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		13000 - 32000	67	BKN		13000 - 32000	56	FEW@2700 FEW@3500 OVC@4700	KAXA 180655Z AUTO 11011KT 10SM FEW027 FEW035 OVC047 04/03 A2987 RMK A01
0750Z	1:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 31000	69	BKN		13000 - 29000	59	BKN@4000 OVC@5000	KAXA 180755Z AUTO 09008KT 6SM BR BKN040 OVC050 04/03 A2986 RMK A01
0850Z	2:55 AM		OVC	14000 - 28000	68	BKN		14000 - 28000	61	SCT@2100 BKN@2600 OVC@3100	KAXA 180855Z AUTO 11009KT 8SM SCT021 BKN026 OVC031 04/04 A2982 RMK A01 P0012
0950Z	3:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 28000	56	BKN		13000 - 27000	53	FEW@700 FEW@1200 OVC@2600	KAXA 180955Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM FEW007 FEW012 OVC026 04/04 A2982 RMK A01
1050Z	4:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 34000	44	BKN		13000 - 27000	51	BKN@800 BKN@1200 BKN@2800	KAXA 181055Z AUTO 06005KT 4SM BR BKN008 BKN012 BKN028 04/04 A2985 RMK A01
1150Z	5:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 30000	51	BKN		13000 - 29000	48	OVC@300	KAXA 181155Z AUTO 04008KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 04/04 A2987 RMK A01 P0001