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 MN
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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
                                     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  55  51  53   2  12   0 0.08  0.0    0 14.5 31 170   M    M   9 1      39 170
 2  69  48  59   7   6   0 0.02  0.0    0  8.2 15 200   M    M   2 1       M  M
 3  66  46  56   4   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.3 25 270   M    M   1 1      31 300
 4  56  42  49  -4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.9 23 330   M    M   6        26 320
 5  50  36  43 -10  22   0    T  0.0    0 11.7 20 330   M    M   7 18     23 330
 6  66  34  50  -3  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 21 240   M    M   0        24 240
 7  72  43  58   4   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 21 200   M    M   1        25 170
 8  69  51  60   6   5   0 0.07  0.0    0 15.6 28 160   M    M   8 138    33 160
 9  71  55  63   9   2   0 0.73  0.0    0  9.8 24 200   M    M   5 138    26 210
10  64  45  55   0  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 29 320   M    M   3        36 320
11  48  42  45 -10  20   0    T  0.0    0 20.2 31 360   M    M   8 1      38 350
12  43  37  40 -16  25   0 0.49  0.0    0 18.4 29 350   M    M  10 1      36 350
13  51  39  45 -11  20   0 0.07  0.0    0 11.3 17  10   M    M   9 1      21  20
14  60  44  52  -4  13   0 0.01  0.0    0 13.4 22  10   M    M   9 1      29  20
15  65  48  57   0   8   0 0.02  0.0    0 11.7 30 350   M    M   7 1      38 340
16  73  49  61   4   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 24  50   M    M   2 3      29  30
17  70  49  60   3   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.7 29 360   M    M   1        36  20
18  65  44  55  -3  10   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.7 29 350   M    M   2        38 350
19  67  46  57  -1   8   0    T  0.0    0  6.5 15  80   M    M   2        17  90
20  75  46  61   3   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 22 290   M    M   2        26 320
21  59  40  50  -9  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 17  60   M    M   0        20  70
22  70  39  55  -4  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 13 190   M    M   0        17 190
23  83  51  67   8   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 16.0 25 180   M    M   0        31 180
24  85  63  74  14   0   9 0.06  0.0    0 19.2 37 280   M    M   3 3      43 270
25  78  63  71  11   0   6 0.06  0.0    0 13.6 26 330   M    M   5 138    31 320
26  81  61  71  10   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 14 330   M    M   3 18     16 330
27  85  63  74  13   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 24 200   M    M   1 18     30 170
28  95  71  83  22   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 20.2 32 200   M    M   0        39 210
29  95  72  84  22   0  19    T  0.0    0 15.0 38 240   M    M   1 3      44 240
30  76  60  68   6   0   3 0.24  0.0    0 10.0 18  20   M    M   3 13     23  20
31  82  57  70   8   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 16  70   M    M   0        18  50
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SM 2144 1535       246  77  1.86     0.0 397.5          M      110
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AV 69.2 49.5                              12.8 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 240               # 44  240
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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 MN
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   43 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 30 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.86    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.67    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    95 ON 29,28 GRTST 24HR  0.73 ON  9- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON  6                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   246    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  18
DPTR FM NORMAL   -35    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6947    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL -1296

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    77
DPTR FM NORMAL    47    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    77    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    46    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON 25

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