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:   INTERNATIONAL FALLS
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 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 -15   7 -10  58   0 0.00  0.0   18  6.3 16 140   M    M   1        22 150
 2  27   8  18   1  47   0 0.15  2.1   18  9.8 25 300   M    M   8 12     32 300
 3   8 -21  -6 -24  71   0    T  0.1   20 11.2 23 300   M    M   1 8      32 310
 4  26 -20   3 -15  62   0 0.05  1.8   19  6.7 17 130   M    M   8 18     22 130
 5  20  -7   7 -11  58   0 0.03  1.2   22  9.7 16 290   M    M   4 18     22 290
 6   0 -17  -8 -27  73   0    T    T   21  8.9 17 330   M    M   2        25 340
 7   9 -28  -9 -28  74   0    T    T   21  4.0 10 180   M    M   0        14 170
 8  18   1  10 -10  55   0    T  0.1   19  9.0 18 130   M    M  10 8      24 160
 9  25 -10   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0   19  1.6  7 330   M    M   0 8       9 330
10  41  -2  20  -1  45   0    T    T   18  8.4 16 220   M    M   0        22 220
11  43  25  34  13  31   0    T    T   17  7.0 14 360   M    M   3        17 360
12  38  21  30   8  35   0 0.12  0.9   16  9.8 18 150   M    M   7 16     23 130
13  38  31  35  13  30   0    T    T   17 10.8 20 260   M    M  10 1      25 270
14  31  19  25   2  40   0 0.02  0.4   16 12.7 24 330   M    M   8 1      29 330
15  26  13  20  -3  45   0    T  0.1   16  6.7 14  10   M    M   5 8      17 360
16  34   3  19  -4  46   0 0.00  0.0   16  7.6 16 220   M    M   0        22 200
17  34  20  27   3  38   0 0.04  0.7   15  9.6 20 200   M    M   7 18     26 180
18  36  25  31   7  34   0 0.04  0.5   15  6.5 14 300   M    M   8 1      18 300
19  32  20  26   1  39   0 0.00  0.0   13  8.8 17 340   M    M   1        23 350
20  32   8  20  -5  45   0 0.00  0.0   13  5.6 12  70   M    M   0        15  40
21  36  18  27   1  38   0 0.00  0.0   13  6.7 13 100   M    M   4 8      16 100
22  40  17  29   3  36   0 0.01  0.1   12  5.8 18  20   M    M   7 18     23  30
23  26   9  18  -9  47   0    T    T   12  6.4 15  30   M    M   2        20  20
24  36   7  22  -5  43   0 0.13  2.0   12 10.2 25 190   M    M   3 18     35 200
25  33  22  28   0  37   0 0.05  0.7   15 10.0 22 350   M    M   5 1      28 340
26  25  11  18 -10  47   0 0.03  0.8   15  9.5 20 290   M    M   5 18     23 300
27  29  -4  13 -16  52   0 0.00  0.0   15  2.5  9  40   M    M   0 18     14  40
28  41   3  22  -8  43   0    T    T   13  3.6 15 220   M    M   4        23 190
29  43  30  37   7  28   0    T    T   12 14.0 29 120   M    M   M        37 130
30  37  26  32   1  33   0 0.03  0.3   11 16.0 32 180   M    M   8 18     47 170
31  35  24  30  -1  35   0 0.00  0.0   11  9.7 15  20   M    M   1        21  40
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SM  928  237      1422   0  0.70    11.8 255.1          M      122
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AV 29.9  7.6                               8.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 180               # 47  170
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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:  INTERNATIONAL FALLS
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 18.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.70    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.26    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    43 ON 29,11 GRTST 24HR  0.15 ON  2- 2      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -28 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  11.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.1 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  22 ON  5     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:  16    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
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:   9    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1422    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   124    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  9124    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   148

[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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