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
0550Z	12:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 43000	32		SCT	13000 - 37000	24	FEW@9500	KPBF 230553Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM FEW095 22/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02220217 10261 20222 404000222 55006 PWINO $
0650Z	1:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 31000	18	SCT		13000 - 17000	6	CLR	KPBF 230653Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP153 T02170211 PWINO $
0750Z	2:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPBF 230753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02280217 PWINO $
0850Z	3:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPBF 230853Z AUTO 34004KT 9SM CLR 21/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02110211 53003 PWINO $
0950Z	4:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KPBF 230953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02220217 PWINO $