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:     MAY
                                          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  69  44  57   2   8   0 0.08  0.0    0  9.0 18 100   M    M   5 3      26 100
 2  61  50  56   1   9   0 0.58  0.0    0  8.0 23 220   M    M   9 138    29 210
 3  57  39  48  -8  17   0 0.05  0.0    0 14.3 26 320   M    M   5 1      31 310
 4  69  38  54  -2  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 24 210   M    M   2        35 210
 5  70  45  58   1   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 10 320   M    M   1        15  70
 6  81  47  64   7   1   0 0.48  0.0    0  7.0 30 180   M    M   2 13     46 170
 7  64  46  55  -2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 22 340   M    M   5 18     28 340
 8  68  39  54  -4  11   0    T  0.0    0  5.5 16 330   M    M   2        21 330
 9  66  47  57  -1   8   0    T  0.0    0  5.8 12 350   M    M   4        18 330
10  63  44  54  -5  11   0 0.25  0.0    0  5.8 17 140   M    M   6 1      24 160
11  59  43  51  -8  14   0 0.26  0.0    0 12.7 24 320   M    M   6 1      32 340
12  65  34  50  -9  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 17 150   M    M   0        22 160
13  66  50  58  -2   7   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.2 22 190   M    M   7 13     25 170
14  66  45  56  -4   9   0    T  0.0    0  8.6 22 340   M    M   3        26 330
15  71  38  55  -5  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 15 220   M    M   0        21 220
16  76  51  64   3   1   0 0.08  0.0    0  8.3 25 310   M    M   4 3      41 100
17  72  45  59  -2   6   0 0.06  0.0    0  8.1 26  10   M    M   2 123    39 360
18  62  42  52  -9  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 20 320   M    M   3        26 310
19  62  38  50 -12  15   0 0.08  0.0    0  4.6 16 350   M    M   5        24 330
20  66  41  54  -8  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 21 310   M    M   3        25 320
21  66  41  54  -9  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15 310   M    M   0        21 290
22  70  40  55  -8  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 12 300   M    M   0 18     15 290
23  70  49  60  -3   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 15  90   M    M   1        22  50
24  75  44  60  -4   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 18 150   M    M   0        25 140
25  80  57  69   5   0   4 0.04  0.0    0 13.4 23 180   M    M   5 138    32 170
26  81  50  66   2   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 22 320   M    M   1 18     26 360
27  61  44  53 -11  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 17  20   M    M   3 8      22  40
28  68  41  55 -10  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 10 290   M    M   2        14 290
29  58  45  52 -13  13   0 1.45  0.0    0  7.6 18 280   M    M   7 13     23 130
30  77  54  66   1   0   1 0.05  0.0    0  8.4 21 220   M    M   6 13     28 200
31  77  56  67   1   0   2 0.03  0.0    0  8.0 16 300   M    M   3 1      21 310
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SM 2116 1387       260   8  3.52     0.0 250.3          M      102
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AV 68.3 44.7                               8.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 180               # 46  170
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 56.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.52    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.14    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON 26, 6 GRTST 24HR  1.47 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         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:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   260    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL    58    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7595    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL   293

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     8
DPTR FM NORMAL   -41    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     8    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -49    LOWEST  SLP 29.24 ON  2

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