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:   TWIN CITIES
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 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  27   7  17   2  48   0 0.00  0.0    3  7.3 14 130   M    M   7 18     17 120
 2  29  16  23   7  42   0    T    T    3  5.4 10 260   M    M  10 18     15 240
 3  25  14  20   4  45   0    T    T    3  8.5 15 140   M    M   9 18     17 140
 4  32  22  27  11  38   0 0.14  1.3    3  9.5 15 360   M    M  10 128    23  40
 5  32  24  28  11  37   0 0.00  0.0    4  7.6 15 360   M    M  10 18     21  10
 6  25  14  20   3  45   0    T    T    4  7.1 15  60   M    M   7        26 360
 7  21   8  15  -2  50   0    T  0.2    4  5.1 12 220   M    M   7 18     14 210
 8  26  18  22   4  43   0 0.02  0.2    4  6.0 13 110   M    M  10 18     17 100
 9  24  -9   8 -10  57   0 0.03  0.3    4 14.0 31 310   M    M   8 1289   41 320
10  -4 -14  -9 -27  74   0 0.00  0.0    4 13.7 24 290   M    M   4 8      36 310
11   6  -8  -1 -20  66   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.7 13 110   M    M   9        17  50
12  15   6  11  -8  54   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.9 15 230   M    M   8        18 230
13  21  10  16  -4  49   0 0.08  1.0    4  6.4 14 130   M    M  10 1      17 130
14  19   4  12  -8  53   0 0.03  0.3    5 10.8 18 320   M    M   8 18     29 360
15  13  -7   3 -17  62   0 0.00  0.0    5  5.5 15 310   M    M   7        18 310
16  35   9  22   1  43   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.1 24 170   M    M   5        30 170
17  36  12  24   3  41   0 0.01  0.1    4 13.0 29 320   M    M   9 18     36 320
18  12  -3   5 -16  60   0 0.01  0.2    4 15.0 24 320   M    M   8 18     31 320
19   9  -8   1 -21  64   0    T  0.1    4  7.3 22 350   M    M   5 8      29 340
20   5 -11  -3 -25  68   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.1 15 320   M    M   1        18 330
21  17  -5   6 -16  59   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.5 14 170   M    M   4        18 160
22  25   8  17  -6  48   0 0.00  0.0    4  2.0  7 190   M    M   6 8       9 150
23  32  11  22  -1  43   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.8 10 140   M    M   2 18     13 160
24  38  16  27   3  38   0 0.00  0.0    3  4.5  9 260   M    M   4 18     16 260
25  37  22  30   6  35   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.9 23 340   M    M   9 128    30 330
26  27  16  22  -2  43   0 0.00  0.0    2 14.0 24 320   M    M   5        31 310
27  25  12  19  -6  46   0    T    T    2  6.9 16 320   M    M   4        20 320
28  30  14  22  -3  43   0 0.07  1.0    2  7.6 22 150   M    M   8 168    28 130
29  32  13  23  -2  42   0 0.01  0.1    3 14.5 31 280   M    M   6 168    43 270
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SM  671  211      1436   0  0.40     4.8 235.7          M      200
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AV 23.1  7.3                               8.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 31 310               # 43  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:  TWIN CITIES
                                          MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 15.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.40    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.39    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    38 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  0.14 ON  4- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -14 ON 10                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   4.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.3 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 ON 16,15  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:  25    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   8    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1436    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   2
DPTR FM NORMAL   163    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5904    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11
DPTR FM NORMAL  -152

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.61 ON 10
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.44 ON 17

[REMARKS]
PRECIPITATION VALUE FOR FEBRUARY 28TH COMES FROM OFFICIAL SNOWFALL
CONTRACTOR RAIN GAGE DUE TO UNREPRESENTATIVE VALUE RECORDED BY ASOS
PRECIPITATION SENSOR ON THIS DATE.

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