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		OVC	18000 - 43000	48		BKN	15000 - 37000	42	SCT@600 OVC@1300	KFSM 280553Z AUTO 10006KT 4SM -RA BR SCT006 OVC013 22/22 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB36 SLP119 P0001 60089 T02170217 10228 20211 403000206 51002
0650Z	1:53 AM	OVC		19000 - 31000	82	BKN		20000 - 31000	74	BKN@500 OVC@7000	KFSM 280653Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM BKN005 OVC070 22/22 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE22 SLP113 P0002 T02170217
0750Z	2:53 AM	BKN		18000 - 29000	62	BKN		16000 - 26000	49	CLR	KFSM 280753Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02220217
0850Z	3:53 AM		BKN	23000 - 27000	72		BKN	22000 - 27000	58	OVC@400	KFSM 280853Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM OVC004 22/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP114 60002 T02220217 55006
0950Z	4:53 AM		BKN	24000 - 31000	74		BKN	24000 - 32000	59	OVC@500	KFSM 280953Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM OVC005 22/22 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02220217