Explanation of the Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (F6) Product

These data are preliminary and have not undergone final quality control by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Therefore, these data are subject to revision. Final and certified climate data can be accessed at the NCDC - http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov.

WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data


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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   LA CROSSE
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                          AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
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 1  20  -2   9  -8  56   0 0.00  0.0   12 12.7 21 320   M    M   6 8      24 320
 2  11  -4   4 -13  61   0    T    T   12  6.2 16 320   M    M   1 18     20 320
 3  26  -3  12  -4  53   0 0.00  0.0   12 11.2 22 160   M    M   0 8      29 170
 4  32  19  26  10  39   0 0.00  0.0   12 12.0 18 160   M    M   0 8      23 170
 5  39  30  35  19  30   0 0.00  0.0   12  9.1 17 180   M    M   8 18     21 190
 6  42  33  38  22  27   0 0.00  0.0    7  4.2 10 300   M    M  10 12     12 310
 7  35  32  34  18  31   0 0.18  0.0    5  1.5  9 100   M    M  10 12     10 340
 8  35  30  33  17  32   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.4 20 300   M    M  10 128    23 290
 9  32  19  26  11  39   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.4 12 280   M    M   3 18     14 280
10  37  30  34  19  31   0 0.14  0.4    4  5.4 12 110   M    M  10 18     14 120
11  32  24  28  13  37   0 0.03  0.6    4  7.3 13 270   M    M   9 18     15 270
12  29  23  26  11  39   0 0.01    T    4  5.4 12 320   M    M  10 18     14 320
13  26  15  21   6  44   0    T    T    4  8.9 16 320   M    M   9 18     20 310
14  21   3  12  -3  53   0 0.02  0.4    4 10.3 21 310   M    M   5 8      25 310
15  23   2  13  -2  52   0 0.00  0.0    4  4.5 15 150   M    M   1 18     18 150
16  31  20  26  11  39   0 0.05  0.6    4  7.8 16 150   M    M   5 18     22 150
17  22  -2  10  -5  55   0 0.34  4.4    5 10.8 16 280   M    M   8 128    21 280
18  13  -7   3 -12  62   0    T    T    8  8.1 17 320   M    M   4 8      22 320
19  -2 -17  -9 -24  74   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.4 15 280   M    M   0        20 280
20   3 -22  -9 -25  74   0 0.00  0.0    8  2.0  7 170   M    M   1         8 290
21   8  -1   4 -12  61   0 0.30  8.0    8  4.5  9 330   M    M  10 128    10 340
22  12  -9   2 -14  63   0 0.02  0.5   14  7.5 20 220   M    M   3 18     26 210
23   7 -14  -3 -19  68   0 0.00  0.0   14  3.5 14 320   M    M   3 18     15 320
24   5 -22  -8 -24  73   0 0.00  0.0   13  4.6 13 190   M    M   0 18     14 190
25  17  -7   5 -11  60   0 0.14  2.3   13  8.5 15 160   M    M   5 128    17 180
26  24   7  16   0  49   0 0.02  0.3   15  4.9 12 160   M    M   8 18     15 160
27  32   1  17   0  48   0 0.00  0.0   12  7.3 13 170   M    M   0 18     17 170
28  45  30  38  21  27   0 0.01  0.0   12 13.2 21 170   M    M   3        28 170
29  43 -10  17   0  48   0 0.04  0.8    6 18.2 30 320   M    M   8 189    38 320
30   2 -11  -4 -21  69   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.3 24 290   M    M   1 8      30 300
31  16  -2   7 -11  58   0 0.00  0.0    6  4.1  9  70   M    M   4 8      13  80
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SM  718  185      1552   0  1.30    18.3 232.2          M      155
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AV 23.2  6.0                               7.5 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 320               # 38  320
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  LA CROSSE
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 14.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.30    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.11    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    45 ON 28    GRTST 24HR  0.34 ON 17-17      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -22 ON 24,20                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  18.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   8.0 ON 21-21  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  15 ON 26     7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:  24    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  15    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1552    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL    16    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4223    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -195

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.13 ON 28

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