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:     FEBRUARY
                                           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  39  28  34  20  31   0 0.01  0.0    0 14.5 26 280   M    M   9 18     30 280
  2  46  29  38  24  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 21 270   M    M   2 18     23 270
  3  34  11  23   9  42   0    T  0.2    0 18.1 25 320   M    M   6 18     29 330
  4  20  10  15   0  50   0    T    T    T 16.1 23 360   M    M   6 18     26 350
  5  22   8  15   0  50   0    T    T    T 12.4 17 340   M    M   2 18     20 340
  6  27  10  19   4  46   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 23 340   M    M   0        25 340
  7  29  17  23   7  42   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 12  30   M    M   8        13  40
  8  27  11  19   3  46   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 17  40   M    M   1        20  20
  9  25   9  17   1  48   0 0.03  0.7    0 13.8 23 220   M    M   4 1      28 210
 10  31  18  25   8  40   0    T    T    1 11.1 25 300   M    M   8 18     29 310
 11  29  17  23   6  42   0    T  0.2    1 11.4 20 310   M    M   9 128    24 310
 12  21   8  15  -2  50   0    T    T    1 13.6 22 320   M    M   4        25 320
 13  34   8  21   3  44   0 0.00  0.0    T 16.9 28 210   M    M   4        32 300
 14  40  18  29  11  36   0 0.01    T    0 10.8 22 320   M    M   5 1      24 330
 15  27  14  21   3  44   0    T    T    0 11.0 21 320   M    M   3 8      23 320
 16  18   8  13  -6  52   0 0.34  6.6    2 18.8 28 340   M    M  10 18     33 340
 17   8 -14  -3 -22  68   0 0.00  0.0    7 19.1 30 320   M    M   0 89     33 320
 18   4 -19  -7 -27  72   0 0.00  0.0    7 11.5 20 270   M    M   0        22 270
 19  17  -7   5 -15  60   0 0.00  0.0    6 15.4 24 250   M    M   0        29 260
 20  27   4  16  -4  49   0 0.00  0.0    6 15.6 25 240   M    M   2        28 240
 21  28   3  16  -5  49   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.9 20 200   M    M   1 1      22 190
 22  37  17  27   6  38   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.4 15 240   M    M   2        17 240
 23  31  13  22   1  43   0 0.01  0.5    3 13.1 24 350   M    M   4 18     26 350
 24  46  11  29   7  36   0 0.00  0.0    3 17.2 32 190   M    M   5        40 180
 25  27  15  21  -1  44   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.7 29 350   M    M   1        33 340
 26  35   6  21  -2  44   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.6 23 240   M    M   5 8      24 240
 27  35  23  29   6  36   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.5 22  90   M    M   3        24  90
 28  38  21  30   6  35   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.7 20 150   M    M   1        21 170
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 SM  802  297      1264   0  0.40     8.2 368.8          M      105              
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 AV 28.6 10.6                              13.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->    32 190                 40  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:  ROCHESTER
                                           MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 55 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  92 30 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 19.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.40    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.35    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    46 ON 24, 2 GRTST 24HR  0.34 ON 16-16      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:    -19 ON 18                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:   8.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   6.6 ON 16-16  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 18,17  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:  18    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.  1264    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL   -41    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  5308    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -979                                                            
 
 [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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