3	SCT		13000 - 13000	2	BKN@3300	KENW 060553Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN033 19/19 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01940189 10222 20189 402440189 50002
0650Z	1:53 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 13000	1	CLR	KENW 060653Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR 17/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01720172
0750Z	2:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 14000	3	SCT		13000 - 13000	6	SCT@9500	KENW 060753Z AUTO 30003KT 4SM BR SCT095 18/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01780178
0850Z	3:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 18000	26	BKN		13000 - 31000	40	BKN@11000	KENW 060853Z AUTO 30003KT 5SM BR BKN110 17/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01720172 55002
0950Z	4:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 39000	35	BKN		13000 - 35000	35	FEW@6500 SCT@11000	KENW 060953Z AUTO 06003KT 6SM BR FEW065 SCT110 17/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01720172
1050Z	5:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 40000	40		BKN	13000 - 34000	35	BKN@6500 BKN@10000	KENW 061053Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR BKN065 BKN100 17/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01720172