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:      2008
                                          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  14   0   7  -5  58   0    T    T    5 19.5 25 300   M    M   6 189    31 310
 2   9  -5   2 -10  63   0 0.00  0.0    5 10.9 21 320   M    M   0        25 310
 3  22   4  13   1  52   0 0.00  0.0    5 20.1 35 180   M    M   0        41 180
 4  31  19  25  13  40   0 0.00  0.0    5 17.2 24 190   M    M   0        30 190
 5  38  30  34  22  31   0 0.00  0.0    4 15.8 22 160   M    M   8 128    28 160
 6  39  34  37  25  28   0    T  0.0    4  9.5 21 160   M    M   8 12     25 160
 7  37  31  34  22  31   0 0.01  0.0    3  3.9 14 100   M    M   8 128    16 100
 8  34  22  28  17  37   0    T    T    2 11.7 21 320   M    M   8 1268   25 340
 9  33  18  26  15  39   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.9 15 150   M    M   3 18     18 140
10  34  30  32  21  33   0 0.00  0.0    2  9.4 17 310   M    M   5 18     20 320
11  30  20  25  14  40   0    T    T    2  9.8 21 310   M    M   9 128    24 280
12  26  20  23  12  42   0    T    T    2  8.8 17 340   M    M   9 18     21 330
13  24  17  21  10  44   0    T    T    2 13.1 20 310   M    M   5 18     22 300
14  19   1  10  -1  55   0    T    T    2 15.9 23 310   M    M   5 18     28 310
15  21  -2  10  -1  55   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.5 24 160   M    M   0 8      31 170
16  25  13  19   8  46   0    T  0.1    2 13.1 26 160   M    M   5 18     38 160
17  13  -1   6  -5  59   0 0.09  2.2    3 14.2 20 280   M    M   7 18     23 280
18  11 -10   1 -10  64   0    T    T    4 16.5 25 300   M    M   6 89     30 300
19  -3 -15  -9 -20  74   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.9 17 280   M    M   1        20 280
20   2 -14  -6 -18  71   0 0.00  0.0    4  8.1 14 260   M    M   0        15 260
21   7   2   5  -7  60   0 0.29  5.5    4  6.9 12 340   M    M   7 28     14 350
22   7 -11  -2 -14  67   0 0.01  0.1    9 12.6 25 250   M    M   2 18     32 240
23   3 -12  -4 -16  69   0 0.00  0.0    9 10.8 17 310   M    M   2        21 340
24   2 -19  -8 -20  73   0 0.00  0.0    9 10.1 17 200   M    M   0        22 200
25  19  -1   9  -3  56   0 0.07  1.6    9 14.0 21 170   M    M   6 128    25 170
26  20   8  14   2  51   0    T    T   10 10.4 16 160   M    M   4 18     20 160
27  36  12  24  11  41   0 0.00  0.0   10 12.9 26 180   M    M   0        33 180
28  41  35  38  25  27   0 0.02  0.0    8 17.8 25 180   M    M   1        35 180
29  40 -12  14   1  51   0 0.18  3.5    6 27.1 37 310   M    M   9 128    47 310
30  -1 -13  -7 -20  72   0    T    T    9 11.6 31 300   M    M   1 8      38 290
31  14  -4   5  -9  60   0    T    T    8  7.7 12 130   M    M   3 8      14 130
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SM  647  197      1589   0  0.67    13.0 391.7          M      128
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AV 20.9  6.4                              12.6 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 37 310               # 47  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
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 30 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 13.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.67    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.27    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    41 ON 28    GRTST 24HR  0.30 ON 21-22      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -19 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  13.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.5 ON 21-21  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 ON 27,26  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:  22    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  14    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1589    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -61    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4487    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -495

[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 29.13 ON 28

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