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	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 36000	3	CLR	KMXO 290555Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 14/14 A3008 RMK AO2
0650Z	1:55 AM		SCT	15000 - 42000	5	SCT		13000 - 41000	12	FEW@4000 FEW@8000	KMXO 290655Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW040 FEW080 15/15 A3008 RMK AO2
0750Z	2:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 41000	7	SCT		13000 - 35000	9	FEW@4100	KMXO 290755Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW041 15/15 A3007 RMK AO2
0850Z	3:55 AM		BKN	15000 - 46000	32		OVC	36000 - 43000	48	CLR	KMXO 290855Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 16/16 A3007 RMK AO2
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	38000 - 41000	68		OVC	37000 - 41000	69	SCT@6000	KMXO 290955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 17/16 A3007 RMK AO2
1050Z	5:55 AM		OVC	37000 - 39000	88		SCT	38000 - 41000	43	FEW@6500	KMXO 291055Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM FEW065 18/17 A3007 RMK AO2