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:   CHANHASSEN MN
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   44 50 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 34 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  30   4  17   M  48   0    T    T    5   M   M   M 132   25   M         M  M
 2  13  -1   6   M  59   0 0.00  0.0    5   M   M   M 342   64   M         M  M
 3  23  12  18   M  47   0 0.13  1.1    5   M   M   M   0    0   M         M  M
 4  19  -8   6   M  59   0    T    T    5   M   M   M 534  100   M         M  M
 5  25  -9   8   M  57   0 0.00  0.0    5   M   M   M 526   98   M         M  M
 6  26  11  19   M  46   0 0.00  0.0    5   M   M   M 332   62   M         M  M
 7  11   0   6   M  59   0    T  0.1    4   M   M   M 345   64   M         M  M
 8  11  -4   4   M  61   0 0.00  0.0    4   M   M   M 390   72   M         M  M
 9  17  11  14   M  51   0 0.05  0.9    5   M   M   M   0    0   M         M  M
10  15   1   8   M  57   0 0.01  0.3    5   M   M   M 432   80   M         M  M
11  17  -1   8   M  57   0 0.05  0.8    6   M   M   M 210   39   M         M  M
12  13  -5   4   M  61   0 0.20  4.3    6   M   M   M   0    0   M         M  M
13  -3 -21 -12   M  77   0 0.04  0.3    9   M   M   M 357   65   M         M  M
14  -3 -19 -11   M  76   0 0.01  0.6    9   M   M   M 536   98   M         M  M
15  -8 -25 -16   M  81   0 0.00  0.0    9   M   M   M 448   81   M         M  M
16   8 -26  -9   M  74   0    T    T    7   M   M   M 318   58   M         M  M
17  21   8  15   M  50   0    T  0.1    7   M   M   M  18    3   M         M  M
18  28  11  20   M  45   0 0.03  0.8    7   M   M   M  78   14   M         M  M
19  21   2  12   M  53   0    T    T    8   M   M   M 156   28   M         M  M
20  20   7  14   M  51   0    T  0.3    7   M   M   M 396   71   M         M  M
21  27  11  19   M  46   0 0.00  0.0    7   M   M   M 372   66   M         M  M
22  28   4  16   M  49   0 0.00  0.0    6   M   M   M 452   80   M         M  M
23  20  -8   6   M  59   0    T    T    6   M   M   M 401   71   M         M  M
24   2 -15  -6   M  71   0 0.00  0.0    6   M   M   M 569   85   M         M  M
25   6  -9  -1   M  66   0 0.00  0.0    6   M   M   M 348   61   M         M  M
26   6 -14  -4   M  69   0 0.00  0.0    6   M   M   M 180   31   M         M  M
27  10  -5   3   M  62   0 0.00  0.0    6   M   M   M 360   63   M         M  M
28  21  -6   8   M  57   0 0.03  0.4    6   M   M   M 360   62   M         M  M
29  23   1  12   M  53   0    T    T    6   M   M   M 324   56   M         M  M
30  22 -11   6   M  59   0    T    T    6   M   M   M 392   67   M         M  M
31  44  22  33   M  32   0 0.00  0.0    6   M   M   M 476   81   M         M  M
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SM  513  -82      1792   0  0.55    10.0     M         9784      M
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AV 16.5 -2.6                                 M FASTST  316  56   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->     M   M                  M    M
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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:  CHANHASSEN MN
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   44 50 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 34 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  7.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.55    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:     M   DPTR FM NORMAL:       M    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    44 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.20 ON 12-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -26 ON 16                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  10.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.3 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   9 ON 15,14  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:  30    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
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:  18    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1792    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5005    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL     M

[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 M ON M

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