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	12:55 AM		BKN	17000 - 45000	40		BKN	13000 - 41000	35	OVC@24000	KTDR 280555Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM OVC240 25/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02510240 10263 20238 403170230 50003 $
0650Z	1:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 45000	40	BKN		13000 - 37000	36	FEW@1300 OVC@17000	KTDR 280655Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM FEW013 OVC170 27/25 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02650254 $
0750Z	2:55 AM	OVC		19000 - 33000	79		BKN	15000 - 37000	58	OVC@17000	KTDR 280755Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM OVC170 24/23 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND W SLP122 T02360225 $
0850Z	3:55 AM		OVC	20000 - 43000	62		BKN	21000 - 46000	53	FEW@2200 SCT@15000 OVC@18000	KTDR 280855Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM FEW022 SCT150 OVC180 25/24 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW-NW SLP126 T02450236 55008 $
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	23000 - 44000	70		OVC	27000 - 46000	69	FEW@6000 OVC@18000	KTDR 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 OVC180 25/24 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-W SLP129 T02500243 $
1050Z	5:54 AM		BKN	33000 - 47000	78		BKN	31000 - 46000	74	FEW@4100 BKN@18000 OVC@21000	KTDR 281054Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM TS FEW041 BKN180 OVC210 25/24 A2991 RMK AO2 TSB54 SLP129 $
1150Z	6:55 AM		BKN	36000 - 45000	54		BKN	33000 - 44000	69	FEW@4900 SCT@6000 BKN@8000 BKN@10000	KTDR 281155Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM TS -RA FEW049 SCT060 BKN080 BKN100 OVC140 24/24 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE1055RAB07 SLP143 P0002 60002 70028 T02420235 10273 20220 52019 $
1250Z	7:55 AM		BKN	30000 - 44000	85		OVC	31000 - 43000	73	FEW@900 FEW@4600 BKN@11000 OVC@13000	KTDR 281255Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM VCTS -RA FEW009 FEW046 BKN110 OVC130 24/23 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE11RAB12 TSB1155E11 SLP146 P0002 T02400233 $
1350Z	8:45 AM		OVC	28000 - 39000	91		OVC	29000 - 40000	68	FEW@4800 FEW@7500 SCT@9000 BKN@11000	KTDR 281345Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM -RA FEW048 FEW075 SCT090 BKN110 OVC160 24/23 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND W RAB1255E29RAB45 SLP146 $
1450Z	9:55 AM		OVC	24000 - 41000	78		OVC	16000 - 41000	58	FEW@3000 SCT@15000 BKN@17000 OVC@22000	KTDR 281455Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM FEW030 SCT150 BKN170 OVC220 26/25 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND S AND W RAB1355E01DZB01E09RAB09E18DZB18E30 SLP156 P0002 60007 T02590248 53011 $
1550Z	10:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 45000	63		BKN	23000 - 43000	48	FEW@7500 BKN@19000	KTDR 281555Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM FEW075 BKN190 26/24 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP160 P0001 T02610239 $
1650Z	11:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 46000	30		BKN	19000 - 44000	43	FEW@7500	KTDR 281655Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM FEW075 28/24 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP156 T02800238 $
1750Z	12:55 PM		BKN	27000 - 51000	45		BKN	24000 - 48000	63	CLR	KTDR 281755Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM VCTS CLR 30/25 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 60008 T02990245 10299 20236 58010 $
1850Z	1:55 PM		BKN	38000 - 53000	67		BKN	27000 - 50000	71	CLR	KTDR 281855Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM VCTS CLR 28/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02780231 $