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	CLR		-	0		SCT	13000 - 36000	0	CLR	KIFA 230555Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3015 RMK AO2 T01450125 10238 20145
0650Z	1:55 AM	SCT		14000 - 18000	0	SCT	SCT	13000 - 37000	0	CLR	KIFA 230655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3014 RMK AO2 T01400121
0750Z	2:55 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT	SCT	13000 - 35000	1	CLR	KIFA 230755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3014 RMK AO2 T01310115
0850Z	3:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KIFA 230855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3014 RMK AO2 T01230107
0950Z	4:55 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 41000	3		SCT	13000 - 35000	4	CLR	KIFA 230955Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3015 RMK AO2 T01160102
1050Z	5:55 AM		OVC	34000 - 43000	17		SCT	31000 - 40000	21	CLR	KIFA 231055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3015 RMK AO2 T01170101
1150Z	6:55 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 43000	13	SCT	SCT	13000 - 35000	13	CLR	KIFA 231155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3014 RMK AO2 7//// T01190102 10145 20115