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:     MAY
                                          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  68  47  58   4   7   0 0.01  0.0    0 15.9 24  80   M    M   8 3      30  90
 2  54  37  46  -8  19   0 1.23  0.0    0 15.1 28 350   M    M   9 13     35 340
 3  56  38  47  -7  18   0 0.10  0.0    0 16.1 29 330   M    M   4        37 360
 4  68  43  56   1   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 22 290   M    M   3        28 280
 5  66  42  54  -1  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 17  10   M    M   5        20  10
 6  73  49  61   5   4   0 0.18  0.0    0  4.7 22 210   M    M   6 18     29 260
 7  66  49  58   2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 25 360   M    M   5 1      32  20
 8  63  44  54  -2  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 13 280   M    M   6        21  20
 9  64  45  55  -2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14  70   M    M   7        21  60
10  59  44  52  -5  13   0 0.32  0.0    0  8.5 22 340   M    M  10 18     28 340
11  58  39  49  -9  16   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.7 26 350   M    M   5 1      33 360
12  66  42  54  -4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 21 130   M    M   6        31 150
13  62  48  55  -3  10   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.3 22 150   M    M   9 1      29 150
14  65  40  53  -6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 18 350   M    M   3        24 340
15  72  45  59   0   6   0    T  0.0    0  3.7 22 280   M    M   4        29 270
16  79  53  66   7   0   1    T  0.0    0 10.7 24 360   M    M   4        31 270
17  73  50  62   2   3   0    T  0.0    0 11.8 39 340   M    M   4        53 330
18  61  43  52  -8  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 18 340   M    M   3        26 320
19  56  45  51 -10  14   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.3 17  50   M    M   9 8      23  70
20  65  41  53  -8  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 25 320   M    M   3        32 350
21  67  39  53  -8  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 17 320   M    M   2        22 320
22  72  47  60  -2   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 21  60   M    M   5        26  40
23  69  49  59  -3   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 17 110   M    M   6        22  70
24  74  49  62   0   3   0 0.02  0.0    0 13.6 25 120   M    M   7 3      35 120
25  84  61  73  10   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 25 360   M    M   7 8      33 340
26  65  44  55  -8  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 22  50   M    M   7        30 360
27  60  40  50 -13  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 22  40   M    M   7        30  60
28  70  50  60  -3   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 13 160   M    M   6        18 160
29  60  53  57  -7   8   0 0.14  0.0    0 11.5 28 130   M    M   9 138    37 130
30  72  55  64   0   1   0 0.07  0.0    0  8.1 16 250   M    M   8 13     22 260
31  79  56  68   4   0   3 0.43  0.0    0  7.6 25 340   M    M   5 1358   31 350
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SM 2066 1427       271  12  2.53     0.0 297.1          M      182
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AV 66.6 46.0                               9.6 FASTST  PSBL  %   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 340               # 53  330
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 56.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.53    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.71    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    84 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  1.33 ON  2- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     37 ON  2                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   271    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   2
DPTR FM NORMAL    49    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  23
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7926    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL    94

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    12
DPTR FM NORMAL   -29    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    12    HIGHEST SLP 30.43 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL   -33    LOWEST  SLP 29.54 ON 25

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