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		OVC	31000 - 34000	85		OVC	31000 - 36000	75	OVC@500	KAWG 210655Z AUTO 01010KT 3SM BR OVC005 07/07 A3004 RMK AO2
0750Z	1:55 AM		BKN	31000 - 33000	83		BKN	31000 - 34000	46	OVC@600	KAWG 210755Z AUTO 03009KT 3SM BR OVC006 07/07 A3004 RMK AO2
0850Z	2:55 AM		OVC	30000 - 32000	85		BKN	30000 - 34000	49	CLR	KAWG 210855Z AUTO 05003KT 2SM BR CLR 06/06 A3004 RMK AO2
0950Z	3:55 AM		BKN	29000 - 34000	71		SCT	25000 - 34000	44	OVC@1700	KAWG 210955Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR OVC017 06/06 A3004 RMK AO2
1050Z	4:55 AM		OVC	26000 - 32000	85		BKN	26000 - 33000	59	FEW@1600	KAWG 211055Z AUTO 03005KT 3SM BR FEW016 06/06 A3004 RMK AO2