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:   FARGO
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 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   4  -9  -2  -9  67   0    T    T   10 12.6 24 320   M    M   5 8      28 320
 2  14  -8   3  -4  62   0    T  0.1   10 10.9 30 160   M    M   4 18     39 160
 3  24  14  19  12  46   0 0.00  0.0    9 12.8 30 170   M    M   0 8      38 160
 4  22  15  19  12  46   0 0.00  0.0    9 10.5 21 160   M    M   0 1      25 160
 5  37  13  25  18  40   0 0.00  0.0    9 14.2 24 170   M    M   0 1      31 170
 6  38  25  32  25  33   0 0.00  0.0    7  9.2 17 280   M    M   1        21 260
 7  36  25  31  25  34   0    T    T    7  6.4 15 160   M    M   6 1      17 160
 8  30   7  19  13  46   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.5 14 330   M    M   3 12     17 310
 9  27  10  19  13  46   0    T    T    7  4.8 15 120   M    M   6 1      25 100
10  24  17  21  15  44   0    T    T    7  9.0 16 330   M    M  10 1      18 320
11  19  15  17  11  48   0    T  0.1    7  5.4 14 360   M    M  10 18     17 350
12  16   5  11   5  54   0 0.01  0.6    8  6.3 12 330   M    M   7 1      14 340
13  18  -9   5  -1  60   0 0.04  0.8    9 11.9 24 350   M    M   7 18     28 340
14  -4 -16 -10 -16  75   0 0.00  0.0    9  6.3 16 330   M    M   0 8      18 340
15  19  -7   6   0  59   0 0.00  0.0    8 18.2 28 150   M    M   3 18     37 140
16  21  -9   6   0  59   0 0.01  0.1    8 14.0 30 340   M    M   7 18     36 340
17  11 -14  -1  -7  66   0 0.01  0.8    9  9.2 30 360   M    M   4 18     35 350
18   2 -16  -7 -13  72   0 0.00  0.0    9 12.7 26 340   M    M   0 18     31 330
19  -7 -22 -14 -20  79   0 0.00  0.0    9  5.3 10 300   M    M   0        12 280
20  -4 -25 -14 -20  79   0 0.00  0.0    9  3.3 12 180   M    M   3        13 180
21   5  -8  -1  -8  66   0 0.01  0.2    9  6.8 15 230   M    M   7 18     18 220
22   6  -5   1  -6  64   0    T    T    9 10.6 18 220   M    M   4        23 210
23  -3 -17 -10 -17  75   0 0.00  0.0    9  7.5 14 360   M    M   1        16 360
24  11 -15  -2  -9  67   0 0.00  0.0    9 11.9 22 180   M    M   0        26 190
25  16  -4   6  -1  59   0 0.00  0.0    9  5.2 14 170   M    M   2 18     18 170
26  22  -7   8   0  57   0 0.00  0.0    8  6.1 13 200   M    M   0 18     16 200
27  34   8  21  13  44   0 0.00  0.0    8 10.1 16 160   M    M   0        20 160
28  37   5  21  13  44   0 0.01  0.1    8 15.6 38 300   M    M   2 128    46 300
29   5 -17  -6 -14  71   0    T    T    8 20.7 38 300   M    M   3 8      46 300
30  -9 -24 -16 -25  81   0    T    T    8  5.3 15 310   M    M   2        18 300
31  11  -9   1  -8  64   0 0.00  0.0    8 15.9 30 160   M    M   5        40 160
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SM  482  -82      1807   0  0.09     2.8 304.2          M      102
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AV 15.5 -2.6                               9.8 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 300               # 46  300
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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:  FARGO
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  6.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.09    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.67    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    38 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.04 ON 13-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -25 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   2.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.8 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 ON  2, 1  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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  19    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1807    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL   366    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5208    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   105

[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 29.00 ON 28

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