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
0150Z	12:53 AM		OVC	33000 - 42000	85		OVC	32000 - 38000	83	FEW@12000	KTCS 140653Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM FEW120 21/12 A3015 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0638 PRESFR SLP120 T02110122 403390200 $
0250Z	1:53 AM		OVC	32000 - 38000	83		OVC	30000 - 38000	84	CLR	KTCS 140753Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3021 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0640 PRESRR SLP135 T02110122 $
0350Z	2:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 39000	71		OVC	28000 - 36000	71	BKN@11000	KTCS 140853Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM BKN110 21/13 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02110133 56010 $
0450Z	3:53 AM		BKN	15000 - 43000	55		BKN	15000 - 36000	64	CLR	KTCS 140953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02060133 $
0550Z	4:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 46000	42		BKN	13000 - 38000	52	CLR	KTCS 141053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02110122 $
0650Z	5:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 47000	23		BKN	13000 - 38000	37	CLR	KTCS 141153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP138 70001 T01940128 10228 20194 53002 $
0750Z	6:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 46000	11		SCT	13000 - 41000	20	CLR	KTCS 141253Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01940139 $
0850Z	7:53 AM		SCT	14000 - 44000	17		SCT	15000 - 38000	20	CLR	KTCS 141353Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02220122 $
0950Z	8:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 43000	22		SCT	14000 - 43000	21	CLR	KTCS 141453Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02440117 51004
1050Z	9:53 AM		SCT	14000 - 45000	27		BKN	14000 - 44000	33	CLR	KTCS 141553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02610111
1150Z	10:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 45000	42		BKN	13000 - 43000	52	CLR	KTCS 141653Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02610122