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
0650Z	12:50 AM		BKN	27000 - 33000	66		BKN	26000 - 36000	58	OVC@700	KFXY 020650Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM OVC007 13/12 A3003 RMK AO2
0750Z	1:50 AM		OVC	15000 - 35000	60		OVC	23000 - 38000	59	OVC@500	KFXY 020750Z AUTO 14011G15KT 7SM OVC005 13/12 A3002 RMK AO2
0850Z	2:50 AM		OVC	29000 - 35000	62		OVC	29000 - 36000	58	OVC@500	KFXY 020850Z AUTO 14011KT 4SM BR OVC005 13/12 A2999 RMK AO2
0950Z	3:50 AM		OVC	30000 - 35000	65		OVC	30000 - 37000	59	OVC@300	KFXY 020950Z AUTO 13012G15KT 4SM BR OVC003 13/12 A2994 RMK AO2
1050Z	4:50 AM		OVC	21000 - 37000	50		OVC	27000 - 35000	55	OVC@300	KFXY 021050Z AUTO 12013KT 4SM -DZ OVC003 13/12 A2992 RMK AO2
1150Z	5:50 AM		OVC	29000 - 34000	76		OVC	29000 - 37000	73	OVC@300	KFXY 021150Z AUTO 13014G20KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 13/12 A2989 RMK AO2
1250Z	6:50 AM		OVC	21000 - 36000	65		OVC	23000 - 37000	64	OVC@300	KFXY 021250Z AUTO 13017G24KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC003 13/12 A2985 RMK AO2