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
0550Z	12:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 51000	24		BKN	13000 - 35000	40	CLR	KGFK 300553Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02670222 10350 20261 403720200 51002
0650Z	1:53 AM		OVC	16000 - 48000	43		OVC	14000 - 45000	53	CLR	KGFK 300653Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02560222
0750Z	2:53 AM		OVC	25000 - 38000	52		BKN	25000 - 37000	63	CLR	KGFK 300753Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02500222
0850Z	3:53 AM		OVC	23000 - 50000	67		OVC	25000 - 39000	68	CLR	KGFK 300853Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP101 T02560222 50007
0950Z	4:53 AM		OVC	26000 - 35000	77		BKN	14000 - 35000	59	CLR	KGFK 300953Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP096 T02440217
1050Z	5:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 36000	71		BKN	14000 - 36000	54	BKN@10000 OVC@20000	KGFK 301053Z 17008KT 8SM BKN100 OVC200 24/21 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP098 FU ALOFT T02390211
1150Z	6:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 39000	60		BKN	13000 - 40000	59	BKN@8000 BKN@16000	KGFK 301153Z 15005KT 7SM BKN080 BKN160 24/21 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP105 FU ALOFT T02390211 10267 20239 53004
1250Z	7:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 37000	38		BKN	13000 - 43000	49	FEW@8000 BKN@16000	KGFK 301253Z 17005KT 7SM FEW080 BKN160 24/22 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP103 FU ALOFT T02440217