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
0450Z	12:53 AM		BKN	26000 - 44000	74		OVC	14000 - 44000	67	FEW@5500	KVRB 260453Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM FEW055 27/23 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW SLP178 T02670228 403390228
0550Z	1:53 AM		OVC	27000 - 44000	85		BKN	13000 - 46000	62	CLR	KVRB 260553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS CLR 26/23 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND E SLP174 T02610228 10294 20261 58005
0650Z	2:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 42000	83		BKN	13000 - 43000	49	CLR	KVRB 260653Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SLP165 T02610228
0750Z	3:53 AM		BKN	21000 - 48000	58		BKN	13000 - 40000	33	BKN@2600	KVRB 260753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN026 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02500228
0850Z	4:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 50000	18		SCT	13000 - 38000	16	CLR	KVRB 260853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02440228 56013