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:     APRIL
                                          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  37  20  29  -3  36   0 0.00  0.0   11  6.7 13 270   M    M   1        18 310
 2  43  25  34   2  31   0 0.08  0.9   11  8.7 23 230   M    M   8 18     35 220
 3  49  29  39   6  26   0 0.00  0.0   10  7.6 16 290   M    M   3 1      23 210
 4  51  22  37   4  28   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.0 22 220   M    M   3        31 210
 5  37  25  31  -3  34   0 0.00  0.0    7  6.1 12  10   M    M   6        15 360
 6  32  26  29  -5  36   0 0.40  6.7    8 10.5 21  20   M    M   9 12     28  10
 7  33  26  30  -5  35   0 0.26  3.5   14 11.1 21  20   M    M  10 18     29  10
 8  32  21  27  -8  38   0 0.01  0.1   12  5.8 13  80   M    M   9        18  80
 9  42  26  34  -2  31   0 0.00  0.0   12  4.3 10 130   M    M   7 1      14  40
10  43  23  33  -3  32   0    T    T   11 12.0 23  90   M    M   3        31  80
11  37  26  32  -5  33   0 0.09  1.8   10 16.3 31  40   M    M   9 18     39  40
12  42  22  32  -5  33   0 0.00  0.0   10 11.2 20  40   M    M   0 8      29  50
13  47  16  32  -6  33   0 0.00  0.0    9  2.4  8 340   M    M   0        14 190
14  52  24  38  -1  27   0 0.00  0.0    6 11.0 23 180   M    M   0        30 190
15  62  39  51  12  14   0 0.00  0.0    4 14.8 31 200   M    M   0        43 190
16  48  36  42   2  23   0 0.34  0.0    0  6.1 16 320   M    M   5 1      21 330
17  55  26  41   1  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 290   M    M   3        21 290
18  58  24  41   0  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 15  40   M    M   0        21  40
19  61  24  43   2  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 14  80   M    M   1        18  10
20  56  32  44   2  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 18  90   M    M   4        23 100
21  71  34  53  11  12   0 0.26  0.0    0 12.3 24 300   M    M   4 1      33 300
22  55  28  42  -1  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 13 320   M    M   0        17 330
23  56  30  43   0  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 17 290   M    M   2        30 290
24  54  33  44   0  21   0 0.49  0.0    0 12.7 21  90   M    M   8 13     28 150
25  34  27  31 -13  34   0 0.44  3.7    0 14.6 24  20   M    M  10 128    35  10
26  27  21  24 -21  41   0 0.57  6.5    7 17.5 25 360   M    M  10 128    31 320
27  32  20  26 -19  39   0 0.01  0.3   10  7.9 15 300   M    M   9 18     17 330
28  40  10  25 -21  40   0    T    T    6  3.5 16 320   M    M   4        20 250
29  50  23  37  -9  28   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.2 16 260   M    M   3        21 270
30  56  24  40  -7  25   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.0 15  50   M    M   0        18  40
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SM 1392  762       866   0  2.95    23.5 259.6          M      131
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AV 46.4 25.4                               8.7 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 31  40               # 43  190
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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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 35.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.95    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.57    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    71 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  0.57 ON 26-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     10 ON 28                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  23.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.7 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  14 ON  7     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:   4    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  26    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   866    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL    91    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  9990    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL   239

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 26

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