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:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  36  31  34  25  31   0 0.00  0.0    6 13.8 22 190   M    M  10 1      25 190
 2  37  22  30  21  35   0 0.00  0.0    4 11.4 21 180   M    M   0 12     23 180
 3  41  23  32  22  33   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.7 17 170   M    M   0        21 170
 4  36  15  26  16  39   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.6 21 340   M    M   0 1      24 340
 5  43  15  29  18  36   0    T    T    3 14.9 25 330   M    M   3 1      32 170
 6  17  -1   8  -3  57   0    T    T    3 14.5 22 330   M    M   3 1      25 330
 7   3  -6  -1 -12  66   0 0.00  0.0    3 12.4 17 340   M    M   2        20 330
 8   7  -9  -1 -13  66   0    T    T    3  5.2 13 340   M    M   2        14 340
 9  20   1  11  -1  54   0    T  0.1    3  3.9  9 170   M    M   2        10 170
10  39   9  24  12  41   0    T    T    3 13.2 21 300   M    M   1        25 300
11  42  22  32  19  33   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.2 17 280   M    M   0 8      20 280
12  41  20  31  18  34   0 0.00  0.0    3  4.8 15 130   M    M   0        18 130
13  38  33  36  23  29   0 0.23  0.0    2 11.8 18 160   M    M   5 18     24 180
14  35  24  30  16  35   0    T    T    2 11.2 23 310   M    M   7 12     26 310
15  27  15  21   7  44   0 0.03  0.5    2  9.7 26 300   M    M   6 1      31 300
16  16   9  13  -2  52   0    T    T    2 12.8 24 320   M    M   6 8      28 320
17  13  -2   6  -9  59   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.1 16  10   M    M   5        20  20
18  25  -3  11  -4  54   0    T  0.1    2  9.9 21 320   M    M   5 18     24 330
19  19  -1   9  -7  56   0 0.03  0.5    2  8.1 17 120   M    M   3 1      21 120
20  18   2  10  -6  55   0 0.15  1.7    4  9.8 16 330   M    M   8 1      18 320
21  19  -4   8  -9  57   0 0.00  0.0    4  4.0 10 170   M    M   1        12 180
22  19   4  12  -5  53   0 0.01  0.2    4  4.8  9 180   M    M   4 18     10 180
23  25   5  15  -2  50   0 0.15  4.0    8  8.1 16  10   M    M   8 128    18  10
24  22  -5   9  -9  56   0    T    T    7  9.2 18 170   M    M   6 128    21 160
25  21  -1  10  -8  55   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.0 20 350   M    M   4 128    22 350
26  32  -4  14  -5  51   0    T    T    7 10.5 31 160   M    M   4 189    38 150
27  26  17  22   3  43   0 0.01  0.3    7 16.0 25 350   M    M  10 18     28 340
28  19   3  11  -8  54   0    T    T    5 17.0 28 350   M    M   6 18     30 350
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SM  736  234      1328   0  0.61     7.4 280.6          M      111              
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AV 26.3  8.4                              10.0 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    31 160                 38  150   
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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:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 17.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.61    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.02    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    43 ON  5    GRTST 24HR  0.23 ON 13-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     -9 ON  8                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.4 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   4.0 ON 23-23  6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON 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:  18    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  10    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.  1328    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -113    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  6379    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -532                                                            

[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 29.59 ON 14                                 

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