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:     MARCH
                                          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  19  -4   8 -12  57   0 0.00  0.0    5  3.5  9  90   M    M   4         9  90
 2  26   0  13  -7  52   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.1 15 120   M    M   0        16 140
 3  33  11  22   1  43   0 0.00  0.0    5 10.7 18 190   M    M   1 18     21 190
 4  36  27  32  11  33   0 0.00  0.0    2 11.6 22 340   M    M   5 18     24 350
 5  47  29  38  16  27   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.5 24 190   M    M   2 1      29 190
 6  54  23  39  17  26   0    T    T    T 16.2 32 350   M    M   3 1      45 340
 7  23   8  16  -7  49   0    T    T    T 20.2 37 350   M    M   7 1      44 340
 8  19   4  12 -11  53   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.6 13  10   M    M   0        15 340
 9  36  17  27   3  38   0 0.00  0.0    T 11.1 22 200   M    M  10        25 200
10  39  24  32   8  33   0 0.02  0.1    T 23.9 44 340   M    M   M 1      49 350
11  35   4  20  -5  45   0 0.02  0.2    T 15.9 39  10   M    M   M 18     49  10
12  21   4  13 -12  52   0    T    T    T  9.3 17 300   M    M   M        22 330
13  23   8  16  -9  49   0    T    T    T 12.4 18 320   M    M   M 1      22 310
14  21  12  17  -9  48   0 0.05  0.8    T  4.3 12 360   M    M   M 18     14 350
15  32   9  21  -5  44   0 0.03  0.4    T 12.4 23 150   M    M   M 18     29 150
16  26  12  19  -8  46   0    T    T    T  7.9 16 310   M    M   7 18     20 310
17  34  10  22  -6  43   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.2 20 100   M    M   0 1      23  90
18  34  18  26  -2  39   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 23  30   M    M   0        26  30
19  35  15  25  -4  40   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 13  30   M    M   3        15  20
20  39  18  29   0  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 17 130   M    M   0        22 120
21  43  29  36   6  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 21 130   M    M   5        23 130
22  43  32  38   8  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 15 150   M    M   6        17 130
23  45  34  40   9  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 17 200   M    M   8        20 200
24  37  21  29  -2  36   0    T    T    0 16.7 25  20   M    M   6 18     30  20
25  37  18  28  -4  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 23  20   M    M   0        25  20
26  50  24  37   5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 20 300   M    M   1 8      23 300
27  56  30  43  10  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 26 210   M    M   0        31 220
28  62  31  47  14  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 17 110   M    M   2        22 100
29  67  36  52  18  13   0 0.01  0.0    0 14.3 25 160   M    M   0 8      31 170
30  43  31  37   3  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 25 350   M    M   3 1      28 350
31  56  31  44   9  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 25 320   M    M   1 18     30 310
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SM 1171  566      1137   0  0.13     1.5 339.3          M       74              
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AV 37.8 18.3                              10.9 FASTST  PSBL  %   3    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    44 340               # 49   10   
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 28.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.13    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.04    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    67 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  0.05 ON 14-14      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     -4 ON  1                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   0.8 ON 14-14  6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 ON  3, 2  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:   9    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  29    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.  1137    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -48    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  7516    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -580                                                            

[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 29.21 ON 29                                 

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