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:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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  33  22  28  14  37   0 0.00  0.0   10 17.3 26 290   M    M   0        32 280
 2  22   0  11  -3  54   0    T    T    9 19.0 30 290   M    M   3 8      38 310
 3   8  -4   2 -12  63   0    T    T    9 13.8 21 320   M    M   0 8      24 320
 4  11  -7   2 -13  63   0 0.00  0.0    9  8.5 20 170   M    M   0 8      24 170
 5  27   8  18   3  47   0 0.00  0.0    9 12.6 28 180   M    M   0 1      36 190
 6  41  12  27  12  38   0 0.00  0.0    9 14.0 23 150   M    M   0 18     28 160
 7  41  24  33  17  32   0 0.00  0.0    7 18.1 28 300   M    M   2 18     35 290
 8  33  16  25   9  40   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.1 17 170   M    M   0 1      21 160
 9  46  31  39  23  26   0 0.05  0.0    5 19.4 30 160   M    M   6 128    41 160
10  47  34  41  24  24   0 0.00  0.0    2 23.1 43 230   M    M   6        54 240
11  34  32  33  16  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.3 33 290   M    M   8 18     41 290
12  34  25  30  13  35   0    T    T    0 18.2 28 290   M    M   8        33 290
13  25  18  22   4  43   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 330   M    M   6 8      23 320
14  27  12  20   2  45   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 21 320   M    M   2 8      24 310
15  27   7  17  -1  48   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 14 330   M    M   0        16 330
16  35  10  23   4  42   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 26 200   M    M   6        32 200
17  40  24  32  13  33   0 0.05    T    0 11.5 23 170   M    M   5 18     30 170
18  33   8  21   1  44   0 0.06  0.9    1 18.0 30 330   M    M   8 1269   38 340
19  16   2   9 -11  56   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.8 20 340   M    M   0        23 340
20  30   2  16  -4  49   0 0.10  1.5    1  8.4 16 160   M    M   3 18     20 140
21  24   6  15  -6  50   0 0.13  2.8    4 17.5 28 330   M    M  10 189    31 300
22  16  -2   7 -14  58   0 0.00  0.0    4 11.4 20 310   M    M   0 8      23 310
23  21  -3   9 -12  56   0 0.00  0.0    4  8.9 21 170   M    M   0 1      26 170
24  37  19  28   6  37   0 0.00  0.0    3 17.2 24 170   M    M   1        30 160
25  40  28  34  12  31   0 0.06  0.0    T 12.8 22 310   M    M   3 18     25 300
26  33  15  24   1  41   0 0.34  2.8    0 15.2 26 360   M    M   7 123468 35  10
27  16   5  11 -12  54   0    T    T    3 14.3 28 360   M    M   3        33 360
28  16   4  10 -14  55   0 0.00  0.0    3 10.3 20 310   M    M   2        23 300
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SM  813  348      1233   0  0.79     8.0 389.2          M       89
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AV 29.0 12.4                              13.9 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 43 230               # 54  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:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 30 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 20.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.79    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.04    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    47 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  0.34 ON 26-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -7 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.8 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 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:  14    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   5    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1233    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL   -72    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6102    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -185

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.66 ON 23
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.24 ON 10

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