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
0550Z	12:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 47000	1		SCT	13000 - 43000	7	CLR	KLWD 050553Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02670217 10322 20267 403440228 52002
0650Z	1:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLWD 050653Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02610217 $
0750Z	2:53 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		14000 - 17000	0	CLR	KLWD 050753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02440217 $
0850Z	3:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLWD 050853Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02500217 58002 $
0950Z	4:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KLWD 050953Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02440217 $
1050Z	5:53 AM	CLR		-	0			-		CLR	KLWD 051053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02390211 $
1150Z	6:53 AM	CLR		-	0			-		CLR	KLWD 051153Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02390211 10267 20228 53005 $
1250Z	7:53 AM	CLR		-	0			-		CLR	KLWD 051253Z AUTO 15003KT 9SM CLR 25/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02500217 $