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 West Sounder | ASOS METAR Report | ||||
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Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
0550Z | 12:55 AM | SCT | 14000 - 24000 | 1 | CLR | PHSF 301055Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00730039 $ | |
0650Z | 1:55 AM | SCT | 15000 - 16000 | 1 | CLR | PHSF 301155Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00760017 10137 20069 57013 $ | |
0750Z | 2:55 AM | SCT | 14000 - 17000 | 1 | CLR | PHSF 301255Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00780012 $ | |
0850Z | 3:55 AM | SCT | 14000 - 16000 | 0 | CLR | PHSF 301355Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00730000 $ | |
0950Z | 4:55 AM | SCT | 14000 - 16000 | 1 | CLR | PHSF 301455Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00750041 57006 $ | |
1050Z | 5:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 4 | CLR | PHSF 301555Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00620007 $ | |
1150Z | 6:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 1 | CLR | PHSF 301655Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01110058 $ | |
1250Z | 7:55 AM | SCT | 28000 - 35000 | 0 | CLR | PHSF 301755Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01620074 10162 20049 51009 $ | |
1350Z | 8:55 AM | SCT | 16000 - 36000 | 1 | CLR | PHSF 301855Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01800071 $ | |
1450Z | 9:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 24000 | 1 | CLR | PHSF 301955Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02040070 $ |