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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
0550Z	12:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 38000	15	SCT		13000 - 23000	9	SCT@7000 SCT@10000	KFST 010553Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM SCT070 SCT100 21/18 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP069 60000 T02060178 10261 20206 403170206 58001
0650Z	1:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 26000	21	SCT		13000 - 24000	18	BKN@8000	KFST 010653Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM BKN080 21/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP068 T02110156
0750Z	2:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 24000	14	SCT		13000 - 23000	13	FEW@8500	KFST 010753Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM FEW085 20/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02000156
0850Z	3:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 27000	21	SCT		13000 - 24000	21	FEW@7000	KFST 010853Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM FEW070 20/14 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP064 T02000144 55001