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:     MAY
                                          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  60  44  52  -3  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 21 290   M    M   5        24 330
 2  65  39  52  -3  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 22 280   M    M   4        26 290
 3  69  41  55  -1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 17 320   M    M   1        22 320
 4  74  41  58   2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 14 190   M    M   0        20 140
 5  72  54  63   6   2   0 0.17  0.0    0 10.0 28 310   M    M   5 13     32 310
 6  72  53  63   6   2   0 0.24  0.0    0  8.1 23 240   M    M   6 13     30 250
 7  77  53  65   8   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 21 270   M    M   3 128    26 270
 8  74  49  62   4   3   0 0.64  0.0    0  6.1 16 290   M    M   4 1      23  20
 9  56  44  50  -8  15   0 0.05  0.0    0 12.9 23 320   M    M   7 1      28 310
10  58  44  51  -8  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 21 330   M    M   8        24 320
11  66  40  53  -6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 10 130   M    M   2        15 270
12  73  44  59   0   6   0 0.12  0.0    0 14.5 26 180   M    M   3 1      33 190
13  64  54  59  -1   6   0 0.41  0.0    0 11.5 21 270   M    M   9 138    28 270
14  64  49  57  -3   8   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 28 270   M    M   2        35 280
15  67  50  59  -1   6   0 0.07  0.0    0 11.1 29 290   M    M   6 1      39 280
16  57  38  48 -13  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 32 310   M    M   5        39 310
17  66  35  51 -10  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5  8 150   M    M   0        20 100
18  72  44  58  -3   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 26 210   M    M   3        35 180
19  88  57  73  11   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 21 200   M    M   0        25 180
20  89  65  77  15   0  12 0.00  0.0    0 17.2 32 190   M    M   0        41 180
21  72  59  66   3   0   1 0.02  0.0    0  7.1 20 200   M    M   5        26 200
22  73  52  63   0   2   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.4 12 180   M    M   5        16 220
23  69  50  60  -3   5   0 0.02  0.0    0  2.4 10 210   M    M   6 128    23 210
24  76  45  61  -3   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 12 170   M    M   0 12     20  90
25  73  50  62  -2   3   0 0.06  0.0    0 10.0 28 150   M    M   4 1      35 150
26  61  52  57  -7   8   0 0.87  0.0    0  6.1 12 330   M    M  10 18     14  20
27  57  51  54 -10  11   0 1.22  0.0    0  8.4 14 320   M    M  10 1      17 330
28  72  51  62  -3   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 13 310   M    M   6        16 310
29  74  51  63  -2   2   0    T  0.0    0  7.4 21 330   M    M   3 12     25 330
30  72  51  62  -3   3   0 0.04  0.0    0  9.3 22 320   M    M   4 1      26 330
31  76  43  60  -6   5   0    T  0.0    0  7.5 22 170   M    M   3        26 170
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SM 2158 1493       201  21  3.94     0.0 281.4          M      129
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AV 69.6 48.2                               9.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 310               # 41  180
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.94    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.56    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    89 ON 20    GRTST 24HR  1.48 ON 26-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     35 ON 17                               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:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   201    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7501    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   199

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    21
DPTR FM NORMAL   -28    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    27    HIGHEST SLP 30.39 ON 17
DPTR FM NORMAL   -30    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON 13

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