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	12:51 AM		SCT	16000 - 46000	1	SCT		13000 - 33000	1	FEW@8500 FEW@25000	KELP 290651Z 00000KT 10SM FEW085 FEW250 18/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01780117 402670144 $
0750Z	1:51 AM		SCT	13000 - 47000	10	SCT	SCT	13000 - 40000	17	FEW@8500 SCT@25000	KELP 290751Z 00000KT 10SM FEW085 SCT250 18/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01830117 $
0850Z	2:51 AM		BKN	15000 - 47000	29		OVC	31000 - 40000	37	SCT@25000	KELP 290851Z 36003KT 10SM SCT250 18/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01780122 56004 $
0950Z	3:51 AM		OVC	31000 - 47000	36		OVC	31000 - 43000	35	FEW@6000 SCT@25000	KELP 290951Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 SCT250 18/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP126 OCNL LTGIC DSNT NW CB DSNT NW MOV N T01780122 $
1050Z	4:51 AM		OVC	18000 - 48000	28		BKN	13000 - 44000	31	FEW@6000 BKN@25000	KELP 291051Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 BKN250 18/13 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP127 FRQ LTGICCC DSNT W-NW CB DSNT W-NW MOV N T01780128 $
1150Z	5:51 AM		SCT	13000 - 51000	12		SCT	13000 - 43000	12	FEW@6000 FEW@9000 BKN@25000	KELP 291151Z 35003KT 10SM FEW060 FEW090 BKN250 17/13 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01670128 10189 20156 56003 $
1250Z	6:51 AM		SCT	13000 - 44000	18		SCT	13000 - 42000	7	FEW@9000 BKN@25000	KELP 291251Z COR 03004KT 10SM FEW090 BKN250 16/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01560122 $
1350Z	7:51 AM		BKN	13000 - 41000	46		BKN	13000 - 40000	37	SCT@9000 BKN@20000 BKN@25000	KELP 291351Z 36006KT 10SM SCT090 BKN200 BKN250 16/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP146 VIRGA SE T01560122 $
1450Z	8:51 AM		OVC	29000 - 40000	64		OVC	27000 - 34000	64	FEW@9000 FEW@13000 BKN@22000 BKN@25000	KELP 291451Z 36005KT 10SM FEW090 FEW130 BKN220 BKN250 17/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01670122 53012
1550Z	9:51 AM		OVC	29000 - 37000	64		OVC	28000 - 33000	70	FEW@9000 SCT@14000 BKN@22000 OVC@25000	KELP 291551Z 01005KT 10SM FEW090 SCT140 BKN220 OVC250 18/13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01780128
1650Z	10:51 AM		OVC	28000 - 40000	74		OVC	27000 - 39000	69	FEW@5500 FEW@9000 SCT@14000 BKN@22000	KELP 291651Z 02004KT 10SM FEW055 FEW090 SCT140 BKN220 OVC250 20/13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02000133
1750Z	11:51 AM		OVC	26000 - 32000	81		OVC	25000 - 35000	82	FEW@2800 FEW@6500 SCT@13000 BKN@20000	KELP 291751Z 36004KT 10SM FEW028 FEW065 SCT130 BKN200 OVC250 21/14 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02060139 10211 20150 58002
1850Z	12:51 PM		BKN	26000 - 40000	49		BKN	14000 - 39000	45	SCT@3200 SCT@12000 BKN@20000 BKN@25000	KELP 291851Z 00000KT 10SM SCT032 SCT120 BKN200 BKN250 22/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP136 CB DSNT NE TCU DSNT S-SW T02170133
1950Z	1:51 PM		OVC	13000 - 42000	34		BKN	14000 - 42000	45	SCT@3400 SCT@11000 BKN@20000 BKN@25000	KELP 291951Z 08003KT 10SM SCT034 SCT110 BKN200 BKN250 22/14 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP123 CB DSNT NE TCU DSNT E AND S-SW T02220139
2050Z	2:51 PM		BKN	15000 - 41000	56		BKN	18000 - 40000	62	BKN@3800 BKN@20000 BKN@25000	KELP 292051Z 07004KT 10SM BKN038 BKN200 BKN250 22/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP114 FRQ LTGCG DSNT NE-E AND SE-W CB DSNT NE-E AND SE-W MOV NW SHRA DSNT NE-E AND SE-W T02220139 58027