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	12:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 49000	19		SCT	13000 - 36000	25	CLR	KCWI 070556Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01830150 10239 20183 402780183 53010
0650Z	1:56 AM		BKN	13000 - 50000	31		BKN	13000 - 37000	46	CLR	KCWI 070656Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01670156
0750Z	2:56 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	27		BKN	13000 - 38000	27	CLR	KCWI 070756Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01610150
0850Z	3:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 45000	11	SCT		13000 - 33000	16	CLR	KCWI 070856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01560144 51006
0950Z	4:56 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 20000	4	CLR	KCWI 070956Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01440144
1050Z	5:56 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 30000	7	CLR	KCWI 071056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01440139
1150Z	6:56 AM	SCT		14000 - 24000	1	SCT		13000 - 19000	7	CLR	KCWI 071156Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01390139 10183 20139 53005
1250Z	7:56 AM	SCT		13000 - 26000	7	SCT		13000 - 22000	12	CLR	KCWI 071256Z AUTO 09004KT 9SM CLR 17/17 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01720167