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 | |||||||
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Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
2350Z | 12:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 45000 | 25 | SCT | 13000 - 39000 | 20 | KINF 220455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 25/25 A3002 RMK AO2 | |||
0050Z | 1:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 47000 | 24 | BKN | 13000 - 38000 | 25 | KINF 220555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 25/25 A3001 RMK AO2 | |||
0150Z | 2:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 46000 | 14 | SCT | 13000 - 38000 | 4 | KINF 220655Z AUTO 15004KT 7SM 25/25 A3001 RMK AO2 | |||
0250Z | 3:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 18000 | 2 | SCT | 13000 - 26000 | 2 | KINF 220755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 25/25 A3000 RMK AO2 | |||
0350Z | 4:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 18000 | 2 | SCT | 13000 - 20000 | 2 | KINF 220855Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 25/25 A2998 RMK AO2 | |||
0450Z | 5:55 AM | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 49000 | 13 | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 49000 | 17 | KINF 220955Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 25/25 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW | |
0550Z | 6:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 45000 | 19 | SCT | 13000 - 50000 | 28 | KINF 221055Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM VCTS BR 25/25 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS | |||
0650Z | 7:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 49000 | 43 | BKN | 13000 - 50000 | 49 | KINF 221155Z AUTO 31003KT 7SM VCTS 26/25 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS | |||
0750Z | 8:55 AM | BKN | 22000 - 49000 | 58 | OVC | 34000 - 50000 | 67 | KINF 221255Z AUTO 36005KT 7SM VCTS 26/24 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS | |||
0850Z | 9:55 AM | BKN | 24000 - 50000 | 67 | OVC | 30000 - 50000 | 71 | KINF 221355Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM VCTS 26/24 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQS | |||
0950Z | 10:55 AM | OVC | 32000 - 44000 | 93 | OVC | 35000 - 51000 | 75 | KINF 221455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA 24/24 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW THRU N P0002 | |||
1050Z | 11:55 AM | OVC | 31000 - 41000 | 90 | OVC | 34000 - 49000 | 74 | KINF 221555Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM RA 24/24 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW P0002 | |||
1150Z | 12:55 PM | OVC | 32000 - 39000 | 93 | OVC | 33000 - 44000 | 74 | KINF 221655Z AUTO 36009KT 7SM 25/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW THRU E | |||
1250Z | 1:55 PM | OVC | 30000 - 40000 | 92 | OVC | 29000 - 41000 | 72 | KINF 221755Z AUTO 32006KT 7SM 26/25 A3007 RMK AO2 | |||
1350Z | 2:55 PM | OVC | 24000 - 38000 | 78 | BKN | 24000 - 39000 | 59 | KINF 221855Z AUTO 36003KT 7SM 27/25 A3000 RMK AO2 | |||
1450Z | 3:55 PM | OVC | 23000 - 41000 | 60 | BKN | 18000 - 40000 | 45 | KINF 221955Z AUTO 31003KT 7SM 28/23 A2996 RMK AO2 | |||
1550Z | 4:35 PM | SCT | 13000 - 51000 | 9 | SCT | 13000 - 42000 | 17 | KINF 222035Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 28/23 A2994 RMK AO2 |