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		SCT	17000 - 51000	5		SCT	14000 - 39000	16	CLR	KGGI 090555Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2 T02210210 10277 20219 402910205
0650Z	1:55 AM		SCT	37000 - 53000	15		OVC	18000 - 38000	29	CLR	KGGI 090655Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2994 RMK AO2 T02180208
0750Z	2:55 AM		SCT	37000 - 53000	18		OVC	32000 - 41000	36	CLR	KGGI 090755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2993 RMK AO2 T02160203
0850Z	3:55 AM		OVC	35000 - 53000	43		OVC	32000 - 36000	55	CLR	KGGI 090855Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2993 RMK AO2 T02150205
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	32000 - 51000	43		OVC	27000 - 36000	47	CLR	KGGI 090955Z AUTO 06003KT 5SM BR CLR 21/20 A2992 RMK AO2 T02070201
1050Z	5:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	38		BKN	14000 - 49000	30	CLR	KGGI 091055Z AUTO 07005KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 20/20 A2993 RMK AO2 T02020197
1150Z	6:55 AM		SCT	22000 - 53000	20		BKN	14000 - 41000	30	CLR	KGGI 091155Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 21/21 A2995 RMK AO2 70001 T02120205 10221 20200