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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2007
                                          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  33  25  29   9  36   0 0.45  6.5   11 12.0 23  10   M    M  10 128    28  20
 2  25  13  19  -1  46   0 0.09  1.4   12 23.4 32 350   M    M   8 19     39 350
 3  15   4  10 -11  55   0 0.00  0.0   12 14.0 24 350   M    M   0 89     30 350
 4  35   7  21   0  44   0 0.00  0.0    9 14.9 29  10   M    M   4 8      36 360
 5   7  -9  -1 -23  66   0 0.00  0.0    9  9.5 26 360   M    M   3 8      32 360
 6  19   4  12 -10  53   0 0.08  0.9   10 10.4 24 160   M    M  10 8      31 160
 7  22  14  18  -5  47   0    T  0.3   10  8.7 18 170   M    M   8 18     23 160
 8  34  20  27   4  38   0 0.00  0.0   10 14.4 23 160   M    M   9 18     29 150
 9  39  26  33   9  32   0    T  0.0    8 10.0 20 280   M    M   2 1      23 280
10  41  17  29   5  36   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.2 14 180   M    M   0 1      15 180
11  42  28  35  10  30   0 0.00  0.0    4 12.2 20 180   M    M   1 1      24 180
12  46  26  36  11  29   0 0.00  0.0    4  8.5 20 180   M    M   0 18     24 180
13  45  33  39  14  26   0 0.00  0.0    1  9.9 22 340   M    M   2 1      25 330
14  40  25  33   7  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.5 20 360   M    M   0 1      23  10
15  36  12  24  -2  41   0 0.02  0.3    T 16.5 37 340   M    M   9 18     44 340
16  29  10  20  -7  45   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 13 200   M    M   3        16 200
17  38  21  30   2  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 15 160   M    M   1 1      20 150
18  43  33  38  10  27   0    T  0.0    0 19.8 32 160   M    M   7 8      41 170
19  36  15  26  -3  39   0    T    T    0 15.0 31 330   M    M   5 8      37 330
20  41  17  29   0  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 22.7 38 160   M    M   6        51 150
21  55  30  43  13  22   0 0.09  0.0    0 14.3 30 160   M    M   6 1      39 150
22  52  25  39   9  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 22 180   M    M   1        26 160
23  56  28  42  11  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 14 240   M    M   1        18 170
24  63  29  46  15  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 17 170   M    M   0 1      20 170
25  66  48  57  25   8   0 0.04    M    0  7.7 17 170   M    M   8 18     23 150
26  55  36  46  14  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 30 340   M    M   1 1      37 340
27  60  28  44  11  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 26 110   M    M   2 1      33 110
28  46  40  43  10  22   0 0.40  0.0    0 17.7 25 120   M    M  10 1      35 130
29  46  37  42   8  23   0 0.24  0.0    0 15.9 25 360   M    M  10 1      31  20
30  39  36  38   4  27   0 0.27  0.0    0 10.6 23  40   M    M   9 1      29  30
31  41  35  38   3  27   0 0.50  0.0    0 12.0 20 360   M    M  10 1      24 360
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SM 1245  713      1030   0  2.18     9.4 377.3          M      146
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AV 40.2 23.0                              12.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 160               # 51  150
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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:     2007
                                          LATITUDE:   46 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  96 48 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 31.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.18    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.01    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    66 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  0.50 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -9 ON  5                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   9.4 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.5 ON  1- 1  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  12 ON  3, 2  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:   6    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   1    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1030    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL  -411    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7381    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -604

[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 29.44 ON  2

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