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


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

                                          STATION:   FARGO
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2006
                                          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  27  12  20  13  45   0 0.00  0.0   10  8.8 15  70   M    M   8 1      17  80
 2  31  26  29  22  36   0    T  0.0    9  3.7 13 200   M    M  10 1      14 200
 3  33  28  31  24  34   0    T  0.0    9  8.2 18 160   M    M  10 126    22 160
 4  31  27  29  22  36   0    T    T    9 12.0 21 350   M    M  10 1      25 340
 5  26  20  23  16  42   0    T  0.0    9  8.6 12 320   M    M  10 16     15 340
 6  36  16  26  19  39   0 0.00  0.0    9 11.6 21 190   M    M   2 18     28 190
 7  33  16  25  19  40   0 0.00  0.0    9  6.6 14 290   M    M   7        15 290
 8  30  14  22  16  43   0 0.04  0.9   10 11.7 21 350   M    M   9 1      23 350
 9  23   6  15   9  50   0    T    T    9 10.7 21 180   M    M   3 1      25 170
10  29  22  26  20  39   0 0.00  0.0    9 12.3 18 170   M    M   1        21 170
11  36  22  29  23  36   0 0.00  0.0    8 11.8 20 160   M    M   3 1      23 170
12  36  15  26  20  39   0 0.00  0.0    8 14.8 25 340   M    M   6 1      29 310
13  31  10  21  15  44   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.6 18 320   M    M   5 12     23 320
14  32  11  22  16  43   0 0.00  0.0    8 16.9 28 150   M    M   4 1      37 150
15  35  25  30  24  35   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.6 20 150   M    M   3        24 150
16  31  15  23  17  42   0 0.02  0.3    7 12.4 30 320   M    M   9 18     35 320
17  24  16  20  14  45   0    T  0.4    7  7.9 20 310   M    M  10 18     23 320
18  21  10  16  10  49   0    T    T    7  6.8 13  70   M    M  10 8      14  70
19  27  15  21  15  44   0    T    T    7  6.5 15 290   M    M  10 18     17 290
20  27   2  15   9  50   0 0.02  0.2    7  7.2 18 300   M    M   5 18     23 300
21  29  -3  13   6  52   0 0.00  0.0    7 13.4 26 350   M    M   9 18     31 170
22  16   4  10   3  55   0    T    T    7 11.4 24 330   M    M   5 18     26 330
23  40   4  22  15  43   0    T  0.0    7 18.1 35 280   M    M   2        39 280
24  37  11  24  17  41   0 0.03  0.4    7 20.6 44 320   M    M   5 12     55 320
25  29   6  18  11  47   0 0.00  0.0    7 11.2 24 170   M    M   2        30 160
26  40  28  34  26  31   0 0.00  0.0    5 23.2 35 150   M    M   0        41 160
27  38  27  33  25  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 18 290   M    M   2        21 290
28  37  27  32  24  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 16  60   M    M   5        18  70
29  31  23  27  19  38   0 0.14  1.3    5 11.5 20 350   M    M  10 1      23 350
30  26  23  25  16  40   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.5 18 340   M    M  10 1      21 330
31  33  24  29  20  36   0 0.12  1.1    6 14.8 29 170   M    M   5 18     37 170
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SM  955  502      1279   0  0.37     4.6 343.7          M      190
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AV 30.8 16.2                              11.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 44 320               # 55  320
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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:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 23.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.37    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  16.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.39    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    40 ON 26,23 GRTST 24HR  0.14 ON 29-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -3 ON 21                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   4.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.3 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 ON  8, 1  7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       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:  19    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   1    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1279    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -162    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4427    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -676

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.42 ON 15

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