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	12:56 AM		OVC	30000 - 37000	59		BKN	30000 - 41000	64	OVC@3100	KCWI 020656Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM OVC031 15/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01500128
0750Z	1:56 AM		OVC	16000 - 39000	45		BKN	27000 - 40000	57	FEW@1200 SCT@1700 OVC@2900	KCWI 020756Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM FEW012 SCT017 OVC029 14/13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01440128
0850Z	2:56 AM		OVC	31000 - 38000	69		BKN	26000 - 39000	59	OVC@1100	KCWI 020856Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM OVC011 14/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01440133 58018
0950Z	3:20 AM		BKN	13000 - 39000	45		BKN	13000 - 36000	32	OVC@900	KCWI 020920Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM OVC009 14/13 A3010 RMK AO2 CIG 008V012
1050Z	3:20 AM		BKN	13000 - 36000	32		BKN	13000 - 35000	36	OVC@900	KCWI 020920Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM OVC009 14/13 A3010 RMK AO2 CIG 008V012
1150Z	3:20 AM		OVC	13000 - 34000	51		BKN	13000 - 30000	47	OVC@900	KCWI 020920Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM OVC009 14/13 A3010 RMK AO2 CIG 008V012