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 MN
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          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  16  -1   8 -18  57   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.3 15 350   M    M   3        21 340
 2  21   4  13 -13  52   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.5 13 150   M    M   4 8      16 150
 3  28  11  20  -6  45   0 0.00  0.0    5 12.1 23 140   M    M   8        31 140
 4  40  23  32   5  33   0 0.00  0.0    5 12.3 18 160   M    M   3        26 150
 5  42  32  37  10  28   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.5 15 230   M    M   7 18     17 230
 6  45  30  38  10  27   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.3 16 250   M    M   7 18     20 260
 7  34  26  30   2  35   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.8 14 320   M    M   7        18 250
 8  37  26  32   4  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 13  30   M    M   6        29  20
 9  37  24  31   2  34   0 0.02  0.0    0  5.8 14 110   M    M   7 128    17 120
10  35   3  19 -10  46   0 0.19  1.0    0 11.3 29 280   M    M  10 1248   35 280
11   8  -3   3 -27  62   0    T    T    1 16.2 28 290   M    M   1 9      35 270
12  18  -4   7 -23  58   0 0.00  0.0    1  3.8 12 330   M    M   3        14 330
13  38  12  25  -6  40   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.8 15 260   M    M   3        18 250
14  50  26  38   7  27   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.9 18 200   M    M   1        25 220
15  56  31  44  13  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 20 170   M    M   1        26 190
16  67  36  52  20  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 20 200   M    M   2 8      29 210
17  56  38  47  15  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 21 290   M    M   6 18     26 290
18  51  29  40   7  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 24 320   M    M   2        30 320
19  39  21  30  -3  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 17 340   M    M   2        21 350
20  47  28  38   4  27   0 0.14    T    T 10.9 22 180   M    M   9 18     29 150
21  61  32  47  13  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 12  40   M    M   1 18     18  30
22  61  41  51  16  14   0    T  0.0    0 16.6 29 110   M    M   7 8      39 120
23  50  43  47  12  18   0 0.34  0.0    0 19.8 30 130   M    M  10 138    39 120
24  55  38  47  11  18   0 0.44  0.0    0 15.9 30 120   M    M  10 18     39 130
25  39  30  35  -1  30   0    T    T    T 14.9 24 230   M    M  10 18     32 240
26  31  22  27 -10  38   0    T    T    0 12.8 21 270   M    M  10        24 270
27  34  17  26 -11  39   0    T    T    0  8.4 16 290   M    M   6 8      23 320
28  42  20  31  -7  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 20  10   M    M   4        24  10
29  45  21  33  -5  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 17 360   M    M   4        24 360
30  46  32  39   0  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 26 100   M    M  10        36 100
31  46  33  40   1  25   0 0.37  0.5    0 12.4 28  90   M    M  10 148    35 100
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SM 1275  721      1008   0  1.50     1.5 304.8          M      174
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AV 41.1 23.3                               9.8 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 130               # 39  120
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 32.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.50    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.36    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    67 ON 16    GRTST 24HR  0.44 ON 24-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -4 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.0 ON 10-10  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 ON  4, 3  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:   6    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  25    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1008    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -26    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7027    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   -23

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.55 ON 19
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.28 ON 31

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