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	12:54 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLNK 030554Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02000178 10283 20200 403000150 53000 $
0650Z	1:54 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLNK 030654Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01890178 $
0750Z	2:54 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 43000	1	SCT		14000 - 31000	1	CLR	KLNK 030754Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01890172 $
0850Z	3:54 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLNK 030854Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01830172 56003 $
0950Z	4:54 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLNK 030954Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01830172 $
1050Z	5:54 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLNK 031054Z 17004KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01830172 $
1150Z	6:54 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLNK 031154Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01830172 10200 20183 53006 $
1250Z	7:54 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLNK 031254Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02000183 $