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:     NOVEMBER
                                          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  58  26  42   5  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0  9 140   M    M   0        11 140
 2  65  42  54  18  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 15 140   M    M   3 18     21 130
 3  72  44  58  22   7   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 24 170   M    M   0 18     33 170
 4  66  37  52  17  13   0 0.02  0.0    0  7.6 20 170   M    M   4 18     25 160
 5  63  58  61  26   4   0    T  0.0    0 13.6 22 150   M    M  10 3      29 150
 6  63  41  52  18  13   0 0.63  0.0    0 10.0 38 200   M    M   9 1      46 180
 7  42  35  39   6  26   0 0.15    T    0  6.8 21 320   M    M  10 1      26 330
 8  35  27  31  -2  34   0    T    T    0 15.0 25 340   M    M  10 1      33 330
 9  30  19  25  -7  40   0    T    T    0 10.7 20 310   M    M   7        24 320
10  34  19  27  -5  38   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4 12 310   M    M   4        15 320
11  31  18  25  -6  40   0 0.11  0.8    0  5.7 12  90   M    M   7 168    17  80
12  35  31  33   2  32   0    T  0.1    1  4.2 17 200   M    M  10 1      23 210
13  44  33  39   9  26   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.2 21 170   M    M  10 18     25 160
14  40  31  36   7  29   0    T    T    0 10.6 26 310   M    M  10 18     32 310
15  32  22  27  -2  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 17 320   M    M   7        25 320
16  34  25  30   2  35   0 0.01  0.2    T  6.2 15 330   M    M  10 1      18 330
17  30  13  22  -6  43   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.8 21 320   M    M   4        29 310
18  29  10  20  -7  45   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 23 160   M    M   3        31 140
19  34  19  27   0  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 21 320   M    M   7 18     32 320
20  28  12  20  -6  45   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 22 350   M    M   6        31 350
21  22   3  13 -13  52   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6  9 130   M    M   0        13 120
22  31  19  25   0  40   0    T  0.2    0  9.8 18 160   M    M   8 18     23 140
23  37  24  31   6  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15 200   M    M   8 18     21 200
24  34  14  24   0  41   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 25 320   M    M   3 8      30 320
25  32   8  20  -4  45   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 13 170   M    M   0        15 180
26  39  12  26   3  39   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 10 320   M    M   0        13 330
27  41  19  30   7  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 31 290   M    M   2 1      35 300
28  41  16  29   7  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13 280   M    M   0        16 280
29  35  15  25   3  40   0    T    T    0  3.2 12 360   M    M   4        17 360
30  25  19  22   1  43   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.5 21 360   M    M   9 1      30 350
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SM 1202  711       985   0  0.93     1.3 252.3          M      165
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AV 40.1 23.7                               8.4 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 200               # 46  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 MN
                                          MONTH:    NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 31.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.93    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.61    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    72 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.66 ON  6- 7      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      3 ON 21                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.8 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 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:  10    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   985    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL   -92    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1741    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -261

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   392    HIGHEST SLP 30.73 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL   -51    LOWEST  SLP 29.31 ON  6

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