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
0450Z	12:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 48000	14	SCT		13000 - 31000	11	FEW@1800 BKN@3800 OVC@7500	KDAB 160453Z 07009KT 6SM -RA BR FEW018 BKN038 OVC075 27/24 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 05026/0422 RAB38 SLP210 P0003 T02670244 403170256
0550Z	1:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 48000	19		SCT	13000 - 37000	15	FEW@1800 FEW@4000 FEW@6500	KDAB 160553Z 07011G21KT 10SM FEW018 FEW040 FEW065 27/24 A3015 RMK AO2 RAE0456 SLP208 P0000 60003 T02720239 10283 20267 58002
0650Z	2:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 48000	18		SCT	14000 - 36000	17	SCT@2800 SCT@3600	KDAB 160653Z 06012KT 10SM SCT028 SCT036 28/23 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02780233
0750Z	3:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 48000	18		SCT	13000 - 36000	19	FEW@2100 FEW@3600	KDAB 160753Z 06014KT 10SM FEW021 FEW036 27/23 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T02720228
0850Z	4:53 AM		SCT	18000 - 48000	14		SCT	13000 - 38000	16	FEW@2700	KDAB 160853Z 07014G21KT 10SM FEW027 27/23 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02720228 56009
0950Z	5:53 AM		SCT	14000 - 48000	15		SCT	13000 - 37000	22	FEW@2700	KDAB 160953Z 06014KT 10SM FEW027 27/22 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02720217
1050Z	6:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 48000	18		SCT	13000 - 37000	14	SCT@2700 BKN@3400 BKN@4300	KDAB 161053Z 06012KT 10SM SCT027 BKN034 BKN043 27/22 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 T02720222