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
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          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
                                          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  11  -1   5  -9  60   0    T    T    8 12.7 22 320   M    M   5        28 320
 2   9  -6   2 -12  63   0 0.00  0.0    8  5.6 14 320   M    M   2        17 310
 3  26   4  15   2  50   0 0.00  0.0    8 10.3 25 210   M    M   5        35 200
 4  30  14  22   9  43   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.0 20 150   M    M   5        25 160
 5  37  19  28  15  37   0 0.00  0.0    7 10.0 18 140   M    M   6 1      23 150
 6  41  32  37  24  28   0 0.00  0.0    6  4.4 12 140   M    M   9 128    15 170
 7  37  27  32  19  33   0    T  0.0    5  3.3 10 120   M    M   9 128    15  90
 8  34  22  28  15  37   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.3 18 300   M    M   7 128    23 310
 9  31  13  22   9  43   0 0.00  0.0    4  6.9 16 130   M    M   6 18     21 130
10  35  29  32  20  33   0    T    T    4  6.1 13 310   M    M  10 18     20 330
11  30  19  25  13  40   0 0.04  0.7    5  6.1 15 270   M    M  10 18     18 280
12  26  17  22  10  43   0 0.01  0.2    5  6.9 13 320   M    M   9 18     25  20
13  22  16  19   7  46   0    T    T    5  7.1 13 290   M    M   8 18     18 310
14  20  -1  10  -2  55   0    T    T    5 10.2 21 310   M    M   3 18     23 310
15  22  -5   9  -3  56   0 0.00  0.0    5  8.2 21 150   M    M   2 1      25 130
16  24   8  16   4  49   0    T    T    5  9.3 18 320   M    M  10 8      22 320
17   8   2   5  -7  60   0 0.00  0.0    5  8.8 15 310   M    M   9        21 330
18  12 -10   1 -12  64   0    T  0.1    5 13.2 22 320   M    M   4 18     29 320
19  -1 -14  -7 -20  72   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.8 15 270   M    M   0        18 260
20   4 -15  -5 -18  70   0 0.00  0.0    5  5.3 13 320   M    M   4        16 310
21   8   0   4  -9  61   0 0.09  0.9    5  3.3  8  10   M    M  10 18     18  20
22   9  -4   3 -10  62   0    T    T    5  9.8 22 250   M    M   4 8      28 270
23   3  -9  -3 -16  68   0 0.00  0.0    5  8.3 15 310   M    M   3        26 360
24   8 -13  -2 -15  67   0    T    T    5  5.3 15 230   M    M   0 1      18 230
25  19   0  10  -4  55   0    T    T    5  7.3 13 140   M    M   6 1      16 140
26  25  14  20   6  45   0    T  0.1    5  5.2 13 240   M    M   6 18     15 240
27  37  10  24  10  41   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.6 12 140   M    M   4 18     14 150
28  43  24  34  20  31   0 0.01  0.0    4  8.6 21 280   M    M   8 1      25 290
29  36 -13  12  -2  53   0    T    T    3 20.1 28 280   M    M   8        38 290
30  -2 -14  -8 -23  73   0 0.00  0.0    3  8.8 20 300   M    M   3        26 280
31  14  -4   5 -10  60   0    T    T    3  6.1 13 110   M    M   5        15 120
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SM  658  161      1598   0  0.15     2.0 246.9          M      180
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AV 21.2  5.2                               8.0 FASTST  PSBL  %   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 280               # 38  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
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 13.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.15    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.89    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    43 ON 28    GRTST 24HR  0.09 ON 21-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -15 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   2.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.9 ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 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:  23    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  15    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1598    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   5
DPTR FM NORMAL   -18    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4468    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -275

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.86 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.06 ON 28

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