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	12:53 AM	OVC		14000 - 33000	79		BKN	17000 - 38000	60	BKN@1000 BKN@1600 OVC@2700	KLWD 300553Z AUTO 20009KT 9SM -RA BKN010 BKN016 OVC027 20/19 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE19B53 CIG 005V013 SLP095 P0013 60046 T02000189 10217 20194 402500144 58003
0650Z	1:53 AM		OVC	23000 - 41000	73		OVC	21000 - 38000	67	SCT@500 BKN@3800 OVC@4700	KLWD 300653Z AUTO 19010KT 2 1/2SM +RA BR SCT005 BKN038 OVC047 19/19 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP096 P0027 T01940194
0750Z	2:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 35000	74		OVC	29000 - 37000	73	FEW@1200 BKN@2400 OVC@3600	KLWD 300753Z AUTO 19004KT 2 1/2SM RA BR FEW012 BKN024 OVC036 19/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP095 P0047 T01940194
0850Z	3:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 38000	87		BKN	30000 - 43000	71	SCT@1000 BKN@3100 OVC@5000	KLWD 300853Z AUTO 20010KT 3SM RA BR SCT010 BKN031 OVC050 20/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP092 P0017 60091 T02000189 58002 $
0950Z	4:51 AM		BKN	33000 - 41000	60		BKN	33000 - 46000	61	FEW@500 BKN@4100 OVC@5000	KLWD 300951Z AUTO 23005KT 4SM -RA BR FEW005 BKN041 OVC050 19/19 A2982 RMK AO2 P0023 $
1050Z	5:53 AM		SCT	34000 - 43000	30		SCT	36000 - 46000	44	BKN@300 BKN@5000 OVC@8500	KLWD 301053Z AUTO 18006KT 5SM -RA BR BKN003 BKN050 OVC085 19/19 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP091 P0006 T01940189 $
1150Z	6:53 AM		SCT	35000 - 43000	25		SCT	36000 - 44000	44	SCT@400 BKN@3800 OVC@5500	KLWD 301153Z AUTO 17008KT 5SM -RA BR SCT004 BKN038 OVC055 19/19 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP093 P0013 60134 70180 T01940189 10200 20194 53000
1250Z	7:53 AM		OVC	33000 - 38000	86		BKN	35000 - 40000	65	SCT@500 BKN@3400 OVC@4300	KLWD 301253Z AUTO 17008G17KT 5SM -RA BR SCT005 BKN034 OVC043 19/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP094 P0009 T01940189
1350Z	8:53 AM		OVC	34000 - 38000	88		BKN	32000 - 39000	75	SCT@500 BKN@3600 BKN@8500	KLWD 301353Z AUTO 18009KT 4SM -RA BR SCT005 BKN036 BKN085 19/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP097 P0003 T01940189
1450Z	9:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 37000	88		OVC	28000 - 38000	74	OVC@700	KLWD 301453Z AUTO 20010KT 7SM -RA OVC007 20/19 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP098 P0006 60018 T02000194 53005
1550Z	10:53 AM		OVC	22000 - 35000	74		OVC	23000 - 37000	72	OVC@800	KLWD 301553Z AUTO 22010KT 7SM -RA OVC008 21/20 A2984 RMK AO2 CIG 006V013 SLP099 P0002 T02060200
1650Z	11:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 37000	88		OVC	27000 - 37000	75	BKN@800 BKN@3800 OVC@9000	KLWD 301653Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM -RA BKN008 BKN038 OVC090 21/21 A2984 RMK AO2 CIG 005V012 SLP097 P0001 T02110206
1750Z	12:53 PM		OVC	30000 - 36000	87		OVC	32000 - 38000	79	OVC@700	KLWD 301753Z AUTO 22008KT 7SM -RA OVC007 21/21 A2983 RMK AO2 CIG 006V012 SLP096 P0003 60024 T02110206 10211 20194 58002