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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CF6STC

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

                                          STATION:   ST CLOUD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          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  39  23  31  -5  34   0    T    T    5  8.2 17 360   M    M   3 1      22 360
 2  40  18  29  -8  36   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.6 23 200   M    M   4 1      30 210
 3  57  25  41   4  24   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.0 13 230   M    M   2 18     14 240
 4  61  25  43   5  22   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.5 25 250   M    M   1 18     31 280
 5  60  30  45   7  20   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.1 17 160   M    M   2 3      23 160
 6  52  35  44   5  21   0 0.15  0.0    0  7.4 15 140   M    M   9 1      18 150
 7  41  31  36  -3  29   0    T    T    0  9.2 20 320   M    M  10 1      25 340
 8  39  27  33  -7  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 12  70   M    M   9        15  50
 9  46  32  39  -2  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 12  40   M    M   7        16  40
10  39  31  35  -6  30   0 0.45  3.7    0 17.5 30  60   M    M   9 12     43  50
11  35  30  33  -9  32   0 0.41  4.9    5 15.2 28  60   M    M  10 128    44  50
12  37  22  30 -12  35   0    T    T    7 10.9 20  20   M    M   6        28 360
13  41  18  30 -13  35   0 0.00  0.0    6  3.3 10 350   M    M   0        14 340
14  47  15  31 -12  34   0 0.00  0.0    4  7.3 17 170   M    M   0 1      23 170
15  66  40  53  10  12   0 0.00  0.0    1 21.1 38 180   M    M   0        48 180
16  63  34  49   5  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 24 310   M    M   2        30 310
17  59  30  45   1  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 13  40   M    M   2        17  40
18  52  32  42  -3  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 18  40   M    M   5 1      24  30
19  56  42  49   4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 21 120   M    M  10        31 210
20  70  40  55   9  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 120   M    M   6 1      25 130
21  75  40  58  12   7   0 0.63  0.0    0 12.6 26 280   M    M   6 138    32 310
22  62  37  50   3  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 18 290   M    M   1        25 340
23  75  35  55   8  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 23 170   M    M   0        28 170
24  61  43  52   4  13   0 0.32  0.0    0 12.0 23 150   M    M   7 1      29 150
25  43  30  37 -11  28   0 0.87  0.8    0 14.7 24 360   M    M  10 1      33  10
26  35  29  32 -17  33   0 0.11  1.5    2 20.4 32 290   M    M   9 128    43 290
27  43  26  35 -14  30   0    T    T    T  7.5 17 200   M    M   5 8      22 200
28  42  26  34 -16  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16  40   M    M   5        23  10
29  52  24  38 -12  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 16 170   M    M   0        20 190
30  64  36  50  -1  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 23 130   M    M   0        30 140
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SM 1552  906       716   0  2.94    10.9 284.9          M      140
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AV 51.7 30.2                               9.5 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 180               # 48  180
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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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 41.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.94    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.81    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    75 ON 23,21 GRTST 24HR  0.89 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     15 ON 14                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  10.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.9 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 12     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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  20    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   716    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL    79    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8561    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   110

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON  1
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    LOWEST  SLP 29.44 ON 16

[REMARKS]
THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ON APRIL 10TH...11TH AND 26TH WERE RECORDED BY
THE 8 INCH RAIN GAGE AT THE OFFICIAL SNOW OBSERVING SITE. ASOS
PRECIPITATION VALUES WERE FOUND TO BE LESS REPRESENTATIVE ON THESE
THREE DAYS.
#FINAL-04-08#