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:     MAY
                                          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  40  29  35 -16  30   0 0.04  0.2    0 18.6 29 340   M    M   9 128    43 310
 2  47  22  35 -17  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.0 28 340   M    M   2        35 350
 3  58  20  39 -13  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 18 330   M    M   0 8      23 280
 4  73  30  52  -1  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 20 180   M    M   1        26 180
 5  80  45  63  10   2   0 0.01  0.0    0 12.8 30 270   M    M   2        33 270
 6  74  35  55   1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 130   M    M   0        21 120
 7  74  57  66  12   0   1 0.12  0.0    0 18.8 37 190   M    M   4 138    47 190
 8  80  56  68  13   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 29 180   M    M   2        33 180
 9  64  51  58   3   7   0 0.12  0.0    0 13.6 26 340   M    M   9 1      31 340
10  56  40  48  -7  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.5 25 350   M    M  10 1      31  10
11  53  35  44 -12  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.2 29  30   M    M   3        33  40
12  43  38  41 -15  24   0 0.30  0.0    0 14.2 22 110   M    M   6 1      26 100
13  49  40  45 -12  20   0 0.18  0.0    0  9.0 21 250   M    M   9 1      23 240
14  46  33  40 -17  25   0 0.31    T    0 20.7 33 350   M    M  10 16     38 340
15  54  33  44 -13  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 15 340   M    M   3        17 340
16  70  37  54  -4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 21 120   M    M   1        26 120
17  74  52  63   5   2   0 0.46  0.0    0 20.1 29 140   M    M   3 1      38 120
18  74  59  67   9   0   2 0.04  0.0    0 18.7 35 130   M    M   5 18     44 130
19  75  54  65   6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 16 150   M    M   4 128    21 140
20  78  55  67   8   0   2 0.54  0.0    0 15.7 28 110   M    M   2 18     31 110
21  80  58  69  10   0   4 0.01  0.0    0 23.2 40 270   M    M   4 18     51 280
22  76  53  65   5   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 21.9 40 270   M    M   4        51 270
23  77  44  61   1   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 10 120   M    M   1        13  30
24  63  55  59  -1   6   0 0.06  0.0    0  6.8 20 250   M    M   8 1      25 260
25  58  52  55  -6  10   0 0.09  0.0    0 11.6 23 350   M    M   9 1      26 350
26  58  48  53  -8  12   0    T  0.0    0 14.8 25 310   M    M   9        31 310
27  55  47  51 -10  14   0 0.05  0.0    0 12.1 22 310   M    M  10 18     26 300
28  54  47  51 -11  14   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.8 18 310   M    M  10        21 320
29  69  47  58  -4   7   0 0.08  0.0    0  9.5 23  30   M    M   6 1      28  10
30  72  50  61  -1   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 13  80   M    M   4 1      15  20
31  76  49  63   1   2   0    T    M    0 10.4 21 140   M    M   3        26 110
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SM 2000 1371       332  12  2.42     0.2 409.2          M      153              
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AV 64.5 44.2                              13.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 40 270               # 51  270   
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 54.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.42    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.19    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    80 ON 21, 8 GRTST 24HR  0.55 ON 20-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     20 ON  3                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.2 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   0.2 ON  1- 1  6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  16                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   4    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   332    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    61    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   8                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  8326    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -693                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    12                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL   -21    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL    20    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    LOWEST  SLP 29.50 ON 22                                 

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