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	12:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 110556Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01830139 10244 20178 57004 $
0650Z	1:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 110656Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01780133 $
0750Z	2:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 110756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01610139 $
0850Z	3:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 110856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01440139 56005 $
0950Z	4:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 110956Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01670133 $
1050Z	5:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 111056Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01720133 $
1150Z	6:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 111156Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01670133 10183 20139 56011 $
1250Z	7:56 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KFOD 111256Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01780139 $