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 ND
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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
                                     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  25  -5  10   3  55   0    T    T   14 16.2 29 290   M    M   6 8      35 280
 2  13 -15  -1  -8  66   0 0.03  0.5   14  5.2 16 110   M    M   4 1      22 110
 3  18  -1   9   2  56   0 0.28  2.8   14 11.8 23 320   M    M  10 128    29 320
 4  -1 -20 -10 -17  75   0 0.00  0.0   16  9.8 21 290   M    M   0 8      25 290
 5   4 -19  -7 -14  72   0 0.00  0.0   15  3.3  9 190   M    M   0 18     12 180
 6   6  -2   2  -5  63   0    T    T   15  9.9 18 340   M    M   6 8      21 320
 7   3  -5  -1  -7  66   0 0.01  0.3   14 10.6 21 330   M    M   9 18     23 330
 8   5 -10  -2  -8  67   0 0.00  0.0   14  3.3  8  60   M    M   3 18      9 210
 9  13  -8   3  -3  62   0    T    T   14  8.8 21 360   M    M   5        24 360
10  11  -9   1  -5  64   0 0.00  0.0   14  9.3 18 160   M    M   3        23 170
11  12   4   8   2  57   0    T    T   13  9.2 23 350   M    M   6 8      28 350
12  15 -22  -3  -9  68   0 0.10  1.8   14 16.7 36 340   M    M   6 189    39 340
13  -5 -28 -16 -22  81   0 0.06  0.6   14  7.4 16 140   M    M   5 18     21 160
14  -9 -28 -18 -24  83   0 0.01  0.2   14  9.8 21 350   M    M   1 8      25 350
15 -14 -30 -22 -28  87   0 0.00  0.0   14  7.5 12 220   M    M   0        14 220
16  15 -25  -5 -11  70   0    T    T    0 14.8 23 160   M    M   6 18     30 170
17  25   9  17  11  48   0 0.01  0.3   14 10.9 32 330   M    M   8 18     38 340
18  28   9  19  13  46   0    T    T   13 10.6 28 360   M    M   4 8      33 360
19  27  12  20  14  45   0    T    T   13 13.9 30 360   M    M  10 1      36 360
20  24  10  17  11  48   0 0.00  0.0   13 10.1 22 200   M    M   6 1      24 180
21  26   7  17  10  48   0 0.00  0.0   13  5.7 13 250   M    M   0        15 250
22  20  -1  10   3  55   0    T    T   13  4.2 29 340   M    M   6 128    39 340
23  18 -14   2  -5  63   0    T    T   13 18.8 35 340   M    M   3 18     41 340
24  -4 -20 -12 -19  77   0 0.00  0.0   13 11.2 20 270   M    M   0        23 270
25  -2 -16  -9 -16  74   0 0.00  0.0   13  8.8 16 250   M    M   0        18 280
26  -5 -19 -12 -20  77   0 0.00  0.0   13  8.1 12 210   M    M   0        14 230
27   4 -17  -6 -14  71   0 0.00  0.0   13  9.9 18 170   M    M   0        23 160
28  21   0  11   3  54   0 0.05  0.7   13 11.9 21 350   M    M   8 18     25 350
29  10 -12  -1  -9  66   0    T  0.1   13  5.2 22 350   M    M   3 18     26 350
30  23 -12   6  -3  59   0 0.00  0.0   13  8.4 15 190   M    M   7 18     17 180
31  44  21  33  24  32   0 0.00  0.0   13 21.5 41 280   M    M   0        51 270
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SM  370 -266      1955   0  0.55     7.3 312.8          M      125
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AV 11.9 -8.6                              10.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 280               # 51  270
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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 ND
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  1.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.55    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -5.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.26    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    44 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.28 ON  3- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -30 ON 15                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.8 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  16 ON  4     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:  30    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  24    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1955    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   168    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5555    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   122

[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 29.36 ON 31

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