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:     OCTOBER
                                          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  50  45  48  -4  17   0 2.13  0.0    0 11.0 21  90   M    M  10 138    31  80
 2  47  44  46  -5  19   0 0.21  0.0    0 12.2 20  50   M    M  10 18     30  60
 3  51  43  47  -4  18   0 0.04  0.0    0  8.2 13 310   M    M   9 1      20 360
 4  54  41  48  -3  17   0    T  0.0    0  7.6  M   M   M    M   9 18      M  M
 5  50  33  42  -8  23   0 0.32  0.0    0  1.0  7  60   M    M   6 12      9  40
 6  45  37  41  -9  24   0 0.98  0.0    0  9.6 20 310   M    M   8 1      26 330
 7  61  33  47  -3  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 25 270   M    M   3 1      33 240
 8  46  32  39 -10  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2  M   M   M    M   6         M  M
 9  47  25  36 -13  29   0    T    T    0  5.9 26 300   M    M   1 1      32 300
10  34  22  28 -20  37   0 0.06  0.9    1 12.9 25 300   M    M   7 1      35 300
11  37  29  33 -15  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 14 250   M    M   9        16 290
12  37  27  32 -15  33   0 0.18  1.6    1  3.6 10 310   M    M   9 18     14 280
13  42  22  32 -15  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  9  90   M    M   4        13  60
14  42  30  36 -10  29   0 0.09  0.0    0  5.6 12 100   M    M  10 1      17  90
15  39  34  37  -9  28   0 0.24    T    0  5.2 12 100   M    M  10 1      16 100
16  43  35  39  -7  26   0    T  0.0    0  0.6  9 320   M    M  10 1      14 320
17  49  29  39  -6  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14 210   M    M   0        17 210
18  63  34  49   4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 24 190   M    M   0        29 180
19  58  38  48   4  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 17 330   M    M   5 1      23 330
20  53  43  48   4  17   0 0.03  0.0    0  7.6 14  50   M    M  10 18     20  40
21  43  36  40  -3  25   0 0.83  0.0    0  9.0 18 360   M    M  10 1      24 360
22  40  34  37  -6  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0  M   M   M    M   7         M  M
23  42  31  37  -5  28   0    T  0.0    0  8.7 17 360   M    M   8        23  20
24  53  25  39  -3  26   0 0.03  0.0    0  3.7 10 200   M    M   4 1      14 220
25  48  42  45   4  20   0 0.07  0.0    0  4.8 13 320   M    M  10 128    15 320
26  49  31  40   0  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 13 280   M    M   7        16 280
27  57  31  44   4  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.0 25 160   M    M   0        35 180
28  50  35  43   4  22   0 0.04  0.0    0  7.2 17 150   M    M   8 18     21 140
29  52  48  50  11  15   0 0.47  0.0    0  7.7 12 130   M    M  10 18     16 120
30  57  34  46   8  19   0 0.30    T    0 14.4 32 210   M    M   9 18     41 220
31  41  31  36  -2  29   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 29 310   M    M   7        36 310
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SM 1480 1054       743   0  6.02     2.5 236.8          M      216
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AV 47.7 34.0                               7.6 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 210               # 41  220
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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:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 40.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   6.02    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.78    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    63 ON 18    GRTST 24HR  2.29 ON  1- 2      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     22 ON 13,10                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   2.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.6 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 12,10  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:  16
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  13    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   743    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL   139    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1   913    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -12

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   298    HIGHEST SLP 30.54 ON 13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -145    LOWEST  SLP 29.13 ON 30

[REMARKS]
ASOS PRECIPITATION WAS FOUND TO BE UNREPRESENTATIVE ON THE 10TH AND
WAS REPLACED WITH THE BACKUP PRECIPITATION AMOUNT FROM THE 8 INCH
GAGE. UNREPRESENTATIVE WIND DATA WAS REMOVED ON OCTOBER 4TH...8TH
AND 22ND.

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