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

 PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   ST CLOUD AND 7 AM COOP
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2005
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 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  23   9  16   7  49   0 0.40  0.7    1  8.3 20  90   M    M   5 138    25  90
 2  23   2  13   4  52   0    T    T    1 11.1 21 280   M    M   3 1      26 290
 3  12  -1   6  -3  59   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.8 10 340   M    M   3        13  10
 4  11  -1   5  -4  60   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.6 17 360   M    M   5        21  20
 5   7  -5   1  -8  64   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.8 14  20   M    M   2        17  20
 6  14  -6   4  -5  61   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.9 14 180   M    M   0        17 170
 7  19   3  11   3  54   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.3 13 180   M    M   1 1      15 180
 8  15   0   8   0  57   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.1 15 160   M    M   1 18     18 170
 9  24   5  15   7  50   0 0.08  0.9    1  8.4 20 310   M    M   7 128    22 310
10  14   1   8   0  57   0 0.00  0.0    1  3.6 13 280   M    M   6        15 280
11  21  14  18  10  47   0 0.01  0.2    1  3.9 10  90   M    M  10 1      13 100
12  28  21  25  17  40   0 0.53  6.2    2  9.2 23 310   M    M  10 128    26 310
13  24 -14   5  -3  60   0    T    T    7 17.3 28 310   M    M   2 8      33 300
14  -4 -25 -14 -22  79   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.1 16 230   M    M   0 8      20 240
15  -2 -23 -12 -20  77   0 0.00  0.0    6  7.9 14 240   M    M   0        16 240
16   0 -29 -14 -22  79   0 0.00  0.0    6  2.3 12 300   M    M   0        13 290
17  -3 -28 -15 -23  80   0 0.00  0.0    6  3.5 10 130   M    M   0        14 130
18  37 -11  13   5  52   0 0.03  0.2    6 19.2 40 310   M    M   8 18     47 310
19  23  12  18  10  47   0 0.01  0.1    5 10.4 29 320   M    M   8 18     37 310
20  20  13  17   9  48   0 0.04  0.4    5  6.9 12  60   M    M  10 1      14  70
21  22  11  17   8  48   0 0.61  5.1    7 10.2 35 310   M    M  10 128    39 300
22  17  -5   6  -3  59   0    T    T   10 12.2 35 310   M    M   4 18     41 310
23  21  -3   9   0  56   0 0.00  0.0   10 11.5 23 180   M    M   2        28 180
24  34  10  22  13  43   0 0.00  0.0   10  4.4 13 190   M    M   4 1      14 350
25  42  21  32  23  33   0 0.00  0.0   10 12.0 21 300   M    M   5 18     32 320
26  28   6  17   7  48   0    T    T    7  9.4 17 360   M    M   7 18     22 350
27  24  -4  10   0  55   0 0.00  0.0    7  8.5 20 160   M    M   5        23 160
28  27  13  20  10  45   0    T    T    7 13.5 22 150   M    M   8 1      25 150
29  31  24  28  18  37   0 0.01  0.1    7  3.7 13 170   M    M  10 18     14 160
30  32  27  30  19  35   0    T  0.1    7  3.6  9 180   M    M  10 18     10 180
31  34  27  31  20  34   0 0.08  1.0    8  0.5  6 150   M    M  10 18      7 150
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SM  618   64      1665   0  1.80    15.0 254.1          M      156              
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AV 19.9  2.1                               8.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    40 310                 47  310   
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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:  ST CLOUD AND 7 AM COOP
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 11.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.80    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.04    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    42 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  0.61 ON 21-21      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:    -29 ON 16                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:  15.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   6.2 ON 12-12  6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:  10 ON 25,24  7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:    
                                                       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:  27    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  14    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.  1665    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -77    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  4766    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -532                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP M ON M                                      

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