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		OVC	13000 - 36000	77		BKN	13000 - 37000	68	SCT@600 OVC@1000	KHDC 010555Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM SCT006 OVC010 21/21 A3011 RMK AO2 P0002 60002 T02120212 10235 20210 402830175
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	30000 - 42000	85		OVC	14000 - 38000	78	OVC@1200	KHDC 010655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC012 22/22 A3010 RMK AO2 T02150215
0750Z	1:55 AM		OVC	25000 - 36000	85		OVC	14000 - 36000	78	OVC@1200	KHDC 010755Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC012 22/22 A3010 RMK AO2 P0001 T02180218
0850Z	2:55 AM		OVC	32000 - 36000	92		OVC	13000 - 36000	74	BKN@1800 BKN@2300 OVC@3200	KHDC 010855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN018 BKN023 OVC032 22/22 A3009 RMK AO2 T02200220
0950Z	3:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 43000	37	BKN		13000 - 33000	30	SCT@1900 BKN@2600 OVC@4300	KHDC 010955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT019 BKN026 OVC043 22/22 A3009 RMK AO2 P0001 T02200220
1050Z	4:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 41000	13	SCT		13000 - 33000	7	SCT@300 BKN@1600 OVC@2400	KHDC 011055Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM SCT003 BKN016 OVC024 22/22 A3010 RMK AO2 T02200220