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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	BKN		13000 - 46000	58	BKN		13000 - 34000	52	BKN@15000 BKN@17000 OVC@21000	KOXV 240555Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM BKN150 BKN170 OVC210 19/15 A3014 RMK AO2
0650Z	1:55 AM	OVC		16000 - 23000	76	BKN		16000 - 23000	47	OVC@13000	KOXV 240655Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM OVC130 19/15 A3015 RMK AO2
0750Z	2:55 AM	BKN		17000 - 29000	68	SCT		19000 - 24000	26	OVC@12000	KOXV 240755Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC120 19/14 A3012 RMK AO2
0850Z	3:55 AM		BKN	22000 - 30000	69		BKN	21000 - 32000	46	OVC@12000	KOXV 240855Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC120 19/14 A3011 RMK AO2
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	17000 - 38000	66		BKN	16000 - 33000	60	OVC@12000	KOXV 240955Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM OVC120 19/14 A3010 RMK AO2
1050Z	5:55 AM	OVC		14000 - 30000	73	BKN		14000 - 31000	52	OVC@11000	KOXV 241055Z AUTO 12006KT OVC110 19/14 A3010 RMK AO2