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
2350Z	12:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 16000	0	SCT		13000 - 32000	15	BKN@10000	KGTB 030455Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM BKN100 22/15 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02160150 402600180 $
0050Z	1:55 AM		SCT	15000 - 35000	0	SCT		13000 - 35000	20	CLR	KGTB 030555Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP083 T02090154 10234 20206 57010 $
0150Z	2:55 AM		SCT	13000 - 35000	10		BKN	13000 - 35000	29	FEW@11000	KGTB 030655Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM FEW110 21/16 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP080 T02050155 $
0250Z	3:45 AM		BKN	13000 - 35000	47		BKN	13000 - 35000	36	FEW@7500 FEW@9000 BKN@13000	KGTB 030745Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM -RA FEW075 FEW090 BKN130 21/16 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB45 SLP079 $
0350Z	4:55 AM		OVC	27000 - 33000	78		SCT	14000 - 35000	30	BKN@6500	KGTB 030855Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM TS BKN065 19/17 A2978 RMK AO2 RAB0755E02RAB08E08DZB08E09RAB09E43 TSE0755TSB12 SLP080 P0008 60008 T01910167 55003 $
0450Z	5:55 AM		BKN	31000 - 34000	81		SCT	23000 - 35000	33	BKN@9000 BKN@11000	KGTB 030955Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM BKN090 BKN110 19/17 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-SW TSB0855E06 SLP084 T01860167 $
0550Z	6:55 AM		BKN	29000 - 34000	84		BKN	13000 - 34000	36	CLR	KGTB 031055Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A2982 RMK AO2 DZB14E33 SLP094 P0000 T01870165 $