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	12:56 AM	CLR		-	0		SCT	15000 - 38000	9	CLR	KRUT 200456Z AUTO 22010G17KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02670161 402940200
0550Z	1:56 AM		BKN	15000 - 45000	36		SCT	14000 - 37000	6	CLR	KRUT 200556Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02670161 10283 20206 56010
0650Z	2:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 44000	18		SCT	13000 - 39000	8	CLR	KRUT 200656Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02610167
0750Z	3:56 AM		SCT	25000 - 44000	5		SCT	15000 - 38000	15	CLR	KRUT 200756Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02500167
0850Z	4:56 AM		SCT	15000 - 41000	27		SCT	14000 - 35000	10	CLR	KRUT 200856Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02170167 58006
0950Z	5:56 AM		SCT	13000 - 44000	29		SCT	17000 - 34000	9	CLR	KRUT 200956Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02330172