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
0750Z	12:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 20000	2	SCT		13000 - 28000	2	OVC@200	KONP 220755Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 12/12 A3000 RMK AO2
0850Z	1:55 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		14000 - 20000	0	OVC@200	KONP 220855Z AUTO 08005KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC002 12/12 A2996 RMK AO2
0950Z	2:55 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 19000	2	OVC@200	KONP 220955Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC002 13/13 A2995 RMK AO2
1050Z	3:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 20000	3	SCT		13000 - 20000	3	OVC@400	KONP 221055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC004 13/13 A2994 RMK AO2
1150Z	4:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 33000	16	SCT		13000 - 30000	16	OVC@200	KONP 221155Z AUTO 34003KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 11/11 A2994 RMK AO2
1250Z	5:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 35000	16	SCT		13000 - 42000	25	OVC@200	KONP 221255Z AUTO 04008KT 1SM BR OVC002 12/12 A2991 RMK AO2
1350Z	6:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 31000	12	SCT		13000 - 28000	17	BKN@400	KONP 221355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN004 13/13 A2992 RMK AO2
1450Z	7:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 33000	19	SCT		13000 - 34000	32	SCT@200	KONP 221455Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT002 13/13 A2994 RMK AO2
1550Z	8:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 37000	36		BKN	13000 - 39000	46	SCT@300	KONP 221555Z AUTO 20013G16KT 10SM SCT003 13/13 A2997 RMK AO2
1650Z	9:55 AM	SCT		13000 - 42000	26		BKN	13000 - 36000	45	OVC@500	KONP 221655Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM OVC005 13/13 A2998 RMK AO2