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				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0450Z	12:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 30000	67	BKN@4000 BKN@5000 OVC@11000	KBGM 140453Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM BKN040 BKN050 OVC110 17/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01720156 402610172
0550Z	1:53 AM	OVC		13000 - 30000	72	FEW@3500 SCT@4700 BKN@12000	KBGM 140553Z AUTO 34011KT 10SM FEW035 SCT047 BKN120 16/13 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 32027/0542 RAB16E51 SLP149 P0000 60002 T01560128 10183 20156 53016
0650Z	2:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 37000	22	FEW@8000 FEW@10000	KBGM 140653Z AUTO 33009G16KT 10SM FEW080 FEW100 14/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01440122
0750Z	3:53 AM	CLR		-	0	FEW@12000	KBGM 140753Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM FEW120 14/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01390122
0850Z	4:53 AM	CLR		-	0	BKN@4300	KBGM 140853Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM BKN043 13/12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01330122 53014
0950Z	5:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR	KBGM 140953Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01280111
1050Z	6:53 AM	CLR		-	0	FEW@2600	KBGM 141053Z 32006KT 10SM FEW026 12/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01220106
1150Z	7:53 AM	CLR		-	0	FEW@2600	KBGM 141153Z 32008KT 10SM FEW026 13/11 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 70062 T01280106 10156 20122 53021