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:     JUNE
                                          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  74  59  67   4   0   2 0.04  0.0    0 20.2 31 160   M    M   7 8      39 160
 2  76  64  70   7   0   5 0.01  0.0    0 16.4 31 160   M    M   5 1      38 170
 3  74  63  69   6   0   4 0.09  0.0    0 11.2 23 160   M    M   7 18     28 140
 4  70  59  65   2   0   0 2.16  0.0    0  4.0 12 160   M    M   8 1238   14 140
 5  69  60  65   1   0   0 0.14  0.0    0 10.6 21 320   M    M   9 128    24 320
 6  73  51  62  -2   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 15  60   M    M   3 12     18  60
 7  76  58  67   3   0   2 0.20  0.0    0 10.5 25  70   M    M   4 1      32  60
 8  76  59  68   4   0   3 0.96  0.0    0 16.3 30 240   M    M   6 1      35 220
 9  72  53  63  -2   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 15 300   M    M   2        18 270
10  71  56  64  -1   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 13 100   M    M   9 18     15 120
11  70  52  61  -4   4   0 2.03  0.0    0  8.8 30 290   M    M   6 12     37 300
12  77  54  66   1   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 20 270   M    M   1        23 280
13  64  59  62  -4   3   0 0.61  0.0    0 11.2 21  30   M    M   7 1      25  30
14  66  58  62  -4   3   0 0.39  0.0    0 12.9 22 350   M    M  10 18     26 330
15  75  57  66   0   0   1 0.01  0.0    0  6.9 13  70   M    M   6        15  80
16  77  52  65  -1   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 12 100   M    M   0        14  80
17  80  55  68   2   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 17 150   M    M   0        21 150
18  85  63  74   7   0   9 0.00  0.0    0 18.6 29 160   M    M   0        36 160
19  88  70  79  12   0  14    T  0.0    0 12.7 20 190   M    M   5 18     25 170
20  84  65  75   8   0  10 0.19  0.0    0  3.7 39 290   M    M   4 1      49 310
21  85  60  73   6   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 13 130   M    M   0 1      16 130
22  88  68  78  11   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 26 190   M    M   1        33 160
23  95  73  84  16   0  19 0.00  0.0    0 15.2 29 210   M    M   1 18     39 210
24  77  59  68   0   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 20 320   M    M   0        24 320
25  82  55  69   1   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 120   M    M   1        21 120
26  80  68  74   6   0   9 0.29  0.0    0 10.6 21 120   M    M   3 18     25 130
27  79  61  70   2   0   5    T  0.0    0 10.0 30 280   M    M   4 8      35 280
28  77  59  68  -1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 16  20   M    M   6        21  20
29  74  64  69   0   0   4 1.30  0.0    0 14.9 29 160   M    M   5 13     38 160
30  70  55  63  -6   2   0 0.05  0.0    0 18.3 31 290   M    M   9 1      38 290
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SM 2304 1789        18 122  8.47     0.0 321.5          M      129              
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AV 76.8 59.6                              10.7 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    39 290                 49  310   
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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:    JUNE
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 68.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   8.47    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    4.96    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    95 ON 23    GRTST 24HR  2.29 ON  4- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     51 ON  6                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         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:  15                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  10                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    18    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -55    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  8344    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -748                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   122                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL    18    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL   142    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL     2    LOWEST  SLP 29.33 ON  8                                 

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