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 | ||
| 0550Z | 12:55 AM | BKN | 17000 - 26000 | 47 | SCT | 18000 - 36000 | 16 | BKN@14000 | KBIX 040555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN140 29/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02920238 10304 20291 57005 | ||
| 0650Z | 1:55 AM | OVC | 19000 - 39000 | 86 | BKN | 16000 - 39000 | 63 | OVC@14000 | KBIX 040655Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM OVC140 29/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02900232 | ||
| 0750Z | 2:55 AM | OVC | 24000 - 46000 | 78 | OVC | 14000 - 38000 | 67 | FEW@1000 SCT@3000 | KBIX 040755Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM -RA FEW010 SCT030 28/25 A2991 RMK AO2 RAE0655RAB23 SLP131 P0001 T02750245 | ||
| 0850Z | 3:55 AM | BKN | 15000 - 48000 | 39 | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 47 | BKN@4800 | KBIX 040855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS BKN048 27/24 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB0755E18 SLP128 P0000 60001 T02720244 58001 | ||
| 0950Z | 4:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 19 | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 50000 | 29 | SCT@4600 BKN@14000 | KBIX 040955Z 00000KT 10SM VCTS SCT046 BKN140 27/24 A2991 RMK AO2A SLP131 T02700244 | |
| 1050Z | 5:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 38000 | 36 | BKN | 13000 - 39000 | 38 | BKN@4700 OVC@16000 | KBIX 041055Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM BKN047 OVC160 27/24 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-W SLP135 T02680242 | ||
| 1150Z | 6:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 39000 | 41 | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 40000 | 42 | SCT@3600 BKN@4500 OVC@8000 | KBIX 041155Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM SCT036 BKN045 OVC080 27/24 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND W SLP138 60001 70001 T02680240 10293 20265 52008 | |
| 1250Z | 7:55 AM | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 50000 | 47 | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 50000 | 47 | OVC@3400 | KBIX 041255Z 00000KT 10SM VCTS OVC034CB 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2A DZB12E22 SLP141 P0000 T02740242 |
| 1350Z | 8:48 AM | SCT | 26000 - 51000 | 43 | SCT | 13000 - 44000 | 37 | SCT@3600 BKN@6500 | KBIX 041348Z 00000KT 10SM VCTS SCT036CB BKN065 28/24 A2996 RMK AO2A TSE1255TSB36E48 SLP148 | ||
| 1450Z | 9:55 AM | SCT | 21000 - 43000 | 15 | SCT | 13000 - 44000 | 32 | SCT@700 BKN@1100 BKN@1600 BKN@4200 | KBIX 041455Z 00000KT 8SM -RA VCTS SCT007CB BKN011 BKN016 BKN042 OVC050 26/24 A2997 RMK AO2A RAE1355RAB24 CIG 007V011 CIG 007 RWY04 SLP152 P0006 60006 T02570235 51013 | ||
| 1550Z | 10:55 AM | BKN | 15000 - 42000 | 68 | BKN | 14000 - 43000 | 53 | SCT@100 BKN@800 | KBIX 041555Z 00000KT 2SM TSRA BR SCT001 BKN008CB 25/24 A2997 RMK AO2A VIS 5/8V1 5/8 TSE1455TSB03 SLP152 P0087 T02530235 | ||
| 1650Z | 11:47 AM | BKN | 13000 - 46000 | 49 | BKN | 16000 - 46000 | 51 | BKN@900 | KBIX 041647Z 00000KT 10SM -TSRA BKN009CB 26/23 A2997 RMK AO2A RAE16DZB16E20RAB35 TSB1555E25TSB27E45TSB47 CIG 007V009 CIG 006 RWY04 SLP152 | ||
| 1750Z | 12:50 PM | BKN | 13000 - 44000 | 45 | BKN | 13000 - 45000 | 32 | SCT@600 OVC@7500 | KBIX 041750Z 00000KT 10SM SCT006 OVC075 27/24 A2997 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT NW-NE RAB1655E1658DZB1658E03 TSB1655E01 SLP152 | ||
| 1850Z | 1:55 PM | BKN | 13000 - 48000 | 55 | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 36 | FEW@3000 SCT@7000 SCT@19000 | KBIX 041855Z 03004KT 10SM FEW030 SCT070 SCT190 29/24 A2993 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT NE DZB1756E05 SLP138 P0000 T02930241 | ||
| 1950Z | 2:55 PM | BKN | 26000 - 42000 | 47 | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 34 | FEW@7000 FEW@21000 | KBIX 041955Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM FEW070 FEW210 29/24 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-NE SLP128 T02870240 | ||
| 2050Z | 3:55 PM | SCT | 20000 - 52000 | 11 | SCT | 13000 - 42000 | 19 | CLR | KBIX 042055Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE-E SLP124 60000 T02950236 57026 | ||
| 2150Z | 4:55 PM | SCT | 13000 - 52000 | 13 | SCT | 13000 - 52000 | 13 | FEW@6000 | KBIX 042155Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM FEW060 30/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02970238 | ||
| 2250Z | 5:55 PM | BKN | 17000 - 52000 | 32 | BKN | 13000 - 46000 | 30 | CLR | KBIX 042255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SLP124 T03020236 | ||