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 West Sounder				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0350Z	12:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 32000	35	SCT@6000 OVC@7500	PATK 140853Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM SCT060 OVC075 16/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01560094 402060128 52023 TSNO $
0450Z	1:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 29000	42	BKN@6500 OVC@8000	PATK 140953Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM BKN065 OVC080 15/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01500094 TSNO $
0550Z	2:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 30000	41	BKN@6000 OVC@8500	PATK 141053Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM BKN060 OVC085 15/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01500083 TSNO $
0650Z	3:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 31000	41	SCT@4500 OVC@5500	PATK 141153Z AUTO 17010G17KT 5SM -RA SCT045 OVC055 12/09 A3028 RMK AO2 RAB39 SLP255 P0000 60000 T01170089 10183 20117 53018 TSNO $
0750Z	4:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 30000	43	OVC@4400	PATK 141253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC044 12/10 A3028 RMK AO2 RAE23 SLP256 P0001 T01170100 TSNO $
0850Z	5:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 30000	45	BKN@6000 OVC@8500	PATK 141353Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM BKN060 OVC085 11/11 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP258 T01110106 TSNO $
0950Z	6:53 AM	BKN		14000 - 29000	51	OVC@5500	PATK 141453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 12/11 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP261 60001 T01170106 53005 TSNO
1050Z	7:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 26000	47	OVC@4800	PATK 141553Z 00000KT 10SM OVC048 12/11 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP266 T01220106
1150Z	8:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 24000	49	OVC@5500	PATK 141653Z 21003KT 10SM OVC055 13/09 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP269 T01280089