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:     MAY
                                          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  59  33  46  -5  19   0    T  0.0    0 11.6 30 310   M    M   3        36 310
 2  62  34  48  -4  17   0    T  0.0    0  7.6 21 340   M    M   3        26 340
 3  63  35  49  -3  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 18 330   M    M   0        24 290
 4  70  36  53   0  12   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.8 29 210   M    M   2 1      36 180
 5  67  49  58   5   7   0 0.03  0.0    0 11.9 21 280   M    M   7 1      25 270
 6  75  41  58   4   7   0    T  0.0    0 10.4 26 260   M    M   1 18     32 270
 7  65  41  53  -1  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 25 310   M    M   0        36 270
 8  48  36  42 -13  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.6 24 340   M    M   8        29 340
 9  46  32  39 -16  26   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.5 20 340   M    M   8        23 340
10  59  28  44 -11  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 16 280   M    M   2        29 240
11  65  45  55  -1  10   0 0.22  0.0    0 11.4 26 310   M    M   7 1      33 310
12  64  51  58   2   7   0 0.66  0.0    0 16.7 33 160   M    M   7 13     44 160
13  67  37  52  -5  13   0 0.07  0.0    0 22.3 35 280   M    M   4 1      43 280
14  51  35  43 -14  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 22 340   M    M   7 1      26 340
15  67  37  52  -5  13   0 0.20  0.0    0 19.2 32 340   M    M   6 1      39 320
16  57  33  45 -13  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 23 330   M    M   2 8      30 330
17  68  34  51  -7  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 23 170   M    M   0        29 180
18  77  43  60   2   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.6 30 360   M    M   1        37  10
19  70  39  55  -4  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 22 110   M    M   0        29  80
20  84  54  69  10   0   4 0.04  0.0    0 14.7 26 320   M    M   1        35 320
21  67  48  58  -1   7   0    T  0.0    0 10.3 18 330   M    M   0        25 340
22  77  46  62   2   3   0 0.02  0.0    0 13.5 28 340   M    M   3        35 240
23  66  36  51  -9  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 18 360   M    M   0 8      24 360
24  73  35  54  -6  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 15 110   M    M   0        20 110
25  77  52  65   4   0   0 0.34  0.0    0 17.7 32 160   M    M   9 1      40 160
26  56  44  50 -11  15   0    T  0.0    0 16.2 25  10   M    M   9 1      31 360
27  65  39  52  -9  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 10 170   M    M   4        26 330
28  76  47  62   0   3   0    T  0.0    0 10.6 25 340   M    M   2        30 360
29  80  40  60  -2   5   0    T  0.0    0 10.4 30 270   M    M   2 1      38 280
30  70  44  57  -5   8   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 23 340   M    M   0 8      29 340
31  86  52  69   7   0   4    T  0.0    0 17.1 32 360   M    M   0        48 310
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SM 2077 1256       353   8  1.62     0.0 378.7          M       98
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AV 67.0 40.5                              12.2 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 35 280               # 48  310
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 53.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.62    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.99    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.71 ON 12-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     28 ON 10                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   353    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  18
DPTR FM NORMAL    82    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  9347    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   372

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     8
DPTR FM NORMAL   -25    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     8    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -28    LOWEST  SLP 29.32 ON 13

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