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:     MARCH
                                          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  30   7  19  -9  46   0 0.00  0.0    8  5.1 12 120   M    M   5        16  90
 2  49  25  37   8  28   0 0.16    T    8  7.6 30 310   M    M   6 1268   35 310
 3  32  11  22  -7  43   0    T    T    7 15.0 28 330   M    M   2 18     33 330
 4  29   3  16 -13  49   0 0.00  0.0    7  3.4 12 110   M    M   3        14 110
 5  31  14  23  -7  42   0 0.03  0.5    7  6.5 18 270   M    M  10 128    22 280
 6  23   2  13 -17  52   0 0.00  0.0    7  3.1  9 290   M    M   3        12 270
 7  14  -5   5 -26  60   0 0.00  0.0    7  7.8 16 320   M    M   1        18 330
 8  21  -9   6 -25  59   0 0.00  0.0    7  3.6 12 190   M    M   4        14 180
 9  27  13  20 -11  45   0    T    T    7  3.3  8  80   M    M  10 18     14  90
10  32   6  19 -13  46   0 0.00  0.0    7  4.0 13 240   M    M   1 128    15 170
11  44  20  32   0  33   0 0.00  0.0    6  7.9 15 210   M    M   0 18     18 210
12  43  24  34   1  31   0    T  0.0    5  6.5 21 140   M    M   6 18     25 150
13  48  34  41   8  24   0 0.05  0.0    4  7.9 18 280   M    M   4 18     24 290
14  43  28  36   2  29   0 0.04  0.0    4  7.1 17 320   M    M   3 12     20 320
15  38  23  31  -3  34   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.2 14 340   M    M   0        18 330
16  39  19  29  -6  36   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.0 10 140   M    M   2        13 130
17  40  29  35   0  30   0 0.07    T    1  6.6 15 150   M    M   8 128    20 150
18  39  32  36   1  29   0 0.03    T    1  5.3 17 330   M    M   8 128    21 330
19  49  28  39   3  26   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.4 17 320   M    M   2 18     21 310
20  47  21  34  -2  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10  80   M    M   2        14  90
21  38  26  32  -5  33   0 0.48  6.8    2  9.1 18  80   M    M  10 128    26  60
22  36  21  29  -8  36   0 0.00  0.0    6  6.0 13 320   M    M  10        16 220
23  36  21  29  -9  36   0 0.03  0.5    3  5.0 17 350   M    M   9 128    23 340
24  39  15  27 -11  38   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.2 26 180   M    M   2        33 180
25  49  32  41   2  24   0    T  0.0    T 12.7 26 270   M    M   6        33 270
26  50  25  38  -1  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 21 290   M    M   2 18     25 290
27  42  23  33  -7  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 15  30   M    M   7        21  40
28  44  20  32  -8  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 10 100   M    M   0        14 280
29  50  22  36  -4  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 20 140   M    M   3        25 120
30  47  39  43   2  22   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.9 18 150   M    M  10 18     22 140
31  41  32  37  -4  28   0 1.25  0.1    0 10.7 20 330   M    M  10 138    24 330
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SM 1190  601      1111   0  2.15     7.9 212.3          M      149
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AV 38.4 19.4                               6.8 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 310               # 35  310
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 28.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.15    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -5.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.15    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    50 ON 29,26 GRTST 24HR  1.25 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -9 ON  8                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.8 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON  2, 1  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:   9    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:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1111    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   152    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6779    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   200

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.54 ON  7
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.54 ON  2

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