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:     MARCH
                                          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  30  10  20  -6  45   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.5 17 110   M    M   6        21 100
 2  38  24  31   5  34   0    T    T    3 13.2 28 310   M    M   9 168    38 310
 3  24   9  17  -9  48   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.8 30 310   M    M   2 8      36 310
 4  29   8  19  -8  46   0 0.00  0.0    2  9.1 20 150   M    M   7        24 140
 5  28   7  18  -9  47   0 0.13  1.2    2  8.6 17 310   M    M   7 1      28 340
 6  18   3  11 -17  54   0    T    T    3  7.2 16 330   M    M   6        18 330
 7  11  -6   3 -25  62   0 0.00  0.0    2  5.0 15 340   M    M   1        17 360
 8  20  -2   9 -19  56   0    T  0.1    2  8.5 16 130   M    M   7        21 150
 9  27  12  20  -9  45   0 0.01  0.1    2  4.2 12 100   M    M   8 18     17  40
10  33   9  21  -8  44   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.1 14 230   M    M   3 8      17 210
11  49  29  39   9  26   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.8 20 320   M    M   5        24 340
12  43  29  36   6  29   0 0.01  0.0    2  6.1 20 120   M    M  10 18     24 140
13  51  33  42  11  23   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.0 21 290   M    M   2 1      26 290
14  40  27  34   3  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.8 18 320   M    M   5        25 320
15  34  22  28  -3  37   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.3 14 360   M    M   5        25  10
16  37  21  29  -3  36   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.1 14 150   M    M   6        17 140
17  36  30  33   1  32   0 0.14  0.9    T 10.4 16 120   M    M  10 168    20 100
18  38  32  35   2  30   0 0.33  3.0    3  5.5 16 290   M    M   8 1268   21 280
19  48  25  37   4  28   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.0 17 320   M    M   2 1      21 360
20  42  26  34   0  31   0 0.02  0.4    T  8.8 18 110   M    M   6 1      24 110
21  33  28  31  -3  34   0 0.36  3.9    1 10.5 20  80   M    M  10 128    26  70
22  36  27  32  -3  33   0 0.15  1.9    6  3.7 10 330   M    M  10 18     20  10
23  32  20  26  -9  39   0 0.06  1.0    5  9.2 17 340   M    M   8 18     29  20
24  39  12  26 -10  39   0 0.01  0.0    4 10.0 25 160   M    M   6 1      33 160
25  42  29  36   0  29   0 0.03  0.0    4 13.3 25 290   M    M   6        35 280
26  45  26  36  -1  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 22 310   M    M   5        26 330
27  39  27  33  -4  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 16  10   M    M   6        24  40
28  43  21  32  -6  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4 10 170   M    M   1        15  20
29  48  28  38   0  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 26 150   M    M   7        33 130
30  52  37  45   6  20   0    T  0.0    0 11.3 23 150   M    M   9        32 160
31  38  29  34  -5  31   0 0.72  5.5    0 15.5 26  20   M    M  10 12     37 360
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SM 1123  632      1130   0  1.97    18.0 268.7          M      193
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AV 36.2 20.4                               8.7 FASTST  PSBL  %   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 310               # 38  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:  TWIN CITIES
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 28.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.97    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.11    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    52 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  0.72 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -6 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  18.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.5 ON 31-31  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   6 ON 22     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:   9    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1130    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL    96    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7034    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.57 ON  7
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.53 ON  2

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