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 | |||||||
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Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
0150Z | 12:52 AM | BKN | 23000 - 42000 | 70 | BKN | 13000 - 36000 | 55 | CLR | KRAP 150652Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP090 T02060144 403720167 | ||
0250Z | 1:52 AM | BKN | 16000 - 34000 | 70 | BKN | 14000 - 34000 | 50 | CLR | KRAP 150752Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02220133 | ||
0350Z | 2:52 AM | BKN | 13000 - 43000 | 45 | BKN | 13000 - 40000 | 46 | SCT@11000 | KRAP 150852Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM SCT110 21/14 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB34E45 SLP093 P0000 60000 T02110139 50007 | ||
0450Z | 3:52 AM | BKN | 13000 - 41000 | 36 | BKN | 13000 - 35000 | 34 | CLR | KRAP 150952Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP079 T01830139 | ||
0550Z | 4:52 AM | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 36 | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 30 | CLR | KRAP 151052Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP075 T01720133 | ||
0650Z | 5:52 AM | BKN | 13000 - 45000 | 39 | BKN | 13000 - 35000 | 42 | CLR | KRAP 151152Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP080 60000 70009 T01940128 10228 20167 55015 | ||
0750Z | 6:52 AM | BKN | 13000 - 45000 | 49 | BKN | 13000 - 36000 | 35 | CLR | KRAP 151252Z 35020G31KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 35031/1248 SLP104 T02170128 | ||
0850Z | 7:52 AM | BKN | 13000 - 43000 | 39 | BKN | 13000 - 38000 | 37 | CLR | KRAP 151352Z 34022G31KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 34031/1352 SLP123 T02220156 |