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
0450Z	12:56 AM	SCT		13000 - 37000	0	SCT		13000 - 20000	1	CLR	KISP 260456Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01940156 402610156
0550Z	1:56 AM	SCT		13000 - 32000	2	SCT		13000 - 19000	1	CLR	KISP 260556Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01890156 10222 20189 53005
0650Z	2:56 AM		SCT	26000 - 38000	0	SCT		13000 - 15000	1	CLR	KISP 260656Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01830161
0750Z	3:56 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 23000	2	CLR	KISP 260756Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01830156
0850Z	4:56 AM	SCT		14000 - 38000	0	SCT		13000 - 20000	2	CLR	KISP 260856Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01780156 53003
0950Z	5:56 AM	SCT		13000 - 37000	0	SCT		13000 - 20000	3	SCT@25000	KISP 260956Z 24004KT 10SM SCT250 17/16 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01670156
1050Z	6:56 AM	SCT		13000 - 29000	1	SCT		13000 - 28000	3	BKN@25000	KISP 261056Z 00000KT 10SM BKN250 17/16 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01720161