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:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  35  25  30  12  35   0 0.00  0.0    8 13.1 22 270   M    M   0        28 280
 2  25   0  13  -5  52   0    T    T    7 12.5 17 320   M    M   3 18     22 310
 3  12  -1   6 -13  59   0    T    T    7 11.5 20 350   M    M   4 18     24 340
 4  15 -10   3 -16  62   0 0.00  0.0    7  2.9 15 180   M    M   0 1      20 180
 5  30   8  19   0  46   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.2 23 180   M    M   0        29 180
 6  42   8  25   5  40   0 0.00  0.0    7  6.4 12 150   M    M   0 18     14 150
 7  44  26  35  15  30   0 0.00  0.0    7 11.7 25 310   M    M   2 18     31 310
 8  37  16  27   7  38   0 0.00  0.0    5  3.6 12 210   M    M   0 1      14 210
 9  50  27  39  18  26   0 0.02  0.0    4 11.4 24 150   M    M   8 18     32 160
10  51  38  45  24  20   0 0.00  0.0    3 16.7 33 210   M    M   5        46 220
11  39  29  34  13  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.8 25 280   M    M   8 1      31 280
12  39  26  33  11  32   0 0.00  0.0    T 12.7 25 280   M    M   9        30 290
13  29  25  27   5  38   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.2 15 320   M    M   8        20 310
14  30  13  22   0  43   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.2 16 330   M    M   3        20 330
15  26   9  18  -5  47   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.2 13 310   M    M   1        17 310
16  36  10  23   0  42   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.2 17 180   M    M   5        23 180
17  42  29  36  13  29   0 0.01    T    0 12.2 24 180   M    M   7 18     31 180
18  33  11  22  -2  43   0 0.13  1.1    1 13.2 26 340   M    M  10 12     32 340
19  19   4  12 -12  53   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.8 20 340   M    M   0        23 330
20  28   2  15  -9  50   0 0.06  0.7    1  4.4 12 170   M    M   3 18     15 170
21  25  10  18  -7  47   0 0.30  4.5    4 12.1 23 320   M    M   9 1      28 330
22  19   0  10 -15  55   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.1 16 320   M    M   0        20 330
23  24  -8   8 -18  57   0 0.00  0.0    5  3.1 14 140   M    M   0 18     16 150
24  40  18  29   3  36   0 0.00  0.0    5 10.4 20 180   M    M   3        24 170
25  49  28  39  13  26   0 0.10  0.0    2  9.0 20 170   M    M   4 1      28 170
26  37  22  30   3  35   0 0.35  1.4    T  7.8 28 340   M    M   6 1236   35 340
27  22   4  13 -14  52   0    T    T    1 10.7 24 340   M    M   3 1      30 330
28  23   4  14 -14  51   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.3 12 280   M    M   1        15 310
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SM  901  373      1175   0  0.97     7.7 258.4          M      102
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AV 32.2 13.3                               9.2 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 210               # 46  220
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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:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 22.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.97    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.02    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    51 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  0.35 ON 26-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -10 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.7 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.5 ON 21-21  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON  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:  14    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   5    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1175    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -27    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5852    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   232

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON 23
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.34 ON 10

[REMARKS]
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