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	12:55 AM		OVC	36000 - 44000	80		OVC	37000 - 44000	79	CLR	KGGI 160555Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3025 RMK AO2 T01550136 10177 20153 402100153
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	35000 - 42000	79		OVC	30000 - 43000	76	CLR	KGGI 160655Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3024 RMK AO2 T01550134
0750Z	2:55 AM		OVC	15000 - 44000	50		BKN	14000 - 43000	55	BKN@4700	KGGI 160755Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM BKN047 15/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T01520134
0850Z	3:55 AM		OVC	18000 - 38000	66		OVC	13000 - 40000	66	OVC@4700	KGGI 160855Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM OVC047 15/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T01540134
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	29000 - 38000	84		OVC	30000 - 43000	73	OVC@4600	KGGI 160955Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM OVC046 16/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T01560133
1050Z	5:55 AM		OVC	29000 - 44000	81		OVC	26000 - 44000	73	OVC@4600	KGGI 161055Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM OVC046 16/13 A3026 RMK AO2 T01560133
1150Z	6:55 AM		OVC	22000 - 36000	74		BKN	19000 - 37000	54	OVC@4600	KGGI 161155Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM OVC046 16/14 A3029 RMK AO2 70029 T01560135 10157 20150