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 WI
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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
                                     12Z  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  13  20   3  45   0 0.01  0.2    5 10.9 22 170   M    M   5 18     26 170
 2  26   3  15  -2  50   0    T    T    5  6.4 28 270   M    M   3        36 280
 3  32  11  22   6  43   0 0.08  0.0    5  7.4 18 120   M    M   6 16     24 110
 4  31   2  17   1  48   0    T    T    4 10.2 21 300   M    M   5 16     26 300
 5  29  -1  14  -2  51   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.4 20 210   M    M   0        24 200
 6  28   9  19   3  46   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.1 12 180   M    M   3        14 180
 7  20   9  15  -1  50   0 0.02  0.6    4  8.0 18 320   M    M  10 18     23 310
 8  17   0   9  -7  56   0    T    T    4  5.2 15 330   M    M   2 1      17 340
 9  19   8  14  -1  51   0 0.18  1.5    4  6.1 10  70   M    M  10 18     14  40
10  18   2  10  -5  55   0 0.00  0.0    6  5.5 12 300   M    M   0        13 310
11  19   3  11  -4  54   0 0.02  0.4    5  5.1 13 320   M    M   9 18     15 320
12  20   5  13  -2  52   0 0.32  5.0    5  8.0 25 330   M    M   9 128    31 330
13  12 -13   0 -15  65   0 0.02  0.2    9  7.1 28 340   M    M   3 8      32 340
14   4 -15  -5 -20  70   0 0.04  1.0   10  9.3 20 330   M    M   5 1      23 330
15  -3 -26 -14 -29  79   0 0.00  0.0   10  4.6 13 280   M    M   0        15 280
16   3 -25 -11 -26  76   0    T    T   10  9.5 17 180   M    M   3 18     23 170
17  23   3  13  -2  52   0 0.03  0.6   10 12.0 23 310   M    M  10 18     28 320
18  16  -8   4 -11  61   0 0.02  0.6   10  1.9 10 320   M    M   5 18     12 320
19  17  -7   5 -10  60   0    T    T   10  4.4 12 360   M    M   5 1      15  10
20  21   2  12  -4  53   0    T    T   10  4.0 10 230   M    M   3        14 250
21  25  12  19   3  46   0 0.00  0.0   10  3.7 12 150   M    M   6 18     14 150
22  30   3  17   1  48   0 0.00  0.0   10  2.7 10 170   M    M   0 128    13 170
23  25   0  13  -3  52   0    T    T   10 13.9 25 320   M    M   5 128    30 320
24   5 -15  -5 -21  70   0    T    T   10  4.6 14 320   M    M   0        17 320
25  11  -6   3 -13  62   0 0.00  0.0   10  3.3 13 280   M    M   1        17 280
26  11  -6   3 -13  62   0 0.00  0.0   10  2.0  9 320   M    M   4 8      12 310
27  13  -6   4 -13  61   0 0.00  0.0   10  1.5  8 200   M    M   3 18      9 200
28  15  -9   3 -14  62   0 0.00  0.0   10  6.4 15 190   M    M   3 18     17 200
29  21   4  13  -4  52   0    T    T    9  8.7 18 320   M    M   8 1      24 270
30  14  -9   3 -14  62   0 0.00  0.0    9   M  10 180   M    M   3        13 310
31  41  14  28  10  37   0 0.00  0.0    9   M  23 290   M    M   1 1      30 290
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SM  590  -43      1731   0  0.74    10.1 186.9          M      130
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AV 19.0 -1.4                               6.4 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 270               # 36  280
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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 WI
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  8.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.74    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -7.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.45    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    41 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.32 ON 12-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -26 ON 15                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  10.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.0 ON 12-12  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 ON 28,27  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:  30    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  15    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1731    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL   195    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4677    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL   259

[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 29.38 ON  7

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