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:     MARCH
                                          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  31   5  18  -2  47   0 0.00  0.0   12 14.8 24 140   M    M   0        31 140
 2  31   9  20   0  45   0 0.01  0.1   12 16.1 32 320   M    M   7 18     40 330
 3  10  -2   4 -17  61   0 0.00  0.0   11 10.2 30 320   M    M   0        37 320
 4  31   7  19  -2  46   0 0.00  0.0   11 18.2 31 160   M    M   6 1      39 170
 5  13  -3   5 -17  60   0    T    T   11 12.7 26 350   M    M   3 1      32 340
 6   2 -14  -6 -28  71   0    T    T   11  8.7 20 340   M    M   2 18     22 330
 7   9 -19  -5 -28  70   0 0.00  0.0   11 11.4 25 160   M    M   0 18     33 170
 8  19   7  13 -10  52   0 0.08  2.2   11 16.1 29 160   M    M   9 18     39 150
 9  16  -6   5 -19  60   0    T    T   13  5.6 13 360   M    M   2 18     16 360
10  40   4  22  -2  43   0 0.00  0.0   13 12.2 21 200   M    M   0 1      25 210
11  40  22  31   6  34   0 0.00  0.0   10  5.4 17 230   M    M   1        21 230
12  40  32  36  11  29   0 0.03  0.0    8  8.1 16 170   M    M   6 18     20 170
13  41  30  36  11  29   0 0.00  0.0    5 12.9 23 300   M    M   3        29 290
14  32  15  24  -2  41   0    T    T    5 11.8 22 330   M    M   8 18     26 330
15  26   8  17  -9  48   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.5 16 360   M    M   2        21 360
16  35   7  21  -6  44   0 0.00  0.0    5 10.6 23 150   M    M   0 1      31 140
17  35  28  32   4  33   0 0.02  0.1    4 13.5 18 160   M    M   9 1      24 160
18  45  26  36   8  29   0    T    T    2  8.7 17 320   M    M   4 18     21 310
19  41  25  33   4  32   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.9 18  30   M    M   2        23  30
20  38  19  29   0  36   0 0.02  0.2    T  7.4 14 110   M    M   3 1      18 110
21  33  29  31   1  34   0 0.75  7.6    T  4.4 10 110   M    M  10 12     13 120
22  33  22  28  -2  37   0 0.07  1.0    8 12.7 25 360   M    M  10 18     31 360
23  22  11  17 -14  48   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.6 22 350   M    M   3        28 360
24  42  12  27  -4  38   0 0.00  0.0    6 18.2 35 180   M    M   2 8      43 180
25  39  28  34   2  31   0    T    T    4 14.6 28 330   M    M   7 1      33 330
26  32  22  27  -5  38   0 0.00  0.0    3  8.2 16 230   M    M   5 1      30  30
27  33  19  26  -7  39   0 0.00  0.0    2  3.3 10  50   M    M   0        13  60
28  39  15  27  -6  38   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.7 18 180   M    M   3        25 170
29  42  31  37   3  28   0    T  0.0    1 22.9 37 160   M    M   5        52 150
30  39  29  34   0  31   0 0.00  0.0    T 12.7 32 180   M    M   7        40 180
31  36  29  33  -2  32   0 0.00  0.0    T 14.2 23  30   M    M   6        28  30
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SM  965  447      1304   0  0.98    11.2 351.3          M      125
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AV 31.1 14.4                              11.3 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 37 160               # 52  150
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 22.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.98    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.19    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    45 ON 18    GRTST 24HR  0.75 ON 21-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -19 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  11.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   7.6 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  13 ON 10, 9  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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   5    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1304    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL  -137    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8175    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL   190

[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 29.53 ON 24

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