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
0750Z	12:56 AM	CLR		-	0		SCT	20000 - 32000	0	CLR	KWMC 300756Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP115 T00830017 402440022
0850Z	1:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 38000	14		SCT	13000 - 34000	13	CLR	KWMC 300856Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP115 T00780000 51000 $
0950Z	2:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 38000	17		SCT	13000 - 34000	18	CLR	KWMC 300956Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 09/00 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP111 T00940000 $
1050Z	3:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 39000	4		SCT	13000 - 37000	4	CLR	KWMC 301056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP117 T00721006 $
1150Z	4:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 34000	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KWMC 301156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP117 T00560006 10117 20056 50001 $
1250Z	5:56 AM		SCT	15000 - 31000	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KWMC 301256Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP117 T00670011 $
1350Z	6:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KWMC 301356Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01000006 $
1450Z	7:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KWMC 301456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/01 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01500006 51002 $