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 - 40000	30	BKN		13000 - 31000	34	BKN@2100 BKN@5500	KRYV 170555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN021 BKN055 16/12 A3026 RMK AO2 T01560124 10183 20156 402290120
0650Z	1:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 50000	40	BKN		13000 - 36000	48	OVC@1700	KRYV 170655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC017 16/13 A3023 RMK AO2 T01570130
0750Z	2:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 26000	59	SCT		13000 - 26000	27	BKN@1500 OVC@4600	KRYV 170755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN015 OVC046 16/14 A3022 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T01600135
0850Z	3:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 22000	56	SCT	SCT	13000 - 47000	35	OVC@1500	KRYV 170855Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM -RA OVC015 16/16 A3022 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W T01600158
0950Z	4:55 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 51000	51	SCT	SCT	13000 - 49000	52	OVC@1500	KRYV 170955Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM OVC015 16/16 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S P0001 T01580158
1050Z	5:55 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 52000	38		BKN	13000 - 52000	35	OVC@1300	KRYV 171055Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC013 16/16 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW T01570157
1150Z	6:55 AM		BKN	16000 - 51000	43		BKN	13000 - 51000	43	SCT@500 OVC@900	KRYV 171155Z AUTO 06003KT 3SM BR SCT005 OVC009 16/16 A3023 RMK AO2 60001 70001 T01560156 10160 20155
1250Z	7:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	49		BKN	13000 - 47000	39	OVC@300	KRYV 171255Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC003 16/16 A3025 RMK AO2 P0001 T01600160