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:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  31  23  27  18  38   0 0.00  0.0    7 12.5 22 160   M    M   8 18     25 170
 2  34   6  20  11  45   0 0.05  0.8    7 15.5 35 350   M    M   7 128    38 350
 3   9  -2   4  -6  61   0    T    T    7 11.9 28 350   M    M   2 189    31 350
 4  10  -7   2  -8  63   0 0.00  0.0    7  3.6 12 330   M    M   0 18     13 330
 5  11  -8   2  -9  63   0 0.00  0.0    7  4.0 10 320   M    M   0        12 330
 6  22  -4   9  -2  56   0    T    T    7  2.6  8 280   M    M   6 18      9 280
 7  19  -7   6  -5  59   0 0.08  2.4    9  6.9 15 340   M    M   7 18     15 340
 8   9 -19  -5 -17  70   0 0.00  0.0    9  5.9 15 170   M    M   0 18     18 180
 9  34   6  20   8  45   0 0.04  0.4    8 15.5 26 320   M    M   8 18     29 320
10  21  17  19   7  46   0 0.11  1.4    9 21.7 31 350   M    M  10 128    35 350
11  20  11  16   3  49   0    T    T    9 11.1 22 350   M    M   7 1      25 350
12  16   9  13   0  52   0    T    T    9 14.8 25 190   M    M   5 18     29 190
13  26  14  20   7  45   0 0.00  0.0    9 14.3 30 350   M    M   3 18     33 350
14  33  -4  15   1  50   0 0.00  0.0    9 12.4 28 350   M    M   2        30 360
15   8  -8   0 -14  65   0 0.00  0.0    9  7.7 14 300   M    M   0        15 290
16   9 -12  -1 -16  66   0    T    T    9 13.2 31 350   M    M   2 8      35 350
17 -10 -22 -16 -31  81   0 0.00  0.0    9 13.6 23 300   M    M   0 8      25 300
18  11 -12   0 -15  65   0 0.00  0.0    9 14.8 21 230   M    M   0        25 220
19  18   2  10  -6  55   0 0.00  0.0    9 12.4 20 230   M    M   2 8      23 230
20  26   1  14  -2  51   0 0.01  0.2    9 11.4 24 340   M    M   6 8      26 340
21  29  -1  14  -3  51   0 0.05  0.6    9 11.6 22 300   M    M   6 189    26 300
22  31   2  17   0  48   0 0.01  0.2   10 11.4 23 350   M    M   3 18     28 350
23  17  -3   7 -10  58   0 0.00  0.0   10  5.9 13 150   M    M   0        15 160
24  20   2  11  -7  54   0 0.11  2.1   11 15.6 24  10   M    M   7 128    28  10
25   6 -14  -4 -22  69   0 0.00  0.0   12  7.2 17 340   M    M   1        20 340
26  15   4  10  -9  55   0    T    T   12  9.0 16  30   M    M   8 8      20  30
27  25  13  19   0  46   0 0.00  0.0   12  9.9 16  50   M    M   4        20  40
28  32  20  26   7  39   0 0.00  0.0   11 13.2 23 160   M    M   1        29 160
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SM  532    7      1545   0  0.46     8.1 309.6          M      105
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AV 19.0  0.2                              11.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 35 350               # 38  350
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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:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  9.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.46    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.13    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    34 ON  9, 2 GRTST 24HR  0.16 ON 23-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -22 ON 17                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.4 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON 27,26  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:  25    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  14    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1545    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   104    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5972    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -572

[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 29.43 ON  2

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