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
0750Z	1:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 37000	2	CLR		-	0	CLR	KGPI 200755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP203 T00780078 $
0850Z	2:55 AM	SCT		14000 - 17000	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KGPI 200855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP203 T00830078 51006 $
0950Z	3:48 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KGPI 200948Z AUTO 33003KT 1 3/4SM BR CLR 07/07 A3016 RMK AO2 T00720072 $
1050Z	4:49 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	FEW@100	KGPI 201049Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR FEW001 07/07 A3016 RMK AO2 $
1150Z	5:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KGPI 201155Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 06/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00610061 10094 20056 51005 $
1250Z	6:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	VV @100	KGPI 201255Z AUTO 30003KT 3/4SM BR VV001 06/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00610061 $
1350Z	7:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KGPI 201355Z 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 06/05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00560050 $