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	12:54 AM		OVC	28000 - 38000	83		BKN	25000 - 38000	69	OVC@800	KDEC 210554Z AUTO 06013KT 10SM OVC008 19/19 A2997 RMK AO2 CIG 006V011 SLP144 60010 T01940189 10233 20194 403000194 58003
0650Z	1:54 AM		BKN	32000 - 38000	67		BKN	34000 - 38000	76	OVC@800	KDEC 210654Z AUTO 06013KT 10SM OVC008 19/18 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S RAB09E31 SLP147 P0000 T01890183
0750Z	2:54 AM		BKN	28000 - 37000	82		BKN	30000 - 37000	70	OVC@800	KDEC 210754Z AUTO 07010KT 3SM VCTS +RA BR OVC008 18/17 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-W RAB14E36B48 SLP151 P0016 T01830172