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	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 180653Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02440100 403670222 $
0750Z	1:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 180753Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02500111 $
0850Z	2:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 180853Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 25/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02500117 58001 $
0950Z	3:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 180953Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02330122 $
1050Z	4:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 181053Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02170117 $
1150Z	5:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 181153Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02170117 10261 20206 53006 $
1250Z	6:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 181253Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02170117 $
1350Z	7:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KCNM 181353Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02440122 $