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:     MARCH
                                          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  18   4  11 -17  54   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.4 14 310   M    M   0        18 310
 2  25  -1  12 -17  53   0 0.00  0.0    1  3.4  9  90   M    M   0        12  80
 3  28   8  18 -11  47   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.1 20 150   M    M   4        23 130
 4  45  26  36   7  29   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.3 17 150   M    M   3        21 150
 5  55  33  44  14  21   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.8 14 180   M    M   5 128    16 160
 6  48  31  40  10  25   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.9 14 280   M    M   6 128    16 280
 7  42  27  35   4  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 12 310   M    M   4 18     14 310
 8  34  23  29  -2  36   0 0.51  1.0    0  6.5 17  80   M    M   6 16     22  50
 9  40  20  30  -1  35   0    T  0.0    1  5.4 14 180   M    M   8 12     17 180
10  39  11  25  -7  40   0 0.07    T    0  7.9 29 280   M    M  10 12     37 270
11  19   4  12 -20  53   0    T    T    T 15.4 32 260   M    M   5        41 280
12  24   2  13 -20  52   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 16 330   M    M   2        20 330
13  41  17  29  -4  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 17 230   M    M   5        22 230
14  51  27  39   5  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 16 200   M    M   0        20 200
15  60  25  43   9  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 16 180   M    M   1        21 180
16  65  32  49  14  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 20 180   M    M   0 18     26 170
17  67  38  53  18  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 20 330   M    M   0        24 330
18  56  29  43   8  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 23 320   M    M   0        30 320
19  41  23  32  -4  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 14 340   M    M   0        17 300
20  44  22  33  -3  32   0 0.24  0.0    0  9.7 18 160   M    M   6 1      23 180
21  64  39  52  15  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 15 180   M    M   3        18 170
22  62  32  47  10  18   0    T  0.0    0 11.5 23 110   M    M   4 18     35 110
23  53  45  49  11  16   0 0.02  0.0    0 15.0 24 140   M    M   9        35 130
24  59  40  50  12  15   0 0.24  0.0    0 15.0 29 210   M    M   9 1      36 220
25  40  31  36  -3  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 23 210   M    M  10        29 200
26  46  26  36  -3  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 20 300   M    M   6        24 310
27  38  22  30 -10  35   0    T    T    0  7.8 18 310   M    M   5        24 350
28  39  20  30 -10  35   0 0.02  0.2    0  6.0 15 100   M    M   5 1      18 120
29  46  24  35  -5  30   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.4 23 330   M    M   2        25 330
30  52  24  38  -3  27   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.1 22 120   M    M   5        30 100
31  56  35  46   5  19   0 0.07  0.0    0 14.4 28 220   M    M  10 1      38 210
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SM 1397  739       940   0  1.18     1.2 271.9          M      133
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AV 45.1 23.8                               8.8 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 260               # 41  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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 34.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.18    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.82    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    67 ON 17    GRTST 24HR  0.51 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -1 ON  2                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.0 ON  8- 8  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON  9, 4  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:   5    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  25    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   1    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   940    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL   -19    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6792    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL   213

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.83 ON 12
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 31

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