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	SCT		13000 - 35000	15	SCT		13000 - 28000	5	CLR	KSBM 160553Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01280122 10211 20128 402500128 51023
0650Z	1:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 42000	14		SCT	13000 - 37000	9	CLR	KSBM 160653Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01440117
0750Z	2:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 47000	21		SCT	13000 - 40000	13	CLR	KSBM 160753Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01390111
0850Z	3:53 AM		BKN	33000 - 46000	48		OVC	15000 - 44000	41	SCT@9500	KSBM 160853Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM SCT095 14/11 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP247 T01390106 51011
0950Z	4:53 AM		OVC	34000 - 42000	62		BKN	31000 - 42000	64	CLR	KSBM 160953Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01330100
1050Z	5:53 AM		OVC	35000 - 42000	79		OVC	34000 - 42000	67	FEW@2600 FEW@10000	KSBM 161053Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM FEW026 FEW100 13/10 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP267 T01280100
1150Z	6:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 42000	53		BKN	13000 - 39000	41	CLR	KSBM 161153Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP272 70019 T01330100 10150 20128 51022