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:   DULUTH
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 49 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 11 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  23  -2  11  -9  54   0 0.00  0.0   14  9.0 22 100   M    M   1        25 100
 2  30  20  25   5  40   0 0.04    T   14 13.1 26 310   M    M   6 168    37 300
 3  20   2  11  -9  54   0    T    T   13 14.1 28 310   M    M   2        36 310
 4  19   0  10 -11  55   0    T    T   13  9.2 18 140   M    M   6 8      22 130
 5  23   3  13  -8  52   0 0.02  0.9   15  9.9 18 310   M    M   6 18     24 300
 6   9  -7   1 -20  64   0    T    T   15 11.1 20 290   M    M   1 8      25 290
 7   8 -16  -4 -26  69   0 0.00  0.0   15  6.2 12 340   M    M   0 8      15 290
 8  15  -5   5 -17  60   0    T    T   15  8.7 15 100   M    M   4        20  90
 9  24   6  15  -7  50   0    T  0.1   15  6.9 20 100   M    M   3 18     24 100
10  32   5  19  -4  46   0 0.00  0.0   15 11.4 20 230   M    M   0        26 230
11  46  26  36  13  29   0 0.00  0.0   15 11.3 24 330   M    M   2        32 290
12  32  26  29   5  36   0 0.27  2.5   13 11.5 18 100   M    M   7 12     23 100
13  43  31  37  13  28   0 0.01  0.1   14 13.9 25 270   M    M   9 16     33 260
14  32  20  26   2  39   0    T    T   12 16.0 23 300   M    M   6        35 300
15  30  15  23  -2  42   0    T    T   12  7.4 12 320   M    M   3        12 320
16  36  14  25   0  40   0 0.00  0.0   12  8.9 17  70   M    M   1        17  70
17  34  20  27   1  38   0 0.15  1.7   12  5.9 12 160   M    M   8 12     12 160
18  37  27  32   6  33   0 0.16  2.1   15  6.9 12 280   M    M  10 12     12 280
19  43  23  33   7  32   0 0.00  0.0   14 11.8 18 310   M    M   0        18 310
20  30  14  22  -5  43   0 0.00  0.0   13  6.9 14  80   M    M   0        17 100
21  29  20  25  -2  40   0 0.00  0.0   13 14.1 25  90   M    M   7        32  90
22  36  18  27  -1  38   0    T    T   12  4.5  9 330   M    M   7        14 310
23  30  13  22  -6  43   0 0.06  2.9   12  6.1 15  20   M    M   5 12     18  20
24  35  12  24  -5  41   0 0.04  0.8   13 13.6 30 200   M    M   4 19     36 170
25  37  26  32   3  33   0    T    T   13 14.1 24 330   M    M   7 1      32 330
26  34  20  27  -3  38   0    T  0.2   12 12.1 24 300   M    M   3 18     32 300
27  32  11  22  -8  43   0 0.00  0.0   11  4.4 13 130   M    M   1        18 140
28  39   8  24  -6  41   0 0.00  0.0   11  4.2 10 220   M    M   0        13 220
29  40  22  31   0  34   0 0.00  0.0   10 12.1 23 130   M    M   4        30 130
30  42  32  37   6  28   0    T    T    9 13.6 23 230   M    M   7        32 210
31  32  27  30  -2  35   0 0.06  2.3    9 12.5 23  60   M    M   9 19     29  20
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SM  952  431      1318   0  0.81    13.6 311.4          M      129
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AV 30.7 13.9                              10.0 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 200               # 37  300
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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:  DULUTH
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 49 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  92 11 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 22.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.81    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.88    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    46 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.27 ON 12-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -16 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  13.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.9 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  15 ON 18,11  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:  18    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   5    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1318    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL    74    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8170    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -166

[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 29.45 ON 25

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