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:     JANUARY
                                          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   8  -9   0  -3  65   0    T  0.4   13  8.7 16 320   M    M   7 1      18 330
 2  11 -17  -3  -6  68   0    T    T   13  5.8 17 180   M    M   1        24 200
 3  26   7  17  14  48   0 0.00  0.0   12 11.5 25 200   M    M   0        36 220
 4  28   3  16  14  49   0 0.00  0.0   12  6.5 15 160   M    M   0 1      20 160
 5  34  20  27  25  38   0    T    T   12  9.5 16 180   M    M   6 18     22 160
 6  41  25  33  31  32   0    T  0.0   11  7.8 15 190   M    M   2 18     20 190
 7  35  11  23  21  42   0    T  0.0   11  2.7 13 140   M    M   5        15 150
 8  30  21  26  24  39   0    T  0.1   11  6.4 15 310   M    M   7 12     17 310
 9  21  14  18  16  47   0    T  0.2   11  5.2 14 330   M    M   6 18     17 290
10  27  15  21  19  44   0 0.11  2.9   11  4.6 10 100   M    M  10 1      14  90
11  24  19  22  20  43   0 0.03  1.3   15  6.3 10 330   M    M  10 1      13 330
12  22  15  19  17  46   0 0.02  0.7   16  4.6 10 310   M    M  10 1      12 320
13  19   7  13  11  52   0    T  0.3   16  5.4 18 330   M    M  10 18     21 330
14   7 -19  -6  -8  71   0    T  0.3   15  4.6 15 340   M    M   1 18     20 330
15  20 -20   0  -2  65   0 0.00  0.0   15  8.1 17 180   M    M   1 18     23 150
16  20  -8   6   4  59   0 0.01  0.7   15  9.5 18 300   M    M   8 18     25 300
17  10 -29  -9 -11  74   0    T  0.2   14  5.1 18 330   M    M   3        23 330
18   4 -20  -8 -10  73   0    T  0.2   14 11.4 21 340   M    M   2 8      26 340
19  -9 -27 -18 -20  83   0 0.00  0.0   14  8.5 16 270   M    M   0        21 290
20  -5 -28 -16 -18  81   0 0.00  0.0   14  6.7 13 280   M    M   0        15 270
21  -1 -23 -12 -14  77   0    T    T   13  6.1 13 250   M    M   3        15 230
22   4 -19  -7 -10  72   0 0.02  0.9   14 10.0 18 310   M    M   6 18     24 310
23  -5 -28 -16 -19  81   0 0.00  0.0   14  6.3 13 280   M    M   0        16 280
24  16 -32  -8 -11  73   0 0.00  0.0   14  6.2 18 250   M    M   0        24 250
25  15 -16   0  -3  65   0 0.00  0.0   14  3.5  9  70   M    M   0        12  60
26  20   3  12   8  53   0    T  0.1   13  5.5 14 210   M    M   7 18     18 220
27  34  -5  15  11  50   0 0.00  0.0   13  4.7 10 170   M    M   1        14 160
28  36  20  28  24  37   0 0.00  0.0   13  6.2 13 280   M    M   1 18     16 280
29  28 -21   4  -1  61   0    T  0.7   14 18.3 30 280   M    M   7 89     37 280
30 -12 -24 -18 -23  83   0 0.00  0.0   14 12.2 21 270   M    M   0 8      26 290
31   4 -32 -14 -19  79   0    T    T   13  6.3 14 150   M    M   5        17 150
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SM  512 -197      1850   0  0.19     9.0 224.2          M      119
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AV 16.5 -6.4                               7.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 280               # 37  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:  INTERNATIONAL FALLS
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  5.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.19    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.65    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    41 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.15 ON 10-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -32 ON 31,24                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   9.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.9 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  16 ON 13,12  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:  26    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  18    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1850    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL   -96    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5941    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -206

[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 28.71 ON 31

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