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 MN
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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
                                     12Z  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  12 -27  -7 -24  72   0 0.00  0.0   18  2.1  8 120   M    M   1 18      9 280
 2  23 -24   0 -17  65   0 0.00  0.0   18  5.0 12 130   M    M   0        16 130
 3  33   7  20   2  45   0 0.00  0.0   18  8.3 17 140   M    M   3        23 150
 4  39  20  30  12  35   0 0.07    T   19  6.0 15 140   M    M   5        22 140
 5  41  26  34  16  31   0    T    T   19  4.2 12 100   M    M   7        15 100
 6  34  21  28   9  37   0 0.01    T   18 10.9 20 260   M    M  10 18     24 260
 7  21  -5   8 -11  57   0    T    T   18  6.2 15 290   M    M   3 8      18 290
 8  32  -6  13  -7  52   0 0.00  0.0   18  5.3 10  60   M    M   2        13  30
 9  29  21  25   5  40   0 0.29  5.7   18  5.6 14 350   M    M  10 18     18 360
10  21   0  11 -10  54   0 0.75 13.1   23 15.0 25 350   M    M  10 1289   35 350
11   0 -17  -8 -29  73   0 0.01  0.1   30 13.8 23 320   M    M   3 89     30 310
12  16 -28  -6 -28  71   0 0.00  0.0   30  8.1 18 230   M    M   1        25 220
13  36  -3  17  -5  48   0 0.00  0.0   28  9.8 24 240   M    M   3 18     32 240
14  53  26  40  17  25   0 0.00  0.0   27  7.8 15 220   M    M   2        23 230
15  57  23  40  17  25   0 0.00  0.0    M  7.0 16 200   M    M   0 1      26 150
16  58  34  46  23  19   0 0.00  0.0   18  5.1 14 210   M    M   0 18     18 160
17  45  29  37  13  28   0 0.00  0.0   17 11.1 23 290   M    M   3        30 280
18  29   8  19  -5  46   0 0.00  0.0   14 13.6 25 290   M    M   1        33 290
19  27   1  14 -11  51   0 0.00  0.0   13  2.4  7 140   M    M   0        10 290
20  34  13  24  -1  41   0    M    M   13  5.9 14 150   M    M   6 18     20 150
21  39  28  34   8  31   0 0.00  0.0   13  4.2 12  60   M    M   8 12     15  60
22  43  27  35   9  30   0 0.00  0.0   13 16.9 28 110   M    M   1        33 120
23  37  32  35   8  30   0 1.21  0.0    M 12.7 25 120   M    M  10 16     38 120
24  38  33  36   9  29   0 0.63  0.0   10  9.3 15 100   M    M  10 1      21 100
25  37  21  29   1  36   0 0.23  1.0   10 10.0 20 260   M    M  10 18     30 260
26  22  15  19  -9  46   0 0.13  2.8   14  8.8 15 260   M    M  10 18     20 280
27  23   7  15 -14  50   0    T    T   14  5.5 15 360   M    M   4 18     18 350
28  31   2  17 -13  48   0 0.00  0.0   14  3.4 12  10   M    M   4        14  10
29  36   6  21  -9  44   0 0.00  0.0    M  1.8  7  30   M    M   1         M  M
30  38  10  24  -7  41   0 0.00  0.0   12  2.6  8  90   M    M   2         M  M
31  34  28  31   0  34   0 0.42  7.4   12 13.4 22  70   M    M  10 128    32  70
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SM 1018  328      1334   0  3.75    30.1 241.8          M      140
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AV 32.8 10.6                               7.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 110               # 38  120
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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 MN
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 21.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.75    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.79    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    58 ON 16    GRTST 24HR  1.21 ON 23-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -28 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  30.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  13.1 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  30 ON 12,11  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:  13    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   8    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1334    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL    36    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  9435    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   459

[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 29.32 ON 31

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