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
0650Z	12:53 AM	OVC		14000 - 19000	71	SCT		14000 - 19000	17	OVC@3500	KGRB 050653Z AUTO 21013G20KT 10SM OVC035 M11/M19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP168 T11061194 $
0750Z	1:53 AM	OVC		15000 - 22000	72	SCT		13000 - 17000	16	OVC@3700	KGRB 050753Z AUTO 20014G22KT 10SM OVC037 M11/M19 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/0731 SLP156 T11061194 $
0850Z	2:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 18000	64	SCT		13000 - 16000	21	OVC@2300	KGRB 050853Z AUTO 21013G21KT 10SM OVC023 M09/M19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP146 T10941189 58028 $
0950Z	3:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 20000	43	SCT		13000 - 17000	24	OVC@2600	KGRB 050953Z AUTO 21011G18KT 10SM OVC026 M10/M18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP138 T11001183 $
1050Z	4:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 25000	57	SCT		13000 - 19000	19	OVC@2700	KGRB 051053Z AUTO 21009G19KT 10SM OVC027 M10/M18 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP131 T11001178 $
1150Z	5:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 29000	38	BKN		13000 - 25000	33	OVC@2300	KGRB 051153Z 21009KT 10SM OVC023 M09/M16 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP128 T10891161 11089 21111 56018 $
1250Z	6:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 29000	47	BKN		13000 - 29000	46	OVC@2300	KGRB 051253Z 21008KT 10SM OVC023 M09/M16 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP125 T10891156 $
1350Z	7:53 AM		OVC	22000 - 27000	54		BKN	21000 - 27000	58	OVC@2600	KGRB 051353Z 21012G17KT 10SM OVC026 M08/M16 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP122 T10831156 $