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:     JULY
                                          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  88  66  77   8   0  12 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 20 310   M    M   0        24 320
 2  87  63  75   6   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 14 320   M    M   0 18     16 320
 3  84  64  74   5   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 14 330   M    M   0 138    17 330
 4  75  57  66  -4   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 340   M    M   0        22 340
 5  79  54  67  -3   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 15  20   M    M   0        18  20
 6  81  56  69  -1   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 12 230   M    M   1        13 230
 7  81  57  69  -1   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 22 220   M    M   0        26 230
 8  79  66  73   3   0   8 0.13  0.0    0 13.1 22 230   M    M   3        29 230
 9  86  61  74   4   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 320   M    M   0 18     21 300
10  82  59  71   1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 13 170   M    M   2        16 180
11  78  68  73   3   0   8    T  0.0    0  8.1 14 100   M    M   7 18     17  70
12  86  62  74   4   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 13 120   M    M   1 18     15 140
13  86  65  76   6   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 15 170   M    M   1 138    20 170
14  87  62  75   5   0  10 0.89  0.0    0  7.5 37 320   M    M   0 13     46 310
15  90  65  78   8   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 20 220   M    M   0        26 210
16  91  72  82  12   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 23 210   M    M   0        29 220
17  93  67  80  10   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 21 340   M    M   0 18     23 340
18  86  61  74   4   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 12 140   M    M   0        17 140
19  75  63  69  -2   0   4 1.83  0.0    0  9.9 36 340   M    M   2 138    45 330
20  82  67  75   4   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 15 340   M    M   2 12     18 340
21  74  63  69  -2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 14  30   M    M   1        16  30
22  82  59  71   0   0   6 0.03  0.0    0  7.2 15 290   M    M   1 3      20 310
23  83  58  71   0   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 15 210   M    M   0        20 210
24  85  68  77   6   0  12 0.01  0.0    0 11.1 21 260   M    M   0 3      26 260
25  84  66  75   5   0  10 0.01  0.0    0  7.7 16 230   M    M   2 13     20 230
26  85  69  77   7   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 16 240   M    M   3 18     20 240
27  86  65  76   6   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 10 300   M    M   0 1      13 300
28  89  65  77   7   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 17 220   M    M   0 1      23 200
29  90  72  81  11   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 15 200   M    M   0 18     20 190
30  91  76  84  14   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 21 200   M    M   0 1      26 200
31  92  74  83  13   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 14.4 23 210   M    M   0        26 210
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SM 2617 1990         0 297  2.90     0.0 277.7          M       26
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AV 84.4 64.2                               9.0 FASTST   M    M   1    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 37 320               # 46  310
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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:    JULY
                                          YEAR:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   43 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 30 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 74.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.90    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.71    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    93 ON 17    GRTST 24HR  1.83 ON 19-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     54 ON  5                               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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   6    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  30
DPTR FM NORMAL   -23    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   1
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -23

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   297
DPTR FM NORMAL   116    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   511    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   200    LOWEST  SLP 29.63 ON 31

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