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	12:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 30000	40	BKN		13000 - 31000	49	CLR	KAST 150755Z AUTO 12003KT 9SM CLR 12/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01170106 402000117 $
0850Z	1:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 32000	39	BKN		13000 - 34000	44	CLR	KAST 150855Z AUTO 12003KT 9SM CLR 11/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01110106 56010 $
0950Z	2:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 32000	43		BKN	13000 - 35000	45	CLR	KAST 150955Z AUTO 14003KT 9SM CLR 11/10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01110100 $
1050Z	3:55 AM		SCT	14000 - 32000	24	SCT		13000 - 33000	30	CLR	KAST 151055Z AUTO 16003KT 9SM CLR 11/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01110100 $
1150Z	4:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 28000	23	SCT		20000 - 25000	31	FEW@4200 FEW@12000	KAST 151155Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW042 FEW120 11/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01110100 10128 20106 56007 $
1250Z	5:55 AM	SCT		15000 - 25000	28	BKN		18000 - 26000	54	BKN@3900	KAST 151255Z AUTO 14003KT 9SM BKN039 11/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01110100 $
1350Z	6:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 26000	39	OVC		13000 - 27000	68	OVC@3500	KAST 151355Z AUTO 13003KT 9SM OVC035 11/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01110100 $
1450Z	7:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 26000	41	BKN		13000 - 25000	65	OVC@3900	KAST 151455Z AUTO 11003KT 8SM OVC039 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB19E39 SLP168 P0000 60000 T01170111 56001 $
1550Z	8:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 25000	32	BKN		13000 - 23000	44	OVC@4100	KAST 151555Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC041 13/12 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01280117 $