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:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  27   7  17  -1  48   0 0.00  0.0    6  4.3 15 190   M    M   9 8      18 180
 2  30  25  28  10  37   0 0.02  0.3    6  5.6 15 160   M    M   9 18     22 170
 3  30  22  26   7  39   0 0.00  0.0    6  5.0 10 150   M    M   7 18     14 130
 4  34  27  31  12  34   0 0.36  2.4    6  6.8 14 290   M    M  10 1238   17  40
 5  34  29  32  13  33   0 0.00  0.0    8  8.7 15 350   M    M  10 18     20 350
 6  32   5  19  -1  46   0    T    T    7  8.6 17 340   M    M   7 18     23  40
 7  23  -3  10 -10  55   0    T    T    7  4.0 13 210   M    M   2 18     15 200
 8  32  20  26   6  39   0 0.02  0.1    7  5.5 14 210   M    M  10 18     16 210
 9  27  -4  12  -9  53   0 0.04  0.5    7 11.6 29 310   M    M   8 128    35 310
10  -2 -10  -6 -27  71   0 0.00  0.0    7 12.3 25 300   M    M   1 8      33 310
11   8  -9   0 -21  65   0 0.00  0.0    7  3.5  9  50   M    M   8        12  60
12  15   0   8 -14  57   0 0.08  2.2    7  4.8 12 340   M    M   9 18     13 340
13  20  -3   9 -13  56   0    T    T    9  6.4 18 180   M    M   7 18     23 180
14  23   4  14  -8  51   0 0.31  5.0   10  8.4 17 330   M    M   6 128    20 330
15  13  -9   2 -21  63   0 0.00  0.0   12  4.6 10 180   M    M   3        12 180
16  29   3  16  -7  49   0 0.00  0.0   12 10.4 20 180   M    M   0 8      24 170
17  32  24  28   5  37   0 0.21  3.1   11 10.8 24 330   M    M  10 128    29 330
18  29   1  15  -9  50   0 0.03  0.6   12 12.0 18 270   M    M  10 189    22 270
19  11  -9   1 -23  64   0    T  0.1   12  3.8 10 200   M    M   5 18     14 210
20  10 -13  -1 -25  66   0    T    T   12  5.5 12 340   M    M   1 18     13 340
21  17 -17   0 -25  65   0 0.00  0.0   12  3.4 12 170   M    M   6 18     15 170
22  21  -9   6 -19  59   0    T    T   12  1.2  6 140   M    M   2 18      7 190
23  28  -3  13 -13  52   0 0.00  0.0   11  5.3  9 200   M    M   0 18     12 200
24  37   8  23  -3  42   0 0.00  0.0   11  8.7 17 220   M    M   3 18     22 220
25  35  32  34   8  31   0    T    T    9  6.3 30 340   M    M   8 18     35 340
26  32  10  21  -6  44   0    T    T    8 13.5 24 360   M    M   5 8      29 350
27  22   5  14 -13  51   0    T    T    8  4.6 15 320   M    M   3        18 310
28  27   2  15 -13  50   0 0.05  0.7    8  8.9 18 150   M    M   5 168    22 140
29  36  18  27  -1  38   0 0.02    T    8 12.3 30 300   M    M   6 168    39 300
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SM  712  153      1445   0  1.14    15.0 206.8          M      170
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AV 24.6  5.3                               7.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 340               # 39  300
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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:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 14.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.14    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -7.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.15    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    37 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  0.36 ON  4- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -17 ON 21                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  15.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.0 ON 14-14  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON 22,21  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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  12    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1445    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL   243    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5668    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL    10

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.61 ON 10
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.29 ON 17

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