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:     OCTOBER
                                          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  54  37  46  -6  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 14 350   M    M   3        20 350
 2  68  34  51   0  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15 290   M    M   1        21 290
 3  58  35  47  -4  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0  9  80   M    M   0        12 360
 4  62  31  47  -4  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 15 140   M    M   0        20 140
 5  56  45  51   1  14   0 0.33  0.0    0  9.3 17 110   M    M   9 13     26 100
 6  69  52  61  11   4   0 0.11  0.0    0 10.8 21 140   M    M   3 1      26 140
 7  60  39  50   0  15   0 1.24  0.0    0  6.9 20 320   M    M   7 12     30 320
 8  67  37  52   3  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 23 260   M    M   0 1      29 270
 9  61  41  51   2  14   0    T  0.0    0 11.0 26 280   M    M   2        32 280
10  55  43  49   1  16   0 0.14  0.0    0  7.7 17  90   M    M   7 1      25  80
11  72  48  60  12   5   0 0.10  0.0    0  8.6 20 140   M    M   4 13     23 160
12  73  61  67  20   0   2    T  0.0    0 10.5 17 160   M    M   5        23 160
13  69  39  54   7  11   0 0.14  0.0    0 10.2 20 170   M    M   6 1      24 170
14  56  33  45  -1  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 16 200   M    M   1        32 210
15  54  34  44  -2  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 21 280   M    M   3        30 320
16  53  29  41  -5  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.1  8  80   M    M   3        12 320
17  51  40  46   1  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  8 280   M    M   8        15 330
18  56  32  44  -1  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 24 190   M    M   1 12     31 200
19  65  45  55  11  10   0 0.06  0.0    0  7.9 21 350   M    M   2 1      29 360
20  53  34  44   0  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 28 330   M    M   0        36 330
21  51  25  38  -5  27   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 21 140   M    M   2        24 140
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SM 1263  814       324   2  2.12     0.0 157.2          M       67
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AV 60.1 38.8                               7.5 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 330               # 36  330
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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:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 49.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.12    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.55    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    73 ON 12    GRTST 24HR  1.35 ON  6- 7      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     25 ON 21                               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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   4    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   324    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   -35    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1   530    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL  -150

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     2
DPTR FM NORMAL     1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   392    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -51    LOWEST  SLP 29.78 ON  8

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