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 | ||
0450Z | 12:52 AM | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 45000 | 3 | SCT | 13000 - 28000 | 1 | OVC@200 | KCQX 290452Z AUTO 24003KT 6SM BR OVC002 21/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02110206 402670183 PWINO | |
0550Z | 1:52 AM | SCT | 15000 - 45000 | 7 | SCT | 13000 - 29000 | 1 | OVC@200 | KCQX 290552Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC002 21/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02110211 10211 20183 58005 PWINO | ||
0650Z | 2:52 AM | CLR | - | 0 | SCT | 13000 - 22000 | 0 | OVC@200 | KCQX 290652Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC002 22/21 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02170211 PWINO | ||
0750Z | 3:52 AM | SCT | 13000 - 46000 | 1 | SCT | 14000 - 27000 | 1 | OVC@200 | KCQX 290752Z AUTO 24004KT 3SM BR OVC002 22/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02170217 PWINO | ||
0850Z | 4:50 AM | BKN | 13000 - 46000 | 51 | SCT | 13000 - 26000 | 1 | OVC@200 | KCQX 290850Z AUTO VRB05KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC002 22/22 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO | ||
0950Z | 5:52 AM | BKN | 25000 - 46000 | 52 | SCT | 14000 - 27000 | 1 | OVC@200 | KCQX 290952Z AUTO VRB04KT 2SM BR OVC002 22/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02170217 PWINO | ||
1050Z | 6:52 AM | BKN | 15000 - 46000 | 39 | SCT | 13000 - 30000 | 1 | BKN@200 | KCQX 291052Z AUTO 22005KT 7SM BKN002 22/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02220217 PWINO | ||
1150Z | 7:52 AM | SCT | 13000 - 44000 | 27 | SCT | 29000 - 31000 | 0 | FEW@400 | KCQX 291152Z AUTO 22005KT 7SM FEW004 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02330222 10233 20211 51004 PWINO | ||
1250Z | 8:52 AM | SCT | 16000 - 35000 | 0 | SCT | 13000 - 22000 | 0 | FEW@600 | KCQX 291252Z AUTO 10SM FEW006 25/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02500222 PWINO | ||
1350Z | 9:52 AM | SCT | 16000 - 46000 | 0 | SCT | 17000 - 17000 | 0 | CLR | KCQX 291352Z AUTO 21007KT 170V250 10SM CLR 26/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02560222 PWINO | ||
1450Z | 10:52 AM | CLR | - | 0 | SCT | 17000 - 18000 | 0 | CLR | KCQX 291452Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02720228 51003 PWINO |