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	12:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 36000	46	BKN		13000 - 30000	40	OVC@10000	KSBM 020653Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC100 12/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01170111
0750Z	1:53 AM	OVC		13000 - 32000	65	BKN		13000 - 28000	45	OVC@8000	KSBM 020753Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC080 12/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01170117
0850Z	2:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 35000	46		BKN	14000 - 34000	37	OVC@8500	KSBM 020853Z AUTO 12003KT 5SM BR OVC085 12/11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01170111 58014
0950Z	3:53 AM		OVC	31000 - 46000	42		OVC	13000 - 36000	39	OVC@8500	KSBM 020953Z AUTO 14003KT 7SM OVC085 13/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01280117
1050Z	4:53 AM		OVC	32000 - 46000	63		BKN	13000 - 39000	49	OVC@8500	KSBM 021053Z AUTO 16003KT 6SM BR OVC085 13/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01280122
1150Z	5:53 AM		OVC	30000 - 44000	70		BKN	13000 - 42000	56	CLR	KSBM 021153Z AUTO 14004KT 7SM CLR 13/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01280117 10133 20111 58014
1250Z	6:53 AM		OVC	15000 - 42000	42		BKN	23000 - 41000	59	CLR	KSBM 021253Z AUTO 17005KT 5SM BR CLR 13/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01280117
1350Z	7:53 AM		OVC	30000 - 44000	67		BKN	26000 - 38000	59	CLR	KSBM 021353Z AUTO 17007KT 5SM BR CLR 13/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01330122
1450Z	8:48 AM		OVC	27000 - 38000	59		BKN	15000 - 35000	44	FEW@900 BKN@2600	KSBM 021448Z AUTO 16008KT 7SM FEW009 BKN026 14/12 A3010 RMK AO2
1550Z	9:53 AM		OVC	13000 - 42000	36		BKN	13000 - 35000	32	BKN@1100 OVC@2500	KSBM 021553Z AUTO 16010G19KT 10SM BKN011 OVC025 14/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01440122
1650Z	10:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 42000	46		OVC	13000 - 32000	43	OVC@1300	KSBM 021653Z AUTO 17013G23KT 10SM OVC013 15/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01500122
1750Z	11:53 AM		OVC	16000 - 38000	50		OVC	21000 - 35000	46	OVC@1300	KSBM 021753Z AUTO 17013G22KT 10SM OVC013 14/12 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 15027/1740 SLP178 T01440117 10150 20122 58017
1850Z	12:53 PM		OVC	18000 - 34000	53		OVC	26000 - 37000	52	OVC@1100	KSBM 021853Z AUTO 17011G20KT 10SM OVC011 14/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01440122
1950Z	1:53 PM		OVC	23000 - 34000	59		BKN	25000 - 37000	59	SCT@1100 OVC@2400	KSBM 021953Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM SCT011 OVC024 14/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01390122