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:     MAY
                                          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  66  43  55   4  10   0    T  0.0    0 14.3 24  40   M    M   7 3      35  60
 2  43  41  42  -9  23   0 0.87  0.0    0 15.4 26 360   M    M  10 13     37 360
 3  55  37  46  -6  19   0    T  0.0    0 15.2 26 310   M    M   2        38 360
 4  68  38  53   1  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 25 300   M    M   1        31 310
 5  64  33  49  -4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 13 200   M    M   2        17 210
 6  71  42  57   4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 18 210   M    M   2        23 210
 7  66  46  56   3   9   0 0.09  0.0    0 11.5 20 330   M    M   3 1      30 320
 8  60  35  48  -6  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 330   M    M   0        17 340
 9  64  42  53  -1  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 10  20   M    M   4        15  10
10  57  36  47  -8  18   0 1.03  0.0    0  8.2 22 350   M    M   9 1      29 350
11  58  34  46  -9  19   0 0.01  0.0    0  9.3 22 360   M    M   2        31 350
12  66  37  52  -3  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.5 25 160   M    M   1        36 140
13  57  44  51  -5  14   0 0.10  0.0    0 11.7 22 160   M    M  10 1      29 150
14  65  36  51  -5  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 12 280   M    M   1        17 260
15  72  37  55  -2  10   0    T  0.0    0  6.9 21 300   M    M   2        26 290
16  81  42  62   5   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 39 210   M    M   1 1      45 210
17  73  45  59   2   6   0    T  0.0    0 11.9 33 310   M    M   2        43 300
18  61  39  50  -8  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 16 320   M    M   2 8      23 350
19  54  38  46 -12  19   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.0 16  80   M    M   6        29 330
20  64  40  52  -6  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 26 310   M    M   2        30 220
21  67  35  51  -8  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 16  10   M    M   0        21  10
22  70  44  57  -2   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 20 100   M    M   0        37 340
23  71  46  59   0   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 17  60   M    M   0        23  50
24  73  45  59   0   6   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.9 28 150   M    M   1 3      35 140
25  69  59  64   4   1   0 0.18  0.0    0  7.7 20 270   M    M   6 138    26 270
26  61  45  53  -7  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 23 290   M    M   7        28 290
27  60  37  49 -11  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 21 360   M    M   2        28 330
28  69  45  57  -4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 16 200   M    M   3        23 200
29  59  52  56  -5   9   0 1.37  0.0    0  8.5 23 140   M    M   8 138    29 140
30  70  52  61   0   4   0 0.10  0.0    0  5.9 21 280   M    M   8 13     24 290
31  76  53  65   4   0   0 0.06  0.0    0  5.2 17 360   M    M   3 13     25  20
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SM 2010 1298       354   0  3.83     0.0 273.1          M      107
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AV 64.8 41.9                               8.8 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 210               # 45  210
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 53.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.83    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.86    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    81 ON 16    GRTST 24HR  1.38 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     33 ON  5                               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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   354    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  21
DPTR FM NORMAL    69    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8915    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   179

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -26    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL   -28    LOWEST  SLP 29.50 ON  2

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