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
0050Z	12:54 AM		SCT	39000 - 52000	20		BKN	37000 - 49000	33	CLR	KUIN 220554Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02280228 10278 20228 402940222 53008
0150Z	1:54 AM		OVC	33000 - 52000	41		OVC	33000 - 44000	48	CLR	KUIN 220654Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02330228
0250Z	2:54 AM		BKN	32000 - 53000	44		OVC	35000 - 45000	49	CLR	KUIN 220754Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02330228
0350Z	3:54 AM		BKN	34000 - 52000	37		BKN	36000 - 50000	36	CLR	KUIN 220854Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02330228 58005
0450Z	4:54 AM		OVC	32000 - 49000	53		OVC	33000 - 49000	48	SCT@3900	KUIN 220954Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM SCT039 23/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02330228
0550Z	5:54 AM		OVC	32000 - 49000	58		OVC	33000 - 49000	53	FEW@4500 SCT@6000	KUIN 221054Z AUTO 10008KT 8SM FEW045 SCT060 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02330228
0650Z	6:54 AM		OVC	30000 - 49000	58		OVC	30000 - 49000	57	BKN@4300	KUIN 221154Z AUTO 11007KT 8SM BKN043 24/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02390228 10239 20228 53001
0750Z	7:54 AM		OVC	23000 - 49000	61		BKN	24000 - 44000	56	CLR	KUIN 221254Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02440233