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:   ST CLOUD
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 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   5  -2   2  -7  63   0 0.00  0.0    8 15.5 24 320   M    M   2        29 320
 2   9 -12  -1 -10  66   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.3 13 160   M    M   0        17 180
 3  23   6  15   6  50   0 0.00  0.0    6 12.9 24 200   M    M   0        32 180
 4  28   9  19  10  46   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.5 18 160   M    M   0 1      22 170
 5  34   9  22  13  43   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.2 20 160   M    M   1 18     25 170
 6  42  26  34  25  31   0 0.00  0.0    6  6.4 15 190   M    M   6 12     20 170
 7  42  20  31  23  34   0 0.00  0.0    6  1.7  8 110   M    M   3 18     12 130
 8  33  16  25  17  40   0 0.00  0.0    5  8.4 22 320   M    M   3 18     24 320
 9  24  12  18  10  47   0 0.00  0.0    5  5.8 13  90   M    M   8 128    18  90
10  31  23  27  19  38   0 0.17  1.3    5  5.7 16 310   M    M   9 1      18 310
11  24  17  21  13  44   0    T  0.2    7  4.6 16 300   M    M  10 18     20 300
12  24  16  20  12  45   0    T    T    7  4.5 10 310   M    M   9 18     12 320
13  23   8  16   8  49   0    T    T    7  7.4 18 320   M    M   9 18     22 320
14  10  -7   2  -6  63   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.4 18 320   M    M   1 18     23 320
15  20 -13   4  -4  61   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.1 18 140   M    M   1 18     26 130
16  22   4  13   5  52   0 0.00  0.0    7 11.1 22 310   M    M   7 18     26 320
17   8  -8   0  -8  65   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.3 10 290   M    M   3        13 300
18  11 -13  -1  -9  66   0    T  0.1    7 15.0 23 310   M    M   2 8      29 310
19  -4 -18 -11 -19  76   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.2 14 290   M    M   0        16 290
20   1 -21 -10 -18  75   0 0.00  0.0    7  4.5  9 320   M    M   0        12 310
21   6 -10  -2 -11  67   0    T  0.2    7  1.6  8 290   M    M   7 8      10 290
22   7 -10  -1 -10  66   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.3 21 280   M    M   1        28 270
23   0 -14  -7 -16  72   0 0.00  0.0    7  7.6 15 320   M    M   2        17 320
24   9 -24  -7 -16  72   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.4 16 220   M    M   0 18     20 210
25  20  -7   7  -2  58   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.8 16 160   M    M   4        21 160
26  24   6  15   5  50   0 0.00  0.0    7  4.4 12 190   M    M   6 18     13 190
27  36   1  19   9  46   0 0.00  0.0    7  5.5 14 150   M    M   0 18     17 160
28  39  23  31  21  34   0    T  0.0    7 11.7 29 290   M    M   2 18     36 290
29  25 -16   5  -5  60   0    T    T    7 23.6 32 310   M    M   6 18     40 310
30  -4 -18 -11 -22  76   0 0.00  0.0    7  9.6 23 310   M    M   1        28 310
31  11  -9   1 -10  64   0    T    T    7  5.0 13 150   M    M   5 8      15 150
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SM  583   -6      1719   0  0.17     1.8 252.0          M      108
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AV 18.8 -0.2                               8.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 310               # 40  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:  ST CLOUD
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  9.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.17    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.59    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    42 ON  7, 6 GRTST 24HR  1.01 ON  8- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -24 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.3 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON  1     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:  25    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   1
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  16    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1719    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL   -23    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5034    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -264

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.88 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.09 ON 28

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