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	12:54 AM		OVC	13000 - 36000	67		BKN	19000 - 34000	49	BKN@1300 OVC@2400	KAVP 230454Z 00000KT 10SM BKN013 OVC024 19/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01890178 402170156
0550Z	1:51 AM		OVC	27000 - 35000	79		BKN	19000 - 39000	48	OVC@1600	KAVP 230551Z 36004KT 9SM -RA OVC016 18/17 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB02 P0003
0650Z	2:54 AM		OVC	28000 - 37000	86		BKN	26000 - 44000	51	OVC@1100	KAVP 230654Z 34005KT 10SM OVC011 18/17 A2990 RMK AO2 RAE29 CIG 008V013 SLP118 P0002 T01780167
0750Z	3:54 AM		OVC	30000 - 42000	75		BKN	29000 - 46000	49	OVC@1000	KAVP 230754Z 36008KT 10SM -RA OVC010 17/16 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB54 SLP119 P0000 T01720156
0850Z	4:54 AM		OVC	26000 - 35000	74		BKN	22000 - 43000	51	OVC@600	KAVP 230854Z 34005KT 10SM OVC006 16/15 A2992 RMK AO2 RAE07 SLP125 P0000 60002 T01610150 53004
0950Z	5:54 AM		OVC	29000 - 36000	83		BKN	28000 - 39000	41	OVC@900	KAVP 230954Z 35006KT 10SM OVC009 16/15 A2992 RMK AO2 CIG 008V013 SLP125 T01610150
1050Z	6:54 AM		OVC	28000 - 35000	83		BKN	28000 - 39000	44	OVC@900	KAVP 231054Z 34006KT 10SM -RA OVC009 16/14 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB26 CIG 008V012 SLP130 P0000 T01560144
1150Z	7:54 AM		OVC	27000 - 34000	74		BKN	27000 - 36000	50	OVC@1100	KAVP 231154Z 36005KT 10SM OVC011 16/14 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE08 SLP135 P0000 60002 70045 T01610144 10183 20156 53009