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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	12:52 AM		SCT	26000 - 48000	5		SCT	13000 - 51000	6	CLR	KSPS 250552Z 15012KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02670211 10328 20261 403440211 58006
0650Z	1:52 AM		SCT	26000 - 48000	6		SCT	13000 - 49000	19	CLR	KSPS 250652Z 17008KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02560211
0750Z	2:52 AM		OVC	38000 - 50000	54		OVC	37000 - 41000	69	CLR	KSPS 250752Z 18010KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02610206
0850Z	3:52 AM		OVC	37000 - 42000	74		BKN	36000 - 41000	69	CLR	KSPS 250852Z 17009KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02500206 50001
0950Z	4:52 AM		OVC	34000 - 42000	86		OVC	33000 - 38000	82	CLR	KSPS 250952Z 18011KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02500200
1050Z	5:52 AM		OVC	30000 - 48000	71		OVC	29000 - 37000	78	CLR	KSPS 251052Z 18013KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02500200
1150Z	6:52 AM		OVC	25000 - 49000	52		BKN	15000 - 43000	43	CLR	KSPS 251152Z 18011KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02500200 10267 20250 55003
1250Z	7:52 AM		BKN	29000 - 49000	38		OVC	24000 - 44000	42	CLR	KSPS 251252Z 18014KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02610206