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

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

                                          STATION:   FARGO
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2005
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 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  18   1  10   3  55   0 0.14  1.4    3  9.2 16  90   M    M   8 12     17 270
 2  12  -9   2  -5  63   0 0.00  0.0    3 11.1 18 270   M    M   1        22 270
 3   7 -16  -4 -11  69   0    T    T    3  4.9 10 200   M    M   3        12 190
 4   7 -20  -6 -13  71   0    T  0.2    3  8.9 17 340   M    M   3 18     18 340
 5 -13 -25 -19 -26  84   0    T    T    3  3.6  9 180   M    M   0 18      9 190
 6   9 -20  -5 -12  70   0 0.00  0.0    3 12.9 23 160   M    M   0 8      29 160
 7  10  -6   2  -4  63   0    T    T    3  8.8 21 350   M    M   3 18     23 340
 8  15  -9   3  -3  62   0 0.00  0.0    3  7.4 16 160   M    M   4        21 160
 9  15   1   8   2  57   0 0.13  1.8    5  9.9 21 320   M    M   7 128    24 330
10   5 -12  -3  -9  68   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.8 14 180   M    M   2        14 180
11  19 -11   4  -2  61   0    T    T    5  3.9 13 190   M    M   3 18     13 180
12  24   7  16  10  49   0 0.26  3.1    8 11.5 30 310   M    M  10 189    33 310
13   7 -17  -5 -11  70   0 0.00  0.0    8 16.2 25 300   M    M   1 189    30 310
14  -9 -24 -16 -22  81   0 0.00  0.0    8 12.2 20 260   M    M   0 8      23 260
15  -4 -21 -12 -18  77   0 0.00  0.0    8 10.2 20 260   M    M   0        22 260
16 -11 -25 -18 -24  83   0 0.00  0.0    8  3.5  9 280   M    M   0         9 280
17   2 -28 -13 -19  78   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.1 30 170   M    M   1 18     36 180
18  37   3  20  14  45   0    T    T    5 21.3 32 160   M    M   8 18     39 170
19  16   4  10   4  55   0    T    T    5 10.6 25 350   M    M   8 18     30 350
20  16  13  15   9  50   0 0.03  0.3    5  8.2 16  10   M    M  10 18     18  10
21  22  -1  11   4  54   0 0.43  4.1    9 16.8 45 340   M    M  10 1289   52 330
22   0  -6  -3 -10  68   0 0.00  0.0    9 18.2 40 340   M    M   5 189    45 340
23  24   0  12   5  53   0 0.00  0.0    9 15.5 25 170   M    M   4        30 170
24  28  19  24  17  41   0 0.00  0.0    9  8.8 16  10   M    M   8 1      18 150
25  38  24  31  24  34   0 0.00  0.0    6    M  M   M   M    M   6 1       M  M 
26  12  -4   4  -4  61   0    T    T    6 10.3 29 340   M    M   4 18     32 340
27  28  -5  12   4  53   0    T    T    6 14.3 29 160   M    M   4 1      37 150
28  32  26  29  21  36   0 0.13  0.8    7 18.3 29 160   M    M  10 126    36 160
29  31  16  24  16  41   0 0.00  0.0    7 11.5 20 360   M    M  10 1      24  10
30  31  17  24  15  41   0 0.00  0.0    7  9.4 14 170   M    M  10 18     16 190
31  34  30  32  23  33   0    T  0.0    7  5.1 13 190   M    M  10 1      15 190
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SM  462  -98      1826   0  1.12    11.7 319.4          M      153              
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AV 14.9 -3.2                              10.6 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    45 340                 52  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:  FARGO
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  5.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.12    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.36    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    38 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  0.43 ON 21-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:    -28 ON 17                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:  11.7 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   4.1 ON 21-21  6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   9 ON 24,23  7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:    
                                                       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:  28    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  19    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.  1826    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    18    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  5051    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -419                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.52 ON 12                                 

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