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
0450Z	12:54 AM		OVC	35000 - 39000	94		BKN	37000 - 45000	55	SCT@1500 BKN@3400 OVC@11000	KFIG 100454Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM -RA SCT015 BKN034 OVC110 22/21 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB20 SLP142 P0000 T02220206 402890139
0550Z	1:54 AM		OVC	35000 - 42000	87		BKN	35000 - 44000	58	FEW@1500 FEW@4600	KFIG 100554Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM FEW015 FEW046 22/21 A2998 RMK AO2 RAE06 SLP140 P0000 60001 T02170206 10250 20217 50000
0650Z	2:54 AM		OVC	31000 - 45000	71		BKN	13000 - 44000	47	FEW@1400 SCT@3500 SCT@4200	KFIG 100654Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM FEW014 SCT035 SCT042 21/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02110200
0750Z	3:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	51		BKN	14000 - 45000	46	BKN@4200	KFIG 100754Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM BKN042 21/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02110200
0850Z	4:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 52000	49		BKN	13000 - 44000	40	FEW@2000 OVC@4000	KFIG 100854Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM FEW020 OVC040 21/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02060194 53006
0950Z	5:54 AM		BKN	13000 - 49000	34		SCT	13000 - 42000	23	CLR	KFIG 100954Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 20/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02000183
1050Z	6:54 AM		SCT	13000 - 48000	22		SCT	13000 - 38000	9	SCT@1600	KFIG 101054Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM SCT016 20/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02000178
1150Z	7:54 AM		SCT	13000 - 50000	8		SCT	13000 - 42000	21	CLR	KFIG 101154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP153 70001 T01940183 10217 20189 53004