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 WI
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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
                                     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  57  54  56   1   9   0 0.14  0.0    0 10.4 20 150   M    M  10 18     24 130
 2  73  49  61   6   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 10 290   M    M   5 1       M  M
 3  71  53  62   6   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 22 300   M    M   2        26 280
 4  62  48  55  -1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.3 17 300   M    M   5        22 300
 5  51  38  45 -12  20   0    T  0.0    0 10.7 17 320   M    M   8        21 330
 6  67  34  51  -6  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 210   M    M   2 1      24 210
 7  72  46  59   2   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 190   M    M   0        21 190
 8  67  51  59   1   6   0 1.70  0.0    0 10.0 24 120   M    M   7 13     28 120
 9  66  56  61   3   4   0 0.31  0.0    0  8.3 16 180   M    M   7 138    20 180
10  70  49  60   1   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 21 290   M    M   2 12     23 280
11  54  40  47 -12  18   0 0.22  0.0    0 19.8 31 330   M    M   8 1      40 330
12  44  39  42 -17  23   0 0.44  0.0    0 16.0 23 320   M    M  10 1      29 330
13  50  40  45 -15  20   0 0.14  0.0    0  7.7 13 330   M    M  10 1      15 330
14  57  45  51  -9  14   0 0.20  0.0    0  8.9 14  10   M    M  10 1      18  10
15  66  51  59  -1   6   0 0.03  0.0    0  9.7 18 330   M    M   7 1      23 350
16  72  50  61   0   4   0    T  0.0    0  7.5 23  50   M    M   4 3      30  50
17  74  47  61   0   4   0    T  0.0    0  8.4 25 340   M    M   4 1      30 330
18  67  47  57  -4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 25 330   M    M   1        30 330
19  66  44  55  -7  10   0 0.01  0.0    0  3.2 10  40   M    M   4        13  40
20  76  44  60  -2   5   0    T  0.0    0  8.4 20 290   M    M   2        23 290
21  60  39  50 -13  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 13 350   M    M   0        16 310
22  71  37  54  -9  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9  9 120   M    M   0        13 290
23  81  45  63   0   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 18 200   M    M   0        23 170
24  88  62  75  11   0  10 0.03  0.0    0 13.7 33 270   M    M   3 3      38 260
25  77  63  70   6   0   5 0.33  0.0    0  6.3 21 340   M    M   7 138    26 340
26  81  62  72   8   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 12 330   M    M   3 18     15 330
27  85  62  74  10   0   9 0.01  0.0    0  8.4 21 190   M    M   3 1238   24 180
28  93  73  83  18   0  18 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 25 190   M    M   0        31 190
29  95  75  85  20   0  20    T  0.0    0 10.0 21 200   M    M   2 3      24 190
30  82  63  73   8   0   8 0.56  0.0    0  5.3 17 180   M    M   2 123    21 190
31  85  57  71   5   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 13 360   M    M   0        15  20
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SM 2180 1563       221  83  4.12     0.0 282.6          M      128
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AV 70.3 50.4                               9.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 270               # 40  330
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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 WI
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   43 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  91 15 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.12    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.74    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    95 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  1.70 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON  6                               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:  13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   221    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL    19    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6362    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -940

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    83
DPTR FM NORMAL    34    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    83    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    26    LOWEST  SLP 29.46 ON 25

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