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	12:55 AM		OVC	24000 - 33000	69		BKN	22000 - 31000	63	CLR	KAWG 270555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3007 RMK AO2
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	24000 - 31000	76		OVC	23000 - 33000	66	BKN@9000 BKN@12000	KAWG 270655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN090 BKN120 15/15 A3008 RMK AO2
0750Z	2:55 AM		OVC	24000 - 33000	78		OVC	21000 - 34000	71	OVC@9500	KAWG 270755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC095 15/15 A3008 RMK AO2
0850Z	3:55 AM		OVC	25000 - 33000	81		OVC	22000 - 34000	73	FEW@4700 SCT@10000	KAWG 270855Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -RA FEW047 SCT100 14/14 A3007 RMK AO2
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	23000 - 31000	80		OVC	14000 - 32000	69	FEW@6500 BKN@7500 BKN@8500	KAWG 270955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW065 BKN075 BKN085 14/14 A3008 RMK AO2
1050Z	5:55 AM		OVC	22000 - 30000	74		BKN	19000 - 30000	62	OVC@6500	KAWG 271055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC065 14/14 A3008 RMK AO2