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	12:50 AM		BKN	13000 - 41000	35		BKN	13000 - 37000	43	FEW@4300 SCT@8000 OVC@10000	KC08 140750Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM FEW043 SCT080 OVC100 04/M04 A2989 RMK AO2
0850Z	1:50 AM		OVC	26000 - 36000	52		OVC	24000 - 36000	59	SCT@5500 SCT@6500 OVC@7500	KC08 140850Z AUTO 13014KT 10SM SCT055 SCT065 OVC075 03/M04 A2988 RMK AO2
0950Z	2:50 AM		OVC	28000 - 33000	81		OVC	28000 - 33000	84	FEW@4000 SCT@4800 BKN@6000	KC08 140950Z AUTO 14015KT 10SM FEW040 SCT048 BKN060 05/M01 A2988 RMK AO2
1050Z	3:50 AM		BKN	30000 - 35000	81		OVC	26000 - 35000	81	FEW@4400 OVC@5000	KC08 141050Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM FEW044 OVC050 04/M00 A2987 RMK AO2
1150Z	4:50 AM		OVC	27000 - 36000	75		OVC	25000 - 33000	71	FEW@4400 SCT@4900 BKN@12000	KC08 141150Z AUTO 15013KT 10SM FEW044 SCT049 BKN120 04/M01 A2987 RMK AO2
1250Z	5:50 AM		BKN	19000 - 35000	58		OVC	20000 - 31000	69	BKN@5500 BKN@6500 OVC@11000	KC08 141250Z AUTO 11009G15KT 10SM BKN055 BKN065 OVC110 03/M01 A2987 RMK AO2
1350Z	6:55 AM		OVC	21000 - 31000	72		OVC	13000 - 30000	69	BKN@6000 BKN@7000 OVC@12000	KC08 141355Z AUTO 15013KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 OVC120 04/M01 A2987 RMK AO2
1450Z	7:50 AM		OVC	23000 - 31000	68		OVC	21000 - 30000	72	CLR	KC08 141450Z AUTO 16013G20KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A2988 RMK AO2