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
0650Z	12:52 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KRAP 200652Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01670117 402940128
0750Z	1:52 AM	SCT		13000 - 15000	0	SCT	SCT	13000 - 35000	1	CLR	KRAP 200752Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01720117
0850Z	2:52 AM		SCT	17000 - 39000	1		SCT	21000 - 30000	0	CLR	KRAP 200852Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01440111 58005
0950Z	3:52 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KRAP 200952Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01560106
1050Z	4:52 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KRAP 201052Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01610106
1150Z	5:52 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KRAP 201152Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01610100 10189 20139 53003
1250Z	6:52 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KRAP 201252Z 32010KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01890111
1350Z	7:52 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KRAP 201352Z 30006KT 10SM CLR 25/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02500117