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:     MAY
                                          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  60  44  52  -2  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 23 270   M    M   6        31 270
 2  64  42  53  -1  12   0    T  0.0    0 10.1 23 280   M    M   5        31 280
 3  68  47  58   4   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 20 240   M    M   3        25 270
 4  73  44  59   4   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 16 220   M    M   6        22 220
 5  72  54  63   8   2   0 0.20  0.0    0 11.8 28 250   M    M   8 13     40 270
 6  72  55  64   8   1   0    T  0.0    0  7.7 28 280   M    M   6 8      35 290
 7  75  53  64   8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 22 280   M    M   4        29 290
 8  63  48  56   0   9   0 0.13  0.0    0  7.2 21 360   M    M   7 1      28  10
 9  58  42  50  -7  15   0    T  0.0    0 11.1 21 350   M    M   8        25 330
10  57  41  49  -8  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 18 320   M    M   6        28  20
11  67  41  54  -4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 13 250   M    M   3        18 240
12  72  55  64   6   1   0    T  0.0    0 19.1 33 160   M    M   8        43 160
13  71  54  63   5   2   0 0.04  0.0    0 14.6 36 280   M    M   8 18     46 270
14  62  43  53  -6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.5 26 320   M    M   6 8      37 290
15  73  43  58  -1   7   0 0.01  0.0    0 15.5 30 320   M    M   7        41 310
16  57  38  48 -11  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.7 31 310   M    M   5        39 310
17  67  41  54  -6  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 16 210   M    M   3        20 220
18  82  53  68   8   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 21 210   M    M   6        29 220
19  97  59  78  17   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 22 190   M    M   2        32 180
20  94  69  82  21   0  17 0.00  0.0    0 19.9 32 210   M    M   4        49 200
21  76  59  68   7   0   3    T  0.0    0 10.4 24 350   M    M   8        30 360
22  75  54  65   3   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 16 120   M    M   7        22 130
23  74  56  65   3   0   0 0.12  0.0    0  8.0 17 350   M    M   7 1      22  20
24  75  49  62   0   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 12  80   M    M   3        17 100
25  78  55  67   4   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 28 110   M    M   6        33 110
26  66  57  62  -1   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 16 150   M    M  10        24  40
27  59  51  55  -8  10   0    T  0.0    0 10.6 17 360   M    M  10        24  20
28  81  44  63   0   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 18 340   M    M   3        24 360
29  78  56  67   3   0   2    T  0.0    0  9.2 24 350   M    M   6        33 340
30  72  55  64   0   1   0 0.03  0.0    0 12.5 24 320   M    M   3        36 320
31  83  47  65   1   0   0    T  0.0    0  9.9 25 160   M    M   5        33 210
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SM 2221 1549       162  40  0.53     0.0 324.5          M      179
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AV 71.6 50.0                              10.5 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 36 280               # 49  200
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.53    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.71    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    97 ON 19    GRTST 24HR  0.20 ON  5- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     38 ON 16                               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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   162    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL   -60    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  21
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7704    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -128

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    40
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    42    HIGHEST SLP 30.38 ON 17
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON 13

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