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 MN
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          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
                                     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  88  68  78  15   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 15.9 26 170   M    M   0 8      32 170
 2  77  53  65   3   0   0 0.23  0.0    0 12.5 23 280   M    M   8 18     30 290
 3  66  45  56  -6   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 14 360   M    M   1        18 330
 4  65  45  55  -7  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 12  80   M    M   4        21  60
 5  69  46  58  -3   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 21 270   M    M   7 8      26 260
 6  71  46  59  -2   6   0    T  0.0    0  6.6 22 230   M    M   2 8      26 230
 7  68  43  56  -4   9   0    T  0.0    0  8.5 24 300   M    M   4 12     28 300
 8  62  39  51  -9  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 12 350   M    M   3        18 110
 9  69  34  52  -8  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 16 180   M    M   1 1      22 200
10  69  52  61   2   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 23 150   M    M  10        30 150
11  69  55  62   3   3   0 1.39  0.0    0  8.6 17 150   M    M  10 1238   22 160
12  70  47  59   0   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.6  9 150   M    M   5 12     28 130
13  60  51  56  -2   9   0 0.84  0.0    0  4.4 17 320   M    M   9 12     23 350
14  57  46  52  -6  13   0 0.07  0.0    0  8.1 17 340   M    M   9 12     30 340
15  66  40  53  -5  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 13 210   M    M   2 1      25 220
16  82  45  64   7   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 17 260   M    M   0        22 260
17  75  45  60   3   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8  9  80   M    M   0 1      13  80
18  80  51  66  10   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 24 170   M    M   1        30 170
19  78  53  66  10   0   1 0.01  0.0    0  8.4 21 200   M    M   0 13     28 210
20  74  51  63   7   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 12  80   M    M   1 12     20  80
21  81  48  65  10   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 21 170   M    M   0        26 170
22  77  62  70  15   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 15.7 25 160   M    M   3 18     35 150
23  73  55  64   9   1   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.8 29 290   M    M   7 138    37 290
24  68  44  56   2   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 17 310   M    M   0        23 300
25  73  45  59   5   6   0 0.44  0.0    0  9.9 22 150   M    M   3 13     26 150
26  84  61  73  19   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 23 190   M    M   1         M  M
27  69  49  59   6   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 17 340   M    M   5 1      23 340
28  63  42  53   0  12   0 0.32  0.0    0  4.0 12 140   M    M   7 12     14 140
29  60  46  53   0  12   0 0.04  0.0    0  9.1 22 310   M    M   6 1      29 300
30  58  37  48  -4  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 16 310   M    M   4        20 320
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SM 2121 1444       186  28  3.35     0.0 235.2          M      113
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AV 70.7 48.1                               7.8 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 29 290               # 37  290
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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 MN
                                          MONTH:    SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.35    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.42    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  1.39 ON 11-11      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON  9                               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:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   186    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -67    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1   206    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -115

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    28
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   390    HIGHEST SLP 30.35 ON 25
DPTR FM NORMAL   -52    LOWEST  SLP 29.65 ON 13

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