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:     APRIL
                                          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  45  25  35  -7  30   0    T    T    T 11.7 22 330   M    M   5 1      30 340
 2  51  21  36  -6  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 17 200   M    M   3 18     23 210
 3  51  35  43   0  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 14 190   M    M   5 8      16 190
 4  61  29  45   2  20   0    T  0.0    0  5.7 22 300   M    M   4 128    26 300
 5  69  42  56  12   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 25 220   M    M   1        32 220
 6  63  47  55  11  10   0 0.05  0.0    0 12.4 29 170   M    M   3        37 170
 7  49  35  42  -3  23   0    T    T    0 10.5 20 270   M    M  10 1      25 250
 8  41  35  38  -7  27   0 0.26    T    0  6.0 15 320   M    M  10 1      17 320
 9  43  36  40  -6  25   0 0.01  0.0    0  7.4 15 320   M    M  10 1      18 320
10  43  37  40  -6  25   0 1.20  0.0    0 15.2 31  70   M    M  10 13     46  80
11  45  33  39  -7  26   0 0.53    T    0  9.2 20 100   M    M   9 1      29 100
12  38  30  34 -13  31   0 0.05  0.3    T 13.0 20 340   M    M  10 1      24  10
13  49  25  37 -10  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 16 350   M    M   1        22 340
14  55  25  40  -8  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14 200   M    M   0        17 200
15  63  38  51   3  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 19.1 32 170   M    M   0        40 160
16  73  50  62  13   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.9 26 210   M    M   4        39 200
17  55  41  48  -1  17   0 0.26  0.0    0  8.5 21 310   M    M   6 1      26 310
18  48  42  45  -5  20   0 1.58  0.0    0  6.3 14  50   M    M  10 1      18  30
19  56  45  51   1  14   0 0.09  0.0    0  6.7 12 310   M    M   7 18     23 220
20  71  41  56   6   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 10 330   M    M   2 18     18  30
21  78  52  65  14   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 18 170   M    M   0        24 170
22  68  43  56   5   9   0 0.54  0.0    0  5.9 28 270   M    M   6 13     32 260
23  76  40  58   6   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 14 170   M    M   0 1      22 180
24  64  56  60   8   5   0 1.29  0.0    0  9.8 20 190   M    M   8 138    24 190
25  70  36  53   0  12   0 0.76  0.0    0 11.2 29 220   M    M   8 13     41 220
26  46  35  41 -12  24   0    T    T    0 19.8 30 270   M    M   8        40 250
27  52  32  42 -11  23   0 0.06  0.0    0  8.1 20 210   M    M   4 1      25 280
28  41  32  37 -17  28   0 0.06  0.5    T 12.6 22 340   M    M   9 1      26 330
29  50  28  39 -15  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4  8 110   M    M   1        14 290
30  63  37  50  -5  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 21 150   M    M   1        25 140
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SM 1677 1103       556   0  6.74     0.8 285.9          M      155
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AV 55.9 36.8                               9.5 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 170               # 46   80
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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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   6.74    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.36    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    78 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  1.61 ON 17-18      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     21 ON  2                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.8 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.5 ON 28-28  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  14
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   9    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   3

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   556    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL    35    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7335    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   235

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.46 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 11

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