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:     MAY
                                          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  57  33  45  -2  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 21  60   M    M   2        25  50
 2  52  34  43  -5  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 21  20   M    M   1        29  60
 3  46  27  37 -11  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 25 300   M    M   0        35 320
 4  47  21  34 -15  31   0 0.06  0.3    0  5.3 18 320   M    M   3 1      22 320
 5  53  22  38 -11  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 17 290   M    M   0        22 290
 6  60  29  45  -5  20   0 0.06  0.0    0  5.4 14  10   M    M   6        20  10
 7  56  27  42  -8  23   0    T  0.0    0  7.8 22 310   M    M   1        26 320
 8  53  21  37 -13  28   0    T    T    0  6.0 17 280   M    M   1        24 270
 9  56  29  43  -8  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 17 310   M    M   5        24 320
10  43  33  38 -13  27   0 0.31  0.0    0  5.0 12 340   M    M  10 1      16  20
11  53  26  40 -12  25   0    T  0.0    0  4.7 13 350   M    M   3        16 360
12  50  31  41 -11  24   0 0.61  0.0    0 10.9 17  80   M    M   5 1      26  80
13  43  30  37 -15  28   0 0.22  0.0    0  8.0 17 330   M    M   8 1      23 330
14  64  25  45  -8  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 16 260   M    M   3        22 270
15  69  31  50  -3  15   0    T  0.0    0  5.8 28 330   M    M   3        37 330
16  71  32  52  -2  13   0    T  0.0    0 10.4 33 330   M    M   1 13     45 290
17  62  37  50  -4  15   0    T  0.0    0 14.4 41 340   M    M   3 3      59 350
18  56  29  43 -11  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 17 360   M    M   2        26 340
19  61  30  46  -9  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 17 330   M    M   2        24 330
20  56  34  45 -10  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 22 320   M    M   2        26 310
21  57  35  46  -9  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 16 360   M    M   3        23  50
22  63  42  53  -3  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 16  30   M    M   5        22 360
23  67  40  54  -2  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 18  80   M    M   1        24  80
24  73  36  55  -1  10   0    T  0.0    0  9.0 21 130   M    M   1 3      28 100
25  80  48  64   7   1   0 0.47  0.0    0  9.7 24 210   M    M   2 13     35 200
26  56  29  43 -14  22   0 0.26  0.0    0 11.2 22  30   M    M   7 1      29  30
27  60  25  43 -14  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 12  50   M    M   0        16  60
28  70  28  49  -8  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 16 300   M    M   0        22 260
29  70  35  53  -5  12   0 1.46  0.0    0  6.5 20 100   M    M   5 13     25 110
30  56  48  52  -6  13   0 0.17  0.0    0  5.7 15 330   M    M  10 1      24 330
31  67  44  56  -2   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 10 330   M    M   6        21 340
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SM 1827  991       596   0  3.62     0.3 243.0          M      101
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AV 58.9 32.0                               7.8 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 340               # 59  350
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.62    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -7.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.07    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    80 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  1.63 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     21 ON  8, 4                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.3 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.3 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  18    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   596    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL   218    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1 10586    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   457

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -17    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -18    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON 16

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