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		OVC	29000 - 37000	80		OVC	28000 - 38000	73		KAWG 080555Z AUTO 16005KT 23/23 A2986 RMK AO2
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	27000 - 42000	71		OVC	21000 - 36000	71		KAWG 080655Z AUTO 09003KT 23/23 A2984 RMK AO2 P0005
0750Z	2:55 AM		SCT	26000 - 38000	41		BKN	26000 - 45000	60		KAWG 080755Z AUTO 14011G16KT 23/23 A2985 RMK AO2 P0002