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	12:55 AM	BKN		19000 - 26000	54		SCT	17000 - 28000	27	BKN@900 OVC@1900	KJVL 040655Z AUTO 20006KT 7SM -RA BKN009 OVC019 15/15 A2967 RMK AO2 P0009
0750Z	1:55 AM	BKN		16000 - 28000	64	SCT		16000 - 29000	24	BKN@800 OVC@1100	KJVL 040755Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM BKN008 OVC011 16/15 A2966 RMK AO2 P0001
0850Z	2:55 AM	BKN		16000 - 25000	61		SCT	13000 - 29000	30	BKN@900 OVC@1400	KJVL 040855Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM -RA BKN009 OVC014 15/15 A2964 RMK AO2
0950Z	3:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 40000	55		SCT	13000 - 34000	22	SCT@700 BKN@2000 OVC@4000	KJVL 040955Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT007 BKN020 OVC040 15/15 A2963 RMK AO2
1050Z	4:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 30000	8		SCT	13000 - 29000	9	SCT@900 SCT@1300 OVC@6500	KJVL 041055Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM SCT009 SCT013 OVC065 15/14 A2963 RMK AO2
1150Z	5:45 AM	SCT		13000 - 31000	11	SCT		13000 - 25000	23	SCT@900 SCT@1300 OVC@5500	KJVL 041145Z 18010KT 10SM SCT009 SCT013 OVC055 16/14 A2962