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:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  28   2  15   6  50   0    T    T   12 19.7 38 300   M    M   1        48 300
 2   2 -14  -6 -15  71   0 0.00  0.0   12 11.5 20 330   M    M   0 8      23 340
 3  -1 -19 -10 -20  75   0 0.00  0.0   12  2.2  9 310   M    M   2        12 310
 4  15 -10   3  -7  62   0 0.00  0.0   12 15.7 33 160   M    M   1 1      45 160
 5  31   6  19   8  46   0 0.00  0.0   12  6.9 23 170   M    M   0        29 170
 6  36  20  28  17  37   0 0.00  0.0   12 12.5 22 160   M    M   0 1      28 160
 7  24   8  16   5  49   0    T    T   12 12.4 30 340   M    M   3 1      35 340
 8  36   8  22  10  43   0 0.00  0.0   11 12.3 20 160   M    M   0        25 150
 9  39  34  37  25  28   0 0.26  0.0    9 16.4 24 140   M    M  10 1      31 140
10  39  34  37  25  28   0 0.34  0.0    9 12.9 22 270   M    M  10 1      26 280
11  34  26  30  17  35   0 0.08  0.7    7 14.6 22 280   M    M  10 18     25 280
12  26  12  19   6  46   0 0.01  0.1    7 14.2 22 290   M    M   8 1      26 300
13  17   4  11  -2  54   0    T    T    7  8.2 14 300   M    M   1        17 310
14  11  -1   5  -9  60   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.6 10 290   M    M   0        13 280
15  24  -2  11  -3  54   0    T    T    7  6.6 20 160   M    M   6 8      25 170
16  25  11  18   3  47   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.1 15 180   M    M   5        20 160
17  26  10  18   3  47   0 0.02  0.6    7 10.3 25  10   M    M   6 18     30  20
18  13  -3   5 -10  60   0 0.00  0.0    7 16.8 24 360   M    M   1 18     30 360
19  14  -6   4 -12  61   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.1 10 210   M    M   0        13 210
20  15   2   9  -7  56   0 0.19  2.7   10  9.5 24 350   M    M   7 18     29 340
21  12  -6   3 -14  62   0    T    T   10 10.5 22 340   M    M   3 18     26 340
22  13  -6   4 -13  61   0 0.00  0.0    9  5.7 13 350   M    M   1        16 340
23  21  -4   9  -8  56   0 0.00  0.0    9 13.7 26 150   M    M   0 8      37 160
24  30  14  22   4  43   0 0.03    T    8  8.1 22 150   M    M   2 16     29 140
25  25  -1  12  -6  53   0 0.00  0.0    8 14.6 23 350   M    M   5 1      28 350
26   4  -9  -2 -21  67   0 0.36  4.0   11 20.4 31 360   M    M   8 18     39 360
27  -1 -17  -9 -28  74   0 0.00  0.0   11  9.3 17  10   M    M   0        21  10
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SM  558   93      1425   0  1.29     8.1 303.8          M       90
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AV 20.7  3.4                              11.3 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 300               # 48  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 ND
                                          MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 12.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.29    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.73    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    39 ON 10, 9 GRTST 24HR  0.42 ON  9-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -19 ON  3                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.0 ON 26-26  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON  7, 6  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:  22    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  25    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  13    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1425    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL    30    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6980    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   152

[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 29.02 ON 10

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