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		BKN	13000 - 39000	37		BKN	13000 - 35000	45	CLR	KICL 240555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3032 RMK AO2
0650Z	1:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 39000	47		BKN	14000 - 34000	52	CLR	KICL 240655Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3031 RMK AO2
0750Z	2:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 34000	37	BKN		13000 - 35000	44	CLR	KICL 240755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3030 RMK AO2
0850Z	3:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 39000	46	BKN		13000 - 35000	45	CLR	KICL 240855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3029 RMK AO2
0950Z	4:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 44000	31	BKN		13000 - 35000	43	CLR	KICL 240955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3028 RMK AO2
1050Z	5:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 35000	58		BKN	13000 - 32000	52	CLR	KICL 241055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3029 RMK AO2