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:   TWIN CITIES MN
                                          MONTH:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 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
                                     12Z  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  58  35  47   7  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 16 150   M    M   6        20 150
 2  50  30  40   0  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.4 31 290   M    M   3        43 290
 3  48  27  38  -1  27   0 0.09  0.0    0  7.8 23 240   M    M   6 1      31 250
 4  45  32  39   0  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 20 280   M    M   7        23 280
 5  54  28  41   3  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 15 140   M    M   3        18 150
 6  64  44  54  16  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 20 150   M    M   3        28 150
 7  64  42  53  16  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 15 280   M    M   1        20 280
 8  64  42  53  17  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 17 100   M    M   9        23  80
 9  61  36  49  13  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 18 320   M    M   4        23 310
10  61  30  46  11  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 13 180   M    M   1        20 180
11  58  39  49  14  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 17 170   M    M   7        25 170
12  55  43  49  15  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 25 170   M    M  10        31 180
13  54  46  50  16  15   0 0.06  0.0    0  7.1 18 170   M    M  10 1      25 190
14  48  30  39   6  26   0    T  0.0    0  7.4 18 310   M    M   7 1      24 300
15  49  27  38   5  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.0  9 210   M    M   3 1      12 210
16  49  26  38   6  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3  9  20   M    M   0 128    20  30
17  48  26  37   5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 15  90   M    M   0        18  80
18  50  28  39   8  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 13  90   M    M   3        21  50
19  47  42  45  14  20   0 0.03  0.0    0  3.3  9 270   M    M  10 18     12 250
20  51  36  44  14  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 10 230   M    M   5 18     14 240
21  51  32  42  13  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 22 150   M    M   4 18     28 150
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SM 1129  721       435   0  0.18     0.0 142.0          M      102
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AV 53.8 34.3                               6.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 31 290               # 43  290
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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:  TWIN CITIES MN
                                          MONTH:    NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.18    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   9.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.26    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    64 ON  8, 7 GRTST 24HR  0.09 ON  3- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     26 ON 17,16                            3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   3
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  11    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   435    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -202    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1185    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -173

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   647    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -52    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON  7

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