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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
| 0440Z | 12:35 AM | - | BKN | 34000 - 42000 | 53 | CLR | KSMS 220435Z AUTO 20007G13KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2997 RMK AO2 | ||||
| 0550Z | 1:55 AM | OVC | 33000 - 51000 | 58 | BKN | 35000 - 42000 | 62 | FEW@2700 SCT@3200 BKN@4000 | KSMS 220555Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW027 SCT032 BKN040 27/24 A2996 RMK AO2 | ||
| 0650Z | 2:55 AM | OVC | 30000 - 52000 | 39 | OVC | 31000 - 40000 | 38 | CLR | KSMS 220655Z AUTO 18004G10KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A2993 RMK AO2 | ||
| 0750Z | 3:55 AM | BKN | 32000 - 52000 | 34 | OVC | 30000 - 42000 | 38 | CLR | KSMS 220755Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A2995 RMK AO2 | ||
| 0850Z | 4:55 AM | - | BKN | 34000 - 43000 | 48 | CLR | KSMS 220855Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A2996 RMK AO2 | ||||