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 - 53000	33		BKN	13000 - 52000	29	CLR	KHMT 070755Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 22/20 A2996 RMK AO2 T02200202 402630200 $
0850Z	1:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	46		OVC	15000 - 41000	62	CLR	KHMT 070855Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 22/21 A2996 RMK AO2 T02200205 57005 $
0950Z	2:35 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	45		OVC	15000 - 41000	66	SCT@12000	KHMT 070935Z AUTO 03003KT 9SM SCT120 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2 T02200207 $
1050Z	4:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 43000	29		BKN	13000 - 42000	38	CLR	KHMT 071155Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 21/21 A2995 RMK AO2 70016 T02140206 10235 20211 56002 $
1150Z	4:55 AM		BKN	14000 - 52000	29		BKN	15000 - 52000	48	CLR	KHMT 071155Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 21/21 A2995 RMK AO2 70016 T02140206 10235 20211 56002 $
1250Z	5:55 AM		BKN	14000 - 51000	51		OVC	25000 - 38000	74	CLR	KHMT 071255Z AUTO 34003KT 8SM CLR 21/20 A2995 RMK AO2 T02120203 $
1350Z	6:55 AM		BKN	21000 - 39000	64		OVC	21000 - 37000	81	FEW@12000	KHMT 071355Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW120 22/21 A2997 RMK AO2 T02170205 $
1450Z	7:55 AM		BKN	18000 - 44000	55		BKN	17000 - 37000	63	CLR	KHMT 071455Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 23/21 A2999 RMK AO2 T02270210 53014 $
1550Z	8:55 AM		BKN	15000 - 52000	53		BKN	14000 - 40000	63	CLR	KHMT 071555Z AUTO 09003KT 8SM CLR 25/20 A3000 RMK AO2 T02530200 $