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	12:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 38000	30	SCT		13000 - 32000	20	CLR	KOLG 280555Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2995 RMK AO1
0650Z	1:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 32000	13	SCT		13000 - 31000	22	CLR	KOLG 280655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A2995 RMK AO1
0750Z	2:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 41000	26	SCT		13000 - 30000	10	CLR	KOLG 280755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A2993 RMK AO1
0850Z	3:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 41000	13		SCT	13000 - 41000	20	CLR	KOLG 280855Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2991 RMK AO1
0950Z	4:55 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 42000	12	SCT		13000 - 36000	17	CLR	KOLG 280955Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2991 RMK AO1
1050Z	5:55 AM		SCT	13000 - 44000	18		BKN	13000 - 44000	36	CLR	KOLG 281055Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2991 RMK AO1
1150Z	6:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 44000	30		OVC	27000 - 44000	49	CLR	KOLG 281155Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2991 RMK AO1
1250Z	7:55 AM		OVC	37000 - 44000	72		BKN	37000 - 44000	56	CLR	KOLG 281255Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2991 RMK AO1
1350Z	8:55 AM		OVC	39000 - 43000	90		BKN	39000 - 46000	65	CLR	KOLG 281355Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 20/15 A2991 RMK AO1
1450Z	9:55 AM		BKN	38000 - 41000	83		OVC	38000 - 44000	76	OVC@5000	KOLG 281455Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM OVC050 20/15 A2989 RMK AO1