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
0050Z	12:55 AM		OVC	35000 - 39000	86		BKN	36000 - 40000	52	CLR	KAXA 170555Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A2979 RMK A01
0150Z	1:55 AM		OVC	34000 - 38000	89		OVC	35000 - 39000	83	FEW@9500	KAXA 170655Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM FEW095 20/20 A2981 RMK A01
0250Z	2:55 AM		OVC	32000 - 37000	81		OVC	33000 - 38000	78	BKN@9500	KAXA 170755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN095 20/20 A2981 RMK A01
0350Z	3:55 AM		OVC	33000 - 39000	74		BKN	32000 - 36000	64	CLR	KAXA 170855Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A2981 RMK A01
0450Z	4:55 AM		OVC	31000 - 35000	70		OVC	30000 - 35000	73	CLR	KAXA 170955Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A2980 RMK A01
0550Z	5:55 AM		OVC	31000 - 40000	49		BKN	28000 - 35000	53	CLR	KAXA 171055Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 18/18 A2981 RMK A01
0650Z	6:55 AM		OVC	33000 - 38000	72		BKN	31000 - 37000	65	CLR	KAXA 171155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A2982 RMK A01
0750Z	7:55 AM		OVC	30000 - 37000	88		BKN	32000 - 37000	62	CLR	KAXA 171255Z AUTO 02004KT 9SM CLR 20/20 A2985 RMK A01
0850Z	8:55 AM		OVC	31000 - 38000	76		OVC	31000 - 37000	66	CLR	KAXA 171355Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A2985 RMK A01
0950Z	9:55 AM		BKN	31000 - 39000	58		BKN	19000 - 39000	40	CLR	KAXA 171455Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2985 RMK A01
1050Z	10:55 AM		BKN	14000 - 39000	55	BKN		13000 - 33000	32	CLR	KAXA 171555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A2985 RMK A01