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

                                          STATION:   ST CLOUD MN
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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  58  39  49  -2  16   0    T  0.0    0 12.4 26 280   M    M   4        31 280
 2  62  37  50  -1  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 24 280   M    M   4        32 300
 3  66  36  51  -1  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 21 290   M    M   0        28 320
 4  69  33  51  -1  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 18 230   M    M   2        24 240
 5  72  49  61   8   4   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.5 28 230   M    M   4        33 220
 6  76  39  58   5   7   0 0.20  0.0    0  4.5 28 220   M    M   1 3      38 220
 7  73  44  59   6   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 26 290   M    M   1        33 250
 8  61  38  50  -4  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 18 360   M    M   5        23 350
 9  55  37  46  -8  19   0    T  0.0    0 10.0 20 300   M    M   8        24 300
10  57  33  45 -10  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 15 350   M    M   6        20 350
11  64  31  48  -7  17   0 0.02  0.0    0  4.2 18 250   M    M   4        23 240
12  72  50  61   6   4   0    T  0.0    0 18.5 36 160   M    M   8 18     47 170
13  72  49  61   5   4   0 0.03  0.0    0 16.6 31 280   M    M   5 1      44 260
14  57  37  47  -9  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 30 300   M    M   4        38 300
15  73  39  56  -1   9   0 1.30  0.0    0 16.2 31 320   M    M   5 123    41 320
16  54  35  45 -12  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.2 29 300   M    M   3        37 310
17  65  34  50  -7  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 16 160   M    M   0        23 160
18  80  44  62   4   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 20 190   M    M   0        28 170
19  77  49  63   5   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 22 190   M    M   0        28 190
20  92  62  77  19   0  12 0.00  0.0    0 20.4 41 200   M    M   2 78     53 200
21  70  45  58  -1   7   0 0.03  0.0    0  8.3 23 340   M    M   3        35 350
22  74  39  57  -2   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 16 180   M    M   2        21 180
23  70  42  56  -3   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 14 340   M    M   2        20 360
24  73  35  54  -5  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10  70   M    M   0        15  60
25  77  51  64   4   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 24 140   M    M   3        37 140
26  63  51  57  -3   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 17 170   M    M   9 18     23 170
27  56  41  49 -11  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 16  40   M    M   9        22  30
28  80  37  59  -2   6   0    T  0.0    0  6.1 17 350   M    M   1 1      23 330
29  78  44  61   0   4   0 0.04  0.0    0  5.5 29 320   M    M   4        41 310
30  69  41  55  -6  10   0    T  0.0    0 10.0 24 310   M    M   1        35 310
31  84  36  60  -1   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 25 180   M    M   2        33 170
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SM 2149 1277       307  12  1.63     0.0 297.1          M      102
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AV 69.3 41.2                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 200               # 53  200
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 55.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.63    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.34    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    92 ON 20    GRTST 24HR  1.30 ON 15-15      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     31 ON 11                               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:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   307    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8824    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL    88

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    12
DPTR FM NORMAL   -14    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    14    HIGHEST SLP 30.38 ON 17
DPTR FM NORMAL   -14    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON 13

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