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	12:53 AM		BKN	37000 - 47000	72		BKN	38000 - 47000	75	SCT@1100 SCT@2400 OVC@6000	KLXT 250553Z AUTO 6SM VCTS +RA BR SCT011 SCT024 OVC060 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAE04B41 TSE10B16E31 PRESFR SLP156 P0006 60052 T02280217 10239 20228 403220228 58000 $
0150Z	1:53 AM		BKN	36000 - 45000	74		BKN	37000 - 45000	79	SCT@1000 BKN@2700 OVC@6500	KLXT 250653Z AUTO 10SM VCTS -RA SCT010 BKN027 OVC065 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS SLP155 P0001 T02280217 $
0250Z	2:48 AM		BKN	37000 - 47000	62		BKN	33000 - 47000	74	BKN@1400 BKN@4700 OVC@8000	KLXT 250748Z AUTO 4SM TSRA BR BKN014 BKN047 OVC080 23/22 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAE0657B04 TSB0655 PRESRR P0090 $
0350Z	3:53 AM		BKN	34000 - 47000	76		OVC	34000 - 47000	78	FEW@4900 BKN@6000 BKN@8000	KLXT 250853Z AUTO 9SM -TSRA FEW049 BKN060 BKN080 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSE45B48 SLP153 P0046 60143 T02220211 58002 $
0450Z	4:53 AM		BKN	38000 - 44000	52		BKN	37000 - 44000	72	BKN@700 BKN@6500 BKN@11000	KLXT 250953Z AUTO 10SM VCTS -RA BKN007 BKN065 BKN110 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-SW TSE18 SLP156 P0004 T02220211 $
0550Z	5:27 AM		BKN	33000 - 42000	76		BKN	34000 - 43000	74	SCT@500 BKN@11000	KLXT 251027Z AUTO 8SM RA SCT005 BKN110 23/21 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-SW P0004 T02280211 $