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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
| 0550Z | 12:53 AM | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 46000 | 1 | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 4 | CLR | KDTS 250553Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01890122 10206 20161 402720161 56007 | |
| 0650Z | 1:53 AM | SCT | 13000 - 47000 | 6 | SCT | 13000 - 44000 | 10 | CLR | KDTS 250653Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01890106 | ||
| 0750Z | 2:53 AM | SCT | 28000 - 49000 | 11 | SCT | 13000 - 44000 | 19 | CLR | KDTS 250753Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01830100 | ||
| 0850Z | 3:53 AM | SCT | 13000 - 50000 | 12 | SCT | 13000 - 38000 | 16 | CLR | KDTS 250853Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01780111 55003 | ||
| 0950Z | 4:53 AM | SCT | 15000 - 50000 | 8 | SCT | 13000 - 35000 | 11 | CLR | KDTS 250953Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01830133 | ||
| 1050Z | 5:53 AM | SCT | 15000 - 32000 | 0 | SCT | 13000 - 35000 | 3 | CLR | KDTS 251053Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01780128 | ||
| 1150Z | 6:53 AM | SCT | 13000 - 51000 | 6 | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 8 | CLR | KDTS 251153Z 08006KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01780133 10194 20172 51009 | ||
| 1250Z | 7:53 AM | SCT | 13000 - 50000 | 4 | SCT | 13000 - 36000 | 7 | CLR | KDTS 251253Z 09006KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01830139 | ||
| 1350Z | 8:53 AM | SCT | 14000 - 51000 | 6 | SCT | 14000 - 33000 | 5 | CLR | KDTS 251353Z 09006KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP218 T02060144 | ||
| 1450Z | 9:53 AM | CLR | - | 0 | SCT | 14000 - 32000 | 0 | CLR | KDTS 251453Z 11012KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02330144 51012 | ||
| 1550Z | 10:53 AM | SCT | 45000 - 50000 | 0 | SCT | 13000 - 39000 | 3 | CLR | KDTS 251553Z 12013G22KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02500139 | ||
| 1650Z | 11:53 AM | SCT | 15000 - 52000 | 9 | SCT | 13000 - 39000 | 14 | CLR | KDTS 251653Z 12015G23KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02560139 | ||
| 1750Z | 12:53 PM | SCT | 25000 - 52000 | 19 | BKN | 17000 - 38000 | 43 | CLR | KDTS 251753Z 11014G23KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T02610150 10261 20172 58009 | ||
| 1850Z | 1:53 PM | OVC | 27000 - 46000 | 69 | OVC | 29000 - 38000 | 74 | CLR | KDTS 251853Z 12011KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T02560144 | ||
| 1950Z | 2:53 PM | OVC | 30000 - 36000 | 90 | OVC | 29000 - 36000 | 78 | CLR | KDTS 251953Z 13014KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02560139 | ||
| 2050Z | 3:53 PM | OVC | 29000 - 42000 | 83 | BKN | 14000 - 43000 | 59 | CLR | KDTS 252053Z 12010KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02500150 56020 | ||
| 2150Z | 4:53 PM | OVC | 27000 - 38000 | 64 | BKN | 22000 - 36000 | 51 | CLR | KDTS 252153Z 13007KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02500150 | ||