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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CXUS53 KMPX 010810
CF6STC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   ST CLOUD MN
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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  30  19  25  14  40   0 0.00  0.0   12 16.2 23 290   M    M   1        32 290
 2  19  -4   8  -4  57   0    T    T   12 15.9 24 310   M    M   2 8      30 280
 3   4 -12  -4 -16  69   0 0.00  0.0   12  6.0 13 360   M    M   0        20 360
 4  12 -20  -4 -16  69   0 0.00  0.0   12  6.6 16 160   M    M   0        21 170
 5  31   6  19   6  46   0 0.00  0.0   11  4.5 16 160   M    M   0 1      22 170
 6  39  10  25  12  40   0 0.00  0.0   11  8.5 18 140   M    M   2 128    22 150
 7  31  17  24  11  41   0 0.00  0.0   11 12.5 22 300   M    M   8 128    25 300
 8  34  10  22   8  43   0 0.00  0.0   11  5.7 13 200   M    M   3 128    15 210
 9  43  29  36  22  29   0 0.21  0.0   10 11.0 25 150   M    M   9 168    36 160
10  42  33  38  24  27   0 0.19  0.0    8 17.0 29 180   M    M  10 1      37 160
11  34  29  32  17  33   0 0.00  0.0    5 12.4 24 280   M    M  10 1      29 280
12  29  19  24   9  41   0    T    T    5 14.5 21 270   M    M   9        26 280
13  24  12  18   3  47   0    T    T    5  7.9 13 310   M    M   7 8      16 360
14  19   5  12  -4  53   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.4 16 310   M    M   1        21 320
15  23   2  13  -3  52   0 0.00  0.0    5  3.1  8 130   M    M   0        10 130
16  34  13  24   7  41   0 0.00  0.0    5  9.4 17 170   M    M   6        23 170
17  36  19  28  11  37   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.9 12 170   M    M   4        15 160
18  30   3  17   0  48   0 0.01  0.6    5 13.9 23 350   M    M   4 1      30 350
19  15  -3   6 -12  59   0 0.00  0.0    5  5.8 13 310   M    M   0        16 270
20  23   0  12  -6  53   0 0.20  3.2    5  4.6 12 180   M    M   6 1      14  50
21  19   4  12  -7  53   0 0.01  0.6    7 11.6 20 300   M    M   6 18     23 300
22  17  -4   7 -12  58   0 0.00  0.0    7  6.9 14 310   M    M   2 18     18 310
23  20  -9   6 -13  59   0 0.00  0.0    7  6.5 16 140   M    M   0        18 140
24  35  12  24   4  41   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.3 14 180   M    M   0        17 180
25  36  13  25   5  40   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.8 21 310   M    M   2 18     23 310
26  21   9  15  -5  50   0 0.18  4.1    6 10.7 22  30   M    M   8 128    29  10
27  10  -8   1 -20  64   0 0.00  0.0    8  6.5 16  10   M    M   0        24  10
28  15 -14   1 -20  64   0 0.00  0.0    8  6.7 18 290   M    M   0 8      22 280
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SM  725  190      1354   0  0.80     8.5 254.8          M      100
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AV 25.9  6.8                               9.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 29 180               # 37  160
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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:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 16.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.80    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.21    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    43 ON  9    GRTST 24HR  0.38 ON  9-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -20 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.1 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON  4, 3  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:  19    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   9    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1354    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL   -27    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6744    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL    65

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.05 ON 10

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