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 West Sounder | ASOS METAR Report | ||||
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Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
0350Z | 1:02 AM | SCT | 13000 - 26000 | 9 | BKN@1500 OVC@2500 | PAHX 230902Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM BKN015 OVC025 12/11 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 60001 T01170111 53004 | |
0450Z | 2:02 AM | BKN | 13000 - 25000 | 26 | OVC@1700 | PAHX 231002Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM OVC017 11/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01110111 | |
0550Z | 2:59 AM | BKN | 13000 - 29000 | 38 | FEW@1700 BKN@3400 OVC@7500 | PAHX 231059Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW017 BKN034 OVC075 11/11 A3014 RMK AO2 | |
0650Z | 3:41 AM | BKN | 13000 - 29000 | 50 | BKN@2600 OVC@3900 | PAHX 231141Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM BKN026 OVC039 11/10 A3014 RMK AO2 | |
0750Z | 4:42 AM | BKN | 13000 - 28000 | 49 | FEW@700 OVC@3400 | PAHX 231242Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW007 OVC034 11/11 A3013 RMK AO2 | |
0850Z | 5:58 AM | BKN | 13000 - 29000 | 54 | FEW@700 BKN@1100 OVC@3400 | PAHX 231358Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM -RA FEW007 BKN011 OVC034 11/11 A3012 RMK AO2 RAB24 P0001 | |
0950Z | 6:40 AM | BKN | 17000 - 29000 | 57 | FEW@900 BKN@1900 OVC@2600 | PAHX 231440Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM RA FEW009 BKN019 OVC026 11/10 A3012 RMK AO2 P0003 | |
1050Z | 7:58 AM | BKN | 17000 - 28000 | 47 | BKN@3000 OVC@4000 | PAHX 231558Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM -RA BKN030 OVC040 10/10 A3012 RMK AO2 P0001 |