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:   LA CROSSE
                                           MONTH:     JANUARY
                                           YEAR:      2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 52 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  91 15 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
                                           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  37  30  34  17  31   0 0.09    T    1  7.8 15  70   M    M   4 18     21  90
  2  39  35  37  20  28   0 0.05  0.0    T  8.5 18  70   M    M  10 1      24  50
  3  38  34  36  20  29   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.2 13 180   M    M  10 1      14 180
  4  37  34  36  20  29   0    T  0.0    0 11.1 18 320   M    M  10 18     22 330
  5  34  29  32  16  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 18 330   M    M  10        22 340
  6  31  27  29  13  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 20 210   M    M  10 8      24 200
  7  40  22  31  15  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6  9 270   M    M   6 1      14 250
  8  37  31  34  18  31   0 0.02  0.5    0  7.6 14  50   M    M   5 18     18  60
  9  35  18  27  12  38   0    T    T    1  8.8 16 340   M    M   6        21 340
 10  34  16  25  10  40   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.7 13 170   M    M   0 18     15 180
 11  45  20  33  18  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 210   M    M   0 18     22 210
 12  48  27  38  23  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 15 190   M    M   0 18     17 180
 13  37  28  33  18  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.9 24 330   M    M   8 18     30 340
 14  36  19  28  13  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 14 150   M    M   5 18     17 140
 15  44  33  39  24  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 20 160   M    M   0        24 150
 16  42  29  36  21  29   0 0.02  0.3    0  6.6 14 320   M    M   4 18     16 320
 17  33  17  25  10  40   0    T    T    T 14.4 23 310   M    M   9 18     26 320
 18  29  15  22   7  43   0    T    T    T  9.1 20 330   M    M   8        24 310
 19  41  27  34  19  31   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.2 14 320   M    M   4 8      16 320
 20  32  20  26  10  39   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 16 320   M    M   8 18     18 330
 21  35  15  25   9  40   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 22 190   M    M   3 18     29 200
 22  31  16  24   8  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 18 190   M    M   8 18     22 190
 23  37   9  23   7  42   0    T    T    0 10.0 22 220   M    M   4 18     29 210
 24  42  30  36  20  29   0    T    T    0 22.8 35 330   M    M   9        45 310
 25  36  20  28  12  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 23 310   M    M   4        26 330
 26  50  20  35  19  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 20 190   M    M   0        27 190
 27  54  29  42  25  23   0    T  0.0    0 12.8 25 200   M    M   2        31 200
 28  40  24  32  15  33   0 0.15  0.0    0  3.5  9 270   M    M   7 128    10 270
 29  37  32  35  18  30   0 0.08  0.2    0  9.0 15 320   M    M  10 1      17 320
 30  34  22  28  11  37   0 0.02  0.6    1  8.1 20 340   M    M   8 18     24 330
 31  37  20  29  11  36   0 0.04  0.0    1  7.0 16 170   M    M   8 18     18 170
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 SM 1182  748      1043   0  0.47     1.6 281.7          M      180              
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 AV 38.1 24.1                               9.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   6    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->    35 330                 45  310   
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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:  LA CROSSE
                                           MONTH:    JANUARY
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   43 52 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  91 15 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 31.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.47    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:  15.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.72    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    54 ON 27    GRTST 24HR  0.16 ON 28-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:      9 ON 23                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:   1.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   0.6 ON 30-30  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 31,30  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:   4    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.  1043    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -493    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  3697    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 14                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -721                                                            
 
 [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 M ON M                                      
 
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