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
0850Z	12:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 28000	18	SCT		13000 - 26000	21	OVC@3100	KHIO 170853Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM OVC031 11/09 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP036 60005 T01060094 51010
0950Z	1:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 29000	26	SCT		13000 - 23000	36	OVC@3400	KHIO 170953Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM OVC034 11/08 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP037 T01060083
1050Z	2:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 26000	34	OVC		13000 - 26000	69	OVC@3300	KHIO 171053Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM -RA OVC033 10/08 A2969 RMK AO2 RAB43 SLP055 P0000 T01000078
1150Z	3:53 AM	BKN		15000 - 27000	44	OVC		13000 - 26000	66	FEW@3900 BKN@5000 OVC@6000	KHIO 171153Z AUTO 31009KT 8SM -RA FEW039 BKN050 OVC060 09/08 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP060 P0009 60014 70025 T00890078 10111 20089 53024
1250Z	4:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 31000	29	BKN		13000 - 20000	46	OVC@4400	KHIO 171253Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM -RA OVC044 09/07 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP071 P0003 T00890072
1350Z	5:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 30000	26	SCT		13000 - 23000	28	OVC@4900	KHIO 171353Z 29004KT 10SM OVC049 09/07 A2977 RMK AO2 RAE52 SLP082 P0002 T00890072
1450Z	6:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 29000	24	SCT		13000 - 24000	26	OVC@5500	KHIO 171453Z 26003KT 10SM OVC055 09/07 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP090 60005 T00890072 51030
1530Z	7:18 AM			-		SCT		13000 - 28000	24	BKN@2800 OVC@5500	KHIO 171518Z 00000KT 10SM BKN028 OVC055 09/07 A2982 RMK AO2 T00890072