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:   ROCHESTER
                                           MONTH:     JANUARY
                                           YEAR:      2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 55 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  92 30 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  34  26  30  18  35   0 0.03  0.0    2 13.1 21  70   M    M   5 168    24  70
  2  35  34  35  23  30   0    T  0.0    1 14.1 22  70   M    M  10 12     26  80
  3  34  33  34  22  31   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.8 20 170   M    M  10 12     23 160
  4  34  30  32  20  33   0 0.01  0.0    1 16.0 25 300   M    M  10 12     28 340
  5  30  26  28  16  37   0 0.00  0.0    T 14.7 23 340   M    M  10 1      25 340
  6  30  23  27  15  38   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.9 26 220   M    M   8 12     32 220
  7  35  25  30  18  35   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.1 20 290   M    M   1        21 290
  8  34  28  31  20  34   0    T  0.2    0 13.5 20  70   M    M   3 1      23 130
  9  31  11  21  10  44   0    T    T    T 11.6 23 330   M    M   4 16     25 340
 10  29  11  20   9  45   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 22 210   M    M   0 1      25 180
 11  36  23  30  19  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 23 200   M    M   0 18     25 210
 12  41  32  37  26  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 23 330   M    M   1 1      26 330
 13  32  21  27  16  38   0    T    T    0 20.4 31 350   M    M   6 1      38 350
 14  35  14  25  14  40   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 21 180   M    M   1 18     25 170
 15  38  30  34  23  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.2 22 160   M    M   0        29 160
 16  31  24  28  17  37   0    T  0.1    0 12.2 24 320   M    M   7 126    29 310
 17  24  11  18   7  47   0    T    T    T 17.4 26 330   M    M   6 1      30 340
 18  27  13  20   9  45   0    T    T    T  9.9 17 310   M    M   7 1      22 320
 19  37  24  31  20  34   0    T    T    0 10.1 20 330   M    M   4 18     22 330
 20  29  18  24  12  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 20 320   M    M   8 18     21 320
 21  30  14  22  10  43   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.8 29 200   M    M   4 18     35 200
 22  28   8  18   6  47   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 24 200   M    M   6 128    30 210
 23  37   5  21   9  44   0 0.02    T    0 17.3 31 230   M    M   3 18     36 210
 24  37  26  32  20  33   0    T    T    0 26.5 39 310   M    M   8 8      46 300
 25  30  17  24  12  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 21 320   M    M   1        23 320
 26  46  20  33  21  32   0    T  0.0    0 18.7 27 190   M    M   0        39 200
 27  44  31  38  25  27   0    T  0.0    0 16.0 30 210   M    M   1 1      36 190
 28  38  29  34  21  31   0 0.17  0.0    0  8.7 14  60   M    M   7 128    17 140
 29  35  30  33  20  32   0 0.05  0.3    0 12.9 20 330   M    M  10 12     23 330
 30  33  27  30  17  35   0 0.02  0.2    1 14.6 24 340   M    M   8 18     29 330
 31  39  27  33  19  32   0    T  0.0    T 12.6 22 180   M    M   6 18     26 190
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 SM 1053  691      1135   0  0.30     0.8 424.4          M      155              
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 AV 34.0 22.3                              13.7 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->    39 310                 46  300   
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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:  ROCHESTER
                                           MONTH:    JANUARY
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 55 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  92 30 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 28.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.30    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:  16.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.64    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    46 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  0.21 ON 28-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:      5 ON 23                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:   0.8 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   0.3 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   2 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:  12    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.  1135    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -515    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  4044    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -938                                                            
 
 [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 M ON M                                      
 
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