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	12:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 34000	73		BKN	26000 - 34000	56	OVC@500	KMCW 020653Z AUTO 15013KT 4SM BR OVC005 13/13 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB20E29 SLP164 P0000 T01330128
0750Z	1:53 AM		OVC	15000 - 35000	55		OVC	17000 - 38000	55	OVC@400	KMCW 020753Z AUTO 15013KT 8SM OVC004 13/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01330128
0850Z	2:53 AM		OVC	22000 - 36000	61		OVC	29000 - 37000	57	OVC@400	KMCW 020853Z AUTO 15012KT 4SM BR OVC004 14/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP150 60000 T01390133 58019
0950Z	3:53 AM		OVC	29000 - 38000	59		OVC	29000 - 36000	56	OVC@300	KMCW 020953Z AUTO 14013KT 4SM BR OVC003 14/13 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB17E26 SLP137 P0000 T01390133
1050Z	4:53 AM		OVC	21000 - 37000	52		OVC	26000 - 35000	54	OVC@300	KMCW 021053Z AUTO 14016G22KT 5SM BR OVC003 13/13 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB12E50 SLP130 P0001 T01330133
1150Z	5:53 AM		BKN	27000 - 33000	70		OVC	29000 - 35000	70	OVC@200	KMCW 021153Z AUTO 14015G24KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC002 13/13 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB14E23 SLP124 P0000 60001 70002 T01330128 10139 20133 55013
1250Z	6:53 AM		OVC	31000 - 37000	73		OVC	29000 - 38000	66	OVC@200	KMCW 021253Z AUTO 14018G26KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC002 13/13 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 14026/1252 SLP109 T01330128
1350Z	7:53 AM		OVC	31000 - 41000	70		BKN	29000 - 38000	61	OVC@200	KMCW 021353Z AUTO 14019G33KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 13/13 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 14033/1344 SLP104 T01330133