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
0550Z	12:53 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 16000	0	BKN@1300 OVC@2100	KGRB 050553Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM BKN013 OVC021 22/21 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB23E51 SLP146 P0003 60003 T02170206 10228 20217 402780200 51001
0650Z	1:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	SCT@1300 BKN@2000 OVC@2800	KGRB 050653Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM SCT013 BKN020 OVC028 21/20 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02110200
0750Z	2:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	OVC@700	KGRB 050753Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM OVC007 21/20 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02110200
0850Z	3:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	OVC@600	KGRB 050853Z AUTO 36010KT 3SM BR OVC006 20/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02000194 53003
0950Z	4:53 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	OVC@500	KGRB 050953Z AUTO 01008KT 4SM BR OVC005 20/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02000194
1050Z	5:53 AM	CLR		-	0			-		OVC@500	KGRB 051053Z 02008KT 6SM BR OVC005 20/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02000194
1150Z	6:53 AM	CLR		-	0			-		OVC@600	KGRB 051153Z 02009KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC006 20/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 70003 T02000194 10217 20200 51005