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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CXUS53 KMPX 251732
CF6MSP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   TWIN CITIES MN
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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
                                     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  33  22  28  13  37   0 0.00  0.0    4 14.6 22 270   M    M   1        26 280
 2  22   1  12  -4  53   0    T    T    4 15.8 32 280   M    M   2        39 280
 3   8  -4   2 -14  63   0    T    T    4  8.2 17 330   M    M   2 8      26  30
 4  15  -5   5 -11  60   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.1 13 160   M    M   4 1      18 160
 5  34   9  22   5  43   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.2 13 140   M    M   2        16 160
 6  40  16  28  11  37   0 0.00  0.0    4  8.7 16 140   M    M   7 18     21 160
 7  37  24  31  14  34   0 0.00  0.0    3 10.4 22 280   M    M   5 18     25 310
 8  37  16  27   9  38   0 0.00  0.0    2  5.8 13 220   M    M   3        16 230
 9  47  30  39  21  26   0 0.05  0.0    2 14.9 28 160   M    M   9 168    37 140
10  47  35  41  23  24   0 0.10  0.0    T 17.0 30 240   M    M   9 1      41 190
11  35  32  34  15  31   0    T    T    T 11.7 24 280   M    M  10 18     33 290
12  32  23  28   9  37   0    T    T    0 14.8 23 280   M    M   9        29 270
13  24  17  21   1  44   0    T    T    0  7.4 14 320   M    M   7 8      20  20
14  22   9  16  -4  49   0    T    T    0  8.6 17 320   M    M   2 18     23 330
15  26   7  17  -3  48   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5  8 290   M    M   4        12 320
16  37  16  27   6  38   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 20 210   M    M   8        28 190
17  40  23  32  11  33   0 0.07  0.3    0  6.2 12 120   M    M   6 18     16  80
18  33   8  21   0  44   0    T  0.2    1 16.7 25 320   M    M   6 18     32 340
19  19   2  11 -11  54   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.2 18 340   M    M   0        24 360
20  26   7  17  -5  48   0 0.13  2.4    T  6.5 14  90   M    M   7 12     18 100
21  22   6  14  -8  51   0 0.12  2.0    4 13.1 21 320   M    M   8 18     29 320
22  18  -1   9 -14  56   0    T    T    4  7.8 16 320   M    M   4 1      26 350
23  21   0  11 -12  54   0 0.00  0.0    3  6.2 16 140   M    M   3 1      20 140
24  40  18  29   5  36   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.4 15 140   M    M   5        21 120
25  39  23  31   7  34   0    T  0.0    1  9.2 20 310   M    M   5 8      25 310
26  28  14  21  -3  44   0 0.46  6.0    1 12.7 29  20   M    M   9 129    39  20
27  14   2   8 -17  57   0 0.00  0.0    6 10.8 22  10   M    M   5 89     29 360
28  19  -2   9 -16  56   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.2 18 310   M    M   2        22 310
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SM  815  348      1229   0  0.93    10.9 274.8          M      144
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AV 29.1 12.4                               9.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 280               # 41  190
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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 MN
                                          MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 20.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.93    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.14    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    47 ON 10, 9 GRTST 24HR  0.46 ON 26-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -5 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  10.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.0 ON 26-26  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   6 ON 27     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:  15    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   5    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1229    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -44    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6019    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL     3

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.65 ON 23
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.11 ON 10

[REMARKS]
THE ASOS PRECIPITATION VALUE ON FEBRUARY 20TH AND 21ST WAS FOUND TO
BE UNREPRESENTATIVE. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A BACKUP PRECIPITATION
VALUE RECORDED WITH AN 8 INCH GAGE ON SITE.
#FINAL-02-09#