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
0650Z	12:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 33000	2	SCT		13000 - 25000	7	CLR	KHVR 270653Z AUTO 21003KT 5SM HZ CLR 18/08 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01780083 403500178 $
0750Z	1:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 26000	9	SCT		13000 - 29000	8	CLR	KHVR 270753Z AUTO 25005KT 5SM HZ CLR 16/09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01610089 $
0850Z	2:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 22000	2	SCT		13000 - 19000	2	CLR	KHVR 270853Z AUTO 23007KT 4SM HZ CLR 14/08 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01440078 51007 $
0950Z	3:53 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 14000	1	CLR	KHVR 270953Z AUTO 23008KT 4SM HZ CLR 13/07 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01330072 $
1050Z	4:53 AM	SCT		15000 - 16000	0	SCT		13000 - 15000	0	CLR	KHVR 271053Z AUTO 21004KT 5SM HZ CLR 13/08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01330078 $
1150Z	5:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 29000	2	SCT		13000 - 16000	2	CLR	KHVR 271153Z AUTO 24003KT 4SM HZ CLR 12/07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01220072 10194 20122 53010 $
1250Z	6:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 20000	1	SCT		13000 - 13000	1	CLR	KHVR 271253Z AUTO 24005KT 4SM HZ CLR 13/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01280078 $
1350Z	6:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KHVR 271253Z AUTO 24005KT 4SM HZ CLR 13/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01280078 $