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
0450Z	12:54 AM	BKN		14000 - 33000	74	SCT		13000 - 34000	11	SCT@4400 BKN@12000	KPHF 120454Z 30005KT 10SM SCT044 BKN120 24/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02440217 403170244
0550Z	1:47 AM	OVC		15000 - 32000	80		BKN	18000 - 37000	34	OVC@3000	KPHF 120547Z 00000KT 9SM OVC030 24/22 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E T02440217
0650Z	2:50 AM	OVC		14000 - 38000	72		SCT	13000 - 36000	26	SCT@1600 BKN@3300 OVC@4200	KPHF 120650Z 15003KT 2SM -RA BR SCT016 BKN033 OVC042 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE RAB06 P0009
0750Z	3:54 AM		BKN	16000 - 33000	71		SCT	16000 - 37000	23	FEW@4200 SCT@5000 BKN@10000	KPHF 120754Z 00000KT 8SM FEW042 SCT050 BKN100 23/22 A2998 RMK AO2 RAE19 SLP152 P0002 T02330217
0850Z	4:54 AM	BKN		13000 - 30000	74		SCT	18000 - 39000	24	FEW@4600 OVC@12000	KPHF 120854Z VRB03KT 8SM FEW046 OVC120 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP154 60011 T02330217 52002