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
0450Z	12:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 25000	1		SCT	18000 - 33000	2	SCT@7000 BKN@10000	KACK 110453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 BKN100 21/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02060189 402780194 PWINO
0550Z	1:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 40000	10		SCT	18000 - 30000	2	BKN@6500	KACK 110553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN065 19/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01890183 10233 20189 51007 PWINO
0650Z	2:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 40000	17		SCT	17000 - 34000	3	CLR	KACK 110653Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01830178 PWINO
0750Z	3:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 40000	13		SCT	28000 - 37000	5	BKN@7000 OVC@11000	KACK 110753Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM BKN070 OVC110 20/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02000189 PWINO
0850Z	4:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 41000	15		SCT	13000 - 34000	2	CLR	KACK 110853Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01890183 53006 PWINO
0950Z	5:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 41000	7		SCT	19000 - 32000	2	CLR	KACK 110953Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 18/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01780178 PWINO
1050Z	6:53 AM			-			SCT	18000 - 35000	3	CLR	KACK 111053Z 02007KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02220206