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
0650Z	12:55 AM		BKN	32000 - 38000	81		BKN	28000 - 38000	77	SCT@5000 BKN@10000 OVC@15000	KCWN 230655Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM -RA SCT050 BKN100 OVC150 16/12 A3047 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP127 P0000 T01560116 403120154 $
0750Z	1:55 AM		OVC	20000 - 37000	80		OVC	15000 - 38000	73	BKN@9000 OVC@19000	KCWN 230755Z AUTO 22012KT 10SM BKN090 OVC190 17/10 A3043 RMK AO2 RAB0655E04 SLP113 P0000 T01730095 $
0850Z	2:55 AM		OVC	15000 - 43000	68		BKN	13000 - 46000	48	OVC@12000	KCWN 230855Z AUTO 24003G16KT 10SM OVC120 18/09 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP109 60000 T01780089 57019 $
0950Z	3:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 45000	38	SCT		13000 - 45000	22	BKN@23000	KCWN 230955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN230 15/11 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01520106 $
1050Z	4:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 39000	12	SCT		13000 - 41000	7	CLR	KCWN 231055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3043 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP136 T01470103 $
1150Z	5:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 19000	2	SCT		13000 - 25000	2	SCT@11000	KCWN 231155Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM SCT110 14/11 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP140 60000 70002 T01410111 10181 20136 53008 $
1250Z	6:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 20000	2	SCT		13000 - 14000	1	CLR	KCWN 231255Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01370117 $
1350Z	7:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 27000	2	SCT		13000 - 13000	2	OVC@1200	KCWN 231355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC012 14/13 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01440129 $