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
0450Z	12:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 46000	38		OVC	30000 - 44000	42	FEW@2400	KVLD 280453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW024 24/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02390233 403170222
0550Z	1:53 AM		OVC	25000 - 44000	50		OVC	24000 - 40000	41	CLR	KVLD 280553Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 23/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02330233 10250 20233 50002
0650Z	2:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 45000	36		OVC	26000 - 42000	32	CLR	KVLD 280653Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 23/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02330233
0750Z	3:53 AM		SCT	20000 - 46000	19		OVC	19000 - 45000	27	CLR	KVLD 280753Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 23/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02330228
0850Z	4:53 AM		OVC	20000 - 45000	38		BKN	19000 - 43000	33	FEW@2300	KVLD 280853Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW023 23/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02330228 55004
0950Z	5:53 AM		OVC	19000 - 44000	61		BKN	14000 - 40000	38	FEW@200	KVLD 280953Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW002 23/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02330233