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	12:54 AM		BKN	27000 - 45000	50		BKN	21000 - 45000	55	BKN@7000 OVC@9500	KEWN 200454Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM VCTS BKN070 OVC095 26/24 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-NE SLP136 T02610239 403390244
0550Z	1:54 AM		OVC	27000 - 43000	66		BKN	30000 - 44000	61	FEW@2200 SCT@3200 BKN@5500	KEWN 200554Z AUTO 28011G24KT 3SM TSRA BR FEW022 SCT032 BKN055 25/23 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E RAB46 TSB31 SLP137 P0006 60006 T02500228 10267 20250 51003
0650Z	2:54 AM		OVC	28000 - 41000	74		BKN	27000 - 42000	60	FEW@7500 SCT@9000 BKN@11000	KEWN 200654Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM FEW075 SCT090 BKN110 25/24 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE16 TSE19 SLP134 P0013 T02500239
0750Z	3:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 46000	42		BKN	15000 - 38000	51	CLR	KEWN 200754Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02500244
0850Z	4:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 49000	42		BKN	13000 - 40000	41	FEW@9500	KEWN 200854Z AUTO 22004KT 8SM FEW095 25/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 60013 T02500244 55005