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:     MARCH
                                          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  15   0   8 -16  57   0 0.00  0.0    2  9.2 18 320   M    M   1        21 320
 2  21   4  13 -11  52   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.2 12 130   M    M   2        14 130
 3  25  10  18  -7  47   0    T    T    1 16.9 26 150   M    M   4        32 160
 4  41  22  32   7  33   0 0.00  0.0    1 18.0 23 160   M    M   1        30 170
 5  45  33  39  13  26   0    T  0.0    0 11.1 22 160   M    M   7 128    26 170
 6  49  32  41  15  24   0    T  0.0    0  9.7 17 310   M    M   3 128    21 310
 7  37  27  32   6  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 14 350   M    M   4 128    24  70
 8  35  25  30   3  35   0 0.21  1.2    0 10.0 21  40   M    M   6 1468   25  30
 9  36  22  29   2  36   0    T  0.0    1  9.6 18 140   M    M   9 12     24 130
10  36   4  20  -8  45   0 0.13    T    0 16.0 40 280   M    M  10 12689  48 280
11  12   0   6 -22  59   0    T    T    0 22.1 39 300   M    M   4 89     48 300
12  21  -3   9 -20  56   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 18 330   M    M   1        21 320
13  39  19  29   0  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 21 210   M    M   4 1      24 220
14  47  26  37   7  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 23 200   M    M   0 18     28 210
15  54  30  42  12  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 20 160   M    M   0        24 170
16  64  35  50  19  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 28 180   M    M   0 18     33 180
17  58  36  47  16  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.9 28 310   M    M   0 8      31 320
18  53  32  43  12  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 29 320   M    M   0        33 320
19  40  24  32   0  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 14 350   M    M   0        21 320
20  44  25  35   3  30   0 0.08  0.0    0 14.8 24 190   M    M   6 1      32 190
21  63  36  50  17  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 18 180   M    M   2        24 180
22  59  37  48  15  17   0    T  0.0    0 18.1 32 130   M    M   4 8      40 140
23  56  44  50  16  15   0 0.21  0.0    0 24.5 32 140   M    M   9 18     41 130
24  56  37  47  13  18   0 0.17  0.0    0 19.3 36 120   M    M   5 18     46 120
25  37  30  34  -1  31   0    T  0.0    0 18.4 26 230   M    M   9 168    32 250
26  36  23  30  -5  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.7 22 300   M    M   8        26 300
27  34  19  27  -9  38   0    T    T    0 10.1 21 300   M    M   4        25 300
28  40  20  30  -6  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 18 360   M    M   1        29  40
29  42  22  32  -5  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.9 18 340   M    M   2        23 350
30  51  28  40   3  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.4 28 100   M    M   4        33 120
31  53  33  43   5  22   0 0.08  0.0    0 20.1 31 210   M    M   9 16     38 200
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SM 1299  732       992   0  0.88     1.2 410.1          M      119
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AV 41.9 23.6                              13.2 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 40 280               # 48  280
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 30 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 32.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.88    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.00    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    64 ON 16    GRTST 24HR  0.21 ON 23-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -3 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.2 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON  2, 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:   5    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   992    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -74    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7094    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -259

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.78 ON 12
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.31 ON 31

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