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		SCT	35000 - 49000	15		SCT	15000 - 44000	16	BKN@7500	KPAH 170553Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM BKN075 29/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02890228 10317 20272 403670250 58006 $
0650Z	1:53 AM		SCT	14000 - 49000	24		BKN	13000 - 44000	40	CLR	KPAH 170653Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02830228 $
0750Z	2:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 49000	54		OVC	14000 - 44000	66	CLR	KPAH 170753Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02780228 $
0850Z	3:53 AM		OVC	17000 - 47000	68		BKN	13000 - 41000	50	CLR	KPAH 170853Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02720233 53008 $
0950Z	4:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	36	SCT	SCT	13000 - 42000	28	FEW@8000 SCT@11000	KPAH 170953Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM FEW080 SCT110 26/22 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-NE SLP142 T02560217 $
1050Z	5:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 51000	10		SCT	13000 - 40000	10	SCT@10000	KPAH 171053Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT100 24/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02440222 $