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:     MARCH
                                          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  12  -9   2 -20  63   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.0  8 360   M    M   2        13 330
 2  21  -2  10 -12  55   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.1 15 150   M    M   2        17 140
 3  28   8  18  -4  47   0 0.00  0.0    8 12.9 23 160   M    M   4        44 210
 4  37  20  29   6  36   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.4 18 140   M    M   0        24 150
 5  40  23  32   9  33   0 0.00  0.0    6  5.5 15 300   M    M   6 18     20 290
 6  39  25  32   8  33   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.4 16 300   M    M   5 18     21 330
 7  29  17  23  -1  42   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.6 14 330   M    M   2        18 330
 8  38  16  27   3  38   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.8 12  50   M    M   3        15  40
 9  33  20  27   2  38   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.4 14 150   M    M   6 128    17 140
10  33   0  17  -8  48   0 0.28  4.0    5 13.9 32 300   M    M  10 1268   41 290
11   4  -8  -2 -28  67   0    T    T    8 15.4 29 290   M    M   0 18     36 300
12  11 -15  -2 -28  67   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.5 14 200   M    M   0        16 200
13  33  -1  16 -11  49   0 0.00  0.0    7  7.1 16 230   M    M   3        20 210
14  46  14  30   3  35   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.3 20 200   M    M   0 1      23 170
15  53  30  42  14  23   0 0.00  0.0    4 12.0 24 160   M    M   0 1       M  M
16  58  32  45  17  20   0 0.00  0.0    3  7.3 17 200   M    M   0 128    21 200
17  52  31  42  13  23   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.1 22 330   M    M   2 128    30 330
18  44  24  34   5  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.4 24 300   M    M   1 8      30 300
19  35  18  27  -3  38   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.6 15  10   M    M   0        21 340
20  44  27  36   6  29   0 0.21  0.2    T  9.7 20 140   M    M   7 1      25 180
21  50  30  40   9  25   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.0 13  80   M    M   5 128    18  80
22  58  34  46  15  19   0 0.21  0.0    0 13.4 26 130   M    M   5 18     37 140
23  44  41  43  11  22   0 2.49  0.0    0 13.4 30 130   M    M  10 18     43 130
24  49  37  43  11  22   0 0.52  0.0    0 10.1 18 210   M    M   7 18     28 110
25  37  25  31  -2  34   0 0.11  0.4    T 14.2 24 250   M    M  10 18     31 250
26  26  18  22 -11  43   0    T    T    0 13.8 24 290   M    M   9        30 290
27  30  15  23 -11  42   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 14 310   M    M   6        18 310
28  37  18  28  -6  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6  9  30   M    M   6        13  60
29  42  19  31  -4  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 12 310   M    M   0        16  20
30  40  26  33  -2  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 22  50   M    M   9        31  50
31  36  31  34  -2  31   0 0.84  6.3    2  9.3 21 100   M    M  10 126    31  90
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SM 1139  564      1156   0  4.66    10.9 272.7          M      130
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AV 36.7 18.2                               8.8 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 300               # 44  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 MN
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 27.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.66    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.16    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    58 ON 22,16 GRTST 24HR  2.49 ON 23-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -15 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  10.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.3 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON 12,11  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:   8    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   6    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1156    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL    21    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7900    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL    86

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.85 ON 12
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 31

[REMARKS]
THE ASOS PRECIPITATION VALUE ON MARCH 10TH AND 31ST WAS FOUND TO BE
UNREPRESENTATIVE. IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE BACKUP PRECIPITATION VALUE
RECORDED WITH AN 8 INCH GAGE FROM A NEARBY SITE.
#FINAL-03-09#