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
0550Z	12:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 45000	38		BKN	13000 - 40000	33	FEW@6000 SCT@8000	KPHF 060554Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW060 SCT080 21/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02060189 10233 20206 56006
0650Z	1:54 AM		SCT	13000 - 45000	29		BKN	13000 - 40000	37	FEW@6000 OVC@8500	KPHF 060654Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM FEW060 OVC085 21/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02110189
0750Z	2:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 44000	37		BKN	13000 - 44000	46	FEW@9000	KPHF 060754Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM FEW090 21/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02060189
0850Z	3:54 AM		SCT	24000 - 44000	24		SCT	13000 - 44000	41	FEW@1400 FEW@11000	KPHF 060854Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM FEW014 FEW110 21/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02060189 55009
0950Z	4:51 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 44000	29		BKN	13000 - 44000	44	SCT@1700 SCT@2100 BKN@9500	KPHF 060951Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM SCT017 SCT021 BKN095 21/19 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW