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
0750Z	12:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 36000	54	BKN		14000 - 41000	49	SCT@12000	KIWA 150755Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM SCT120 35/18 A2987 RMK AO2 T03520176
0850Z	1:55 AM		BKN	17000 - 48000	48		BKN	18000 - 38000	45	CLR	KIWA 150855Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 34/18 A2986 RMK AO2 T03390177
0950Z	2:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 38000	59		BKN	19000 - 37000	53	CLR	KIWA 150955Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A2986 RMK AO2 T03260182
1050Z	3:55 AM		BKN	14000 - 38000	49		BKN	13000 - 36000	39	CLR	KIWA 151055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A2986 RMK AO2 T03270172
1150Z	4:50 AM		BKN	13000 - 36000	49		BKN	13000 - 36000	40	CLR	KIWA 151150Z 13006KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2987
1250Z	5:48 AM		BKN	13000 - 36000	45		SCT	14000 - 36000	32	CLR	KIWA 151248Z 10009KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2988