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
0450Z	12:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 45000	8		SCT	13000 - 38000	17		KP53 280456Z AUTO 18007KT 26/21 A2992 RMK AO1 SLP129 T02560211 $
0550Z	1:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 45000	8		SCT	13000 - 47000	8		KP53 280556Z AUTO 19009KT 26/21 A2991 RMK AO1 SLP125 T02560211 10289 20250 58009 $
0650Z	2:56 AM		SCT	15000 - 46000	9		SCT	13000 - 46000	14		KP53 280656Z AUTO 19006KT 25/21 A2991 RMK AO1 SLP125 T02500211 $
0750Z	3:56 AM		SCT	25000 - 47000	6		SCT	13000 - 46000	15		KP53 280756Z AUTO 20008G18KT 25/21 A2989 RMK AO1 SLP119 T02500211 $
0850Z	4:56 AM	SCT		16000 - 33000	0	SCT		13000 - 36000	6		KP53 280856Z AUTO 22009G15KT 24/21 A2990 RMK AO1 SLP124 T02440211 55001 $
0950Z	5:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 46000	6	SCT		13000 - 35000	16		KP53 280956Z AUTO 21008KT 23/21 A2992 RMK AO1 SLP130 T02330211 $
1050Z	6:56 AM		BKN	13000 - 51000	30		OVC	17000 - 50000	32		KP53 281056Z AUTO 33006KT 23/20 A2995 RMK AO1 SLP139 T02330200 $
1150Z	7:56 AM		BKN	20000 - 47000	56		BKN	21000 - 38000	50		KP53 281156Z AUTO 35008KT 22/19 A2998 RMK AO1 SLP151 70001 T02170189 10256 20217 53026 $
1250Z	8:56 AM		BKN	14000 - 46000	65		SCT	13000 - 32000	20		KP53 281256Z AUTO 34011KT 21/18 A3002 RMK AO1 SLP163 T02110178 $
1350Z	9:56 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	25	SCT		13000 - 33000	25		KP53 281356Z AUTO 35010KT 21/17 A3003 RMK AO1 SLP167 T02110172 $