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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
0550Z	12:55 AM		OVC	33000 - 52000	45		OVC	33000 - 44000	43	CLR	KGPM 260555Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2996 RMK AO2 T02880217 10337 20287 403660242
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	30000 - 52000	45		OVC	28000 - 41000	48	CLR	KGPM 260655Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2994 RMK AO2 T02810219
0750Z	2:55 AM		BKN	20000 - 52000	43		OVC	26000 - 43000	45	CLR	KGPM 260755Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2993 RMK AO2 T02760220
0850Z	3:55 AM		BKN	31000 - 53000	29		OVC	30000 - 52000	29	CLR	KGPM 260855Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2993 RMK AO2 T02720220
0950Z	4:55 AM		SCT	23000 - 52000	15		SCT	18000 - 45000	19	CLR	KGPM 260955Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2994 RMK AO2 T02650222
1050Z	5:55 AM		SCT	23000 - 51000	3		SCT	16000 - 44000	14	SCT@4300	KGPM 261055Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM SCT043 26/22 A2995 RMK AO2 T02620221
1150Z	6:55 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 26000	1	CLR	KGPM 261155Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2997 RMK AO2 T02600217 10288 20259
1250Z	7:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KGPM 261255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2997 RMK AO2 T02710219
1350Z	8:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KGPM 261355Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2999 RMK AO2 T02880218