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		BKN	14000 - 45000	36		BKN	13000 - 42000	36	CLR	KCSM 050553Z 16014KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 15026/0534 SLP115 T02390189 10300 20239 403280211 51008
0650Z	1:53 AM		SCT	14000 - 44000	19		BKN	13000 - 40000	28	CLR	KCSM 050653Z AUTO 17016KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP108 T02330194
0750Z	2:53 AM		SCT	14000 - 44000	1	SCT		13000 - 38000	8	CLR	KCSM 050753Z AUTO 17016KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP108 T02280194
0850Z	3:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 44000	2		SCT	13000 - 34000	2	CLR	KCSM 050853Z AUTO 17014KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02220194 56007
0950Z	4:53 AM		SCT	23000 - 44000	4	SCT	SCT	13000 - 44000	4	CLR	KCSM 050953Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02170200