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:     APRIL
                                          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  41  26  34  -2  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.7 18 350   M    M   0        28 200
 2  51  29  40   4  25   0    T    T    0 11.7 22 310   M    M   4        26 230
 3  56  30  43   6  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 15 290   M    M   1 1      20 290
 4  60  28  44   7  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 21 310   M    M   2        26 290
 5  45  30  38   0  27   0    T    T    0 14.1 26  30   M    M   6 1      32  30
 6  34  30  32  -7  33   0 0.57  5.7    5 23.0 31  30   M    M  10 12     40  30
 7  47  24  36  -3  29   0 0.00  0.0    1 12.7 25 350   M    M   2        33 350
 8  50  24  37  -3  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5 13  20   M    M   0 1      15  30
 9  51  30  41   1  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 15 120   M    M   1 1      18 130
10  48  32  40  -1  25   0 0.23  1.1    1 16.4 30  30   M    M   6 1      40  30
11  37  31  34  -7  31   0 0.10  1.0    1 21.9 36  10   M    M  10 1      44  20
12  48  27  38  -4  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 24  10   M    M   3        32  10
13  50  24  37  -5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 12 160   M    M   0        26 120
14  55  31  43   0  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 19.1 32 170   M    M   0        40 160
15  68  41  55  12  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 23.1 38 170   M    M   0 8      44 160
16  60  33  47   3  18   0    T  0.0    0 15.0 26 300   M    M   3        38 300
17  62  27  45   1  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 16 270   M    M   1        21 300
18  65  30  48   3  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 13 150   M    M   0        16 140
19  65  30  48   3  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 17 100   M    M   0        22  90
20  67  41  54   8  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.2 26 110   M    M   4 1      32 110
21  52  34  43  -3  22   0 0.21  0.0    0 13.7 26 110   M    M   4 1      32 310
22  62  27  45  -2  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 24 270   M    M   2        29 270
23  56  31  44  -4  21   0    T  0.0    0 12.9 22  40   M    M   1        25  40
24  57  32  45  -3  20   0 0.32  0.0    0 18.0 29 350   M    M   9 13     36 350
25  33  30  32 -17  33   0 0.48  4.8    0 24.0 37 340   M    M  10 12     44 330
26  40  26  33 -16  32   0 0.42  4.3    7 18.8 30 320   M    M   5 18     38 310
27  44  20  32 -17  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 22 340   M    M   5        26 340
28  45  22  34 -16  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.5 14 170   M    M   0        17 160
29  54  32  43  -7  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 25 160   M    M   2        33 160
30  60  42  51   0  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.3 29 120   M    M   0        38 110
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SM 1563  894       714   0  2.33    16.9 380.9          M       91
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AV 52.1 29.8                              12.7 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 170               # 44   20
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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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 40.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.33    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.96    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    68 ON 15    GRTST 24HR  0.57 ON  6- 6      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     20 ON 27                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  16.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.7 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 26     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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  25    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   714    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  18
DPTR FM NORMAL  -727    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8889    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -537

[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 29.23 ON 15

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