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:     APRIL
                                          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  35  29  32  -4  33   0 0.20  2.9    6 13.2 23 260   M    M   9 1      29 270
 2  37  23  30  -7  35   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.0 17 280   M    M   7        22 310
 3  41  20  31  -6  34   0 0.00  0.0    3  4.7 14 310   M    M   1        16  20
 4  42  24  33  -5  32   0 0.01    T    T  5.9 15  20   M    M   3        22  20
 5  42  29  36  -2  29   0 0.03  0.7    1 11.8 23 350   M    M   4 1       M  M
 6  43  25  34  -5  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 25 320   M    M   0        33 330
 7  48  24  36  -3  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 15 310   M    M   1        22 250
 8  49  28  39  -1  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 22 300   M    M   4         M  M
 9  50  27  39  -2  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 15 360   M    M   0        20 360
10  51  26  39  -2  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 15 360   M    M   0        22 350
11  56  24  40  -2  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 16 160   M    M   0        21 150
12  58  32  45   3  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 21 140   M    M   0        29 170
13  58  34  46   3  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 14 140   M    M   2        20  90
14  65  25  45   2  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 10 140   M    M   1        14 150
15  67  34  51   8  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 160   M    M   0        25 140
16  71  40  56  12   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 20 160   M    M   1        25 140
17  72  51  62  18   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 18 220   M    M   3        25 230
18  59  44  52   7  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 15  10   M    M   4        24 340
19  57  38  48   3  17   0    T  0.0    0  5.0 13 310   M    M   9        17  10
20  49  40  45  -1  20   0    T  0.0    0 14.3 29 320   M    M  10 1      41 340
21  61  34  48   2  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 28 360   M    M   2        40 340
22  60  34  47   0  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 14 360   M    M   1        18 360
23  85  48  67  20   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 17.6 29 170   M    M   0        38 170
24  66  40  53   5  12   0    T  0.0    0 13.5 29 340   M    M   4        37 350
25  56  36  46  -2  19   0 0.02  0.0    0  7.1 17  10   M    M   3        24 350
26  47  40  44  -5  21   0 0.83  0.0    0  8.7 22  90   M    M  10 1      28 110
27  51  37  44  -5  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 22 310   M    M   6 1      26 320
28  62  30  46  -4  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 20 150   M    M   1 8      28 150
29  53  44  49  -1  16   0 0.26  0.0    0  7.8 16 120   M    M   9 1      23 120
30  59  44  52   1  13   0 0.02  0.0    0 14.7 26 310   M    M   9 18     33 280
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SM 1650 1004       617   2  1.37     3.6 278.5          M      104
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AV 55.0 33.5                               9.3 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 29 320               # 41  340
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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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.37    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.76    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON 23    GRTST 24HR  0.83 ON 26-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     20 ON  3                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   3.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.9 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   6 ON  1     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:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  14    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   617    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL   -20    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8517    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL    66

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     2
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     2    HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON 28
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.28 ON  1

[REMARKS]
THE ASOS PRECIPITATION VALUE ON APRIL 1ST WAS FOUND TO BE UNREPRESENTATIVE
AND WAS REPLACED WITH THE MANUAL PRECIPITATION VALUE RECORDED WITH AN 8
INCH STANDARD RAIN GAGE.
#FINAL-04-09#