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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
| 0450Z | 12:56 AM | BKN | 13000 - 45000 | 60 | BKN | 13000 - 36000 | 34 | CLR | KGAI 140456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/ A2994 RMK AO2 SLP146 T0228 | ||
| 0550Z | 1:56 AM | BKN | 13000 - 44000 | 43 | SCT | 13000 - 36000 | 19 | CLR | KGAI 140556Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 22/ A2995 RMK AO2 SLP148 T0222 10244 20217 55007 | ||
| 0650Z | 2:56 AM | SCT | 16000 - 44000 | 0 | SCT | 14000 - 34000 | 0 | CLR | KGAI 140656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/ A2995 RMK AO2 SLP149 T0217 | ||
| 0750Z | 3:56 AM | SCT | 14000 - 37000 | 2 | SCT | 13000 - 33000 | 3 | CLR | KGAI 140756Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02220222 | ||
| 0850Z | 4:56 AM | SCT | 17000 - 25000 | 0 | SCT | 13000 - 28000 | 1 | BKN@6000 | KGAI 140856Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM BKN060 22/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02220217 53012 | ||
| 0950Z | 5:56 AM | SCT | 13000 - 45000 | 2 | SCT | 13000 - 32000 | 6 | SCT@5500 | KGAI 140956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT055 21/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02060206 | ||
| 1050Z | 6:56 AM | SCT | 13000 - 26000 | 5 | SCT | 13000 - 21000 | 3 | CLR | KGAI 141056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02000200 | ||
| 1150Z | 7:56 AM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | FEW@5500 | KGAI 141156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW055 20/20 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP196 70020 T02000200 10228 20194 53032 | ||
| 1250Z | 8:56 AM | CLR | - | 0 | SCT | 13000 - 26000 | 1 | CLR | KGAI 141256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02170172 | ||
| 1350Z | 9:56 AM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 141356Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02280156 | ||
| 1450Z | 10:56 AM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | SCT@4000 | KGAI 141456Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT040 24/15 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02390150 51024 | ||
| 1550Z | 11:56 AM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | BKN@4200 | KGAI 141556Z AUTO VRB03G14KT 10SM BKN042 24/15 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02390150 | ||
| 1650Z | 12:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | BKN@4900 | KGAI 141656Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM BKN049 24/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02390133 | ||
| 1750Z | 1:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | BKN@5500 | KGAI 141756Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN055 24/12 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02440122 10256 20200 50001 | ||
| 1850Z | 2:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 141856Z AUTO 30008KT 280V360 10SM CLR 25/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP219 T02500111 | ||
| 1950Z | 3:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 141956Z AUTO 29010G14KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP224 T02440106 | ||
| 2050Z | 4:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 142056Z AUTO 33005G15KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP224 T02390100 53003 | ||
| 2150Z | 5:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 142156Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP229 T02390106 | ||
| 2250Z | 6:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 142256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02170106 | ||
| 2350Z | 7:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 142356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP244 T01780117 10256 20178 53019 | ||
| 0050Z | 8:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 150056Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP253 T01720111 | ||
| 0150Z | 9:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 150156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01610106 | ||
| 0250Z | 10:56 PM | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | - | 0 | CLR | KGAI 150256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP263 T01560100 51020 | ||