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 - 46000	4	SCT	SCT	13000 - 35000	3	FEW@13000 SCT@25000	KDAY 140456Z 01011KT 10SM FEW130 SCT250 16/11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01610106 403110161 $
0550Z	1:56 AM	SCT		13000 - 38000	5	SCT		13000 - 36000	4	FEW@13000 SCT@25000	KDAY 140556Z 02010KT 10SM FEW130 SCT250 15/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01500106 10228 20150 51023 $
0650Z	2:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	SCT@25000	KDAY 140656Z 03008KT 10SM SCT250 14/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01390094 $
0750Z	3:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	FEW@25000	KDAY 140756Z 02009KT 10SM FEW250 13/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01330094 $
0850Z	4:56 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		14000 - 16000	1	FEW@25000	KDAY 140856Z 01009KT 10SM FEW250 13/09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01280094 53007 $
0950Z	5:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	FEW@25000	KDAY 140956Z 02009KT 10SM FEW250 12/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01220094 $
1050Z	6:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	FEW@25000	KDAY 141056Z 02007KT 10SM FEW250 12/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01170089
1150Z	7:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	FEW@25000	KDAY 141156Z 03007KT 10SM FEW250 12/09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP242 70021 T01170094 10150 20111 53015