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 | ||
0650Z | 12:55 AM | OVC | 28000 - 37000 | 68 | OVC | 26000 - 38000 | 73 | BKN@12000 | KGNT 290655Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM BKN120 21/06 A3042 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE T02070060 403350153 | ||
0750Z | 1:55 AM | BKN | 24000 - 39000 | 62 | OVC | 25000 - 38000 | 68 | CLR | KGNT 290755Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3042 RMK AO2 T02010068 | ||
0850Z | 2:55 AM | OVC | 21000 - 45000 | 45 | BKN | 13000 - 38000 | 37 | CLR | KGNT 290855Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3040 RMK AO2 T01950069 | ||
0950Z | 3:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 45000 | 65 | BKN | 13000 - 43000 | 58 | CLR | KGNT 290955Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A3041 RMK AO2 T01850065 | ||
1050Z | 4:55 AM | OVC | 28000 - 42000 | 46 | OVC | 14000 - 36000 | 48 | CLR | KGNT 291055Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3041 RMK AO2 T01720067 | ||
1150Z | 5:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 39000 | 31 | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 29 | BKN@12000 | KGNT 291155Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM BKN120 15/06 A3042 RMK AO2 T01520060 10213 20147 | ||
1250Z | 6:55 AM | BKN | 29000 - 39000 | 61 | OVC | 24000 - 35000 | 66 | OVC@11000 | KGNT 291255Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM OVC110 18/08 A3043 RMK AO2 T01760075 | ||
1350Z | 7:55 AM | OVC | 28000 - 37000 | 51 | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 38 | CLR | KGNT 291355Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A3043 RMK AO2 T01920077 | ||
1450Z | 8:55 AM | BKN | 14000 - 44000 | 44 | BKN | 13000 - 35000 | 26 | CLR | KGNT 291455Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3045 RMK AO2 T02050076 | ||
1550Z | 9:35 AM | BKN | 24000 - 45000 | 40 | BKN | 13000 - 36000 | 29 | CLR | KGNT 291535Z AUTO 15015KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3045 RMK AO2 T02180073 |