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:     MARCH
                                          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  29   7  18  -6  47   0 0.00  0.0    7 11.0 20 120   M    M   2        23 120
 2  43  24  34  10  31   0 0.04  0.3    6 18.2 35 320   M    M   6 1268   40 330
 3  30  10  20  -5  45   0    T    T    5 18.6 32 320   M    M   1 8      37 330
 4  27   9  18  -7  47   0 0.00  0.0    4  7.7 18 140   M    M   3        21 170
 5  28   6  17  -9  48   0 0.06  1.7    5 11.4 22 300   M    M   8 18     24 290
 6  19   3  11 -15  54   0    T    T    6  7.1 17 350   M    M   5 8      20 350
 7  10  -4   3 -23  62   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.6 14 330   M    M   1        20 360
 8  16  -8   4 -23  61   0    T  0.1    5  8.9 16 140   M    M   4        21 140
 9  26  14  20  -7  45   0 0.02  0.9    5  4.9 10 130   M    M   7 18     14 140
10  27   7  17 -11  48   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.4 18 200   M    M   0 18     22 200
11  45  24  35   7  30   0 0.00  0.0    4 13.2 23 210   M    M   0 8      30 210
12  41  32  37   8  28   0    T  0.0    3 10.8 22 120   M    M   5 18     28 130
13  49  35  42  13  23   0 0.06  0.0    2 11.7 20 270   M    M   3 1      26 270
14  40  30  35   5  30   0    T  0.0    T 11.1 21 330   M    M   3        23 330
15  35  25  30   0  35   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.6 14 330   M    M   5        18 320
16  37  26  32   1  33   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.8 14 150   M    M   7        17 150
17  39  30  35   4  30   0 0.09  0.9    1 13.7 22 130   M    M   8 18     26 120
18  40  33  37   6  28   0 0.04  0.1    0  9.0 17 320   M    M   9 128    21 320
19  47  30  39   7  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 17 310   M    M   1 18     22 290
20  45  29  37   5  28   0    T    T    0  8.4 18 120   M    M   5        23 120
21  36  27  32  -1  33   0 0.24  3.1    1 14.4 23  80   M    M  10 148    29  70
22  31  25  28  -5  37   0 0.05  0.2    2  4.1 10 300   M    M  10 18     13  70
23  32  21  27  -7  38   0 0.02  0.4    2 10.7 17 320   M    M  10 18     20 330
24  37  15  26  -8  39   0 0.00  0.0    2 17.4 30 180   M    M   2 18     43 180
25  44  30  37   2  28   0 0.01  0.0    1 17.3 32 300   M    M   6        40 280
26  47  28  38   3  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 21 310   M    M   2        30 290
27  40  26  33  -3  32   0    T    T    0  9.3 20  50   M    M   4 18     24  40
28  42  23  33  -3  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 10  70   M    M   0        14  60
29  46  28  37   0  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.0 25 150   M    M   2        32 140
30  47  36  42   5  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 21 150   M    M   9 18     26 140
31  40  31  36  -2  29   0 0.95  1.3    0 16.1 26 360   M    M  10 1468   37  10
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SM 1115  652      1125   0  1.58     9.0 336.1          M      148
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AV 36.0 21.0                              10.8 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 35 320               # 43  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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   43 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 30 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 28.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.58    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.30    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    49 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  0.95 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -8 ON  8                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   9.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.1 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 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:  11    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1125    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL    59    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7105    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -248

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON  7
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.52 ON  2

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