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:     FEBRUARY
                                          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  35  30  33  22  32   0 0.00  0.0    8  8.5 14 170   M    M  10 1      16 180
 2  39  26  33  21  32   0 0.00  0.0    8 10.4 17 210   M    M   4 18     21 210
 3  48  27  38  26  27   0 0.00  0.0    7  6.1 13 260   M    M   0 1      16 230
 4  48  27  38  26  27   0 0.00  0.0    6  5.1 10 200   M    M   0 1      12 200
 5  49  28  39  26  26   0 0.00  0.0    4 13.1 24 170   M    M   0 1      32 180
 6  40  12  26  13  39   0 0.00  0.0    2 13.8 23 320   M    M   4 1      26 310
 7  15   2   9  -4  56   0 0.00  0.0    2 11.0 15 350   M    M   2        20 340
 8  20   8  14   0  51   0    T    T    2  5.7 12 360   M    M   9 8      14  10
 9  22  11  17   3  48   0 0.04  1.1    3  3.8 10 290   M    M  10 18     13 300
10  30  -1  15   1  50   0    T  0.2    3  7.2 16 180   M    M   2 18     18 180
11  45  18  32  17  33   0 0.00  0.0    3  8.3 16 260   M    M   0        20 260
12  48  19  34  19  31   0 0.00  0.0    3  3.4 12  80   M    M   0 1      15  90
13  37  32  35  20  30   0 0.40  1.5    1  8.7 13  60   M    M   5 1      18  60
14  41  28  35  19  30   0 0.03  0.4    2 10.6 24 310   M    M   7 18     28 310
15  29  19  24   8  41   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.7 13 330   M    M   2        15 330
16  23  10  17   0  48   0    T    T    1 15.4 25 310   M    M   6 18     31 290
17  17   4  11  -6  54   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.1 17 340   M    M   6        21 330
18  24  -3  11  -6  54   0 0.02  0.2    1  7.3 22 290   M    M   4 8      25 290
19  21   1  11  -7  54   0 0.13  1.3    1  7.7 15  90   M    M   6 1      21 100
20  30  18  24   6  41   0 0.14  1.6    3  9.2 21 310   M    M  10 128    24 310
21  24   3  14  -5  51   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.7 16 310   M    M   2 1      20 310
22  28   3  16  -3  49   0    T    T    3  4.6 15 300   M    M   4 18     16 320
23  25  -4  11  -8  54   0    T    T    3  2.7  8 160   M    M   5 18      9 140
24  27  20  24   4  41   0 0.18  2.2    4  3.4  9 140   M    M  10 18     10 140
25  31   4  18  -2  47   0 0.00  0.0    5  4.2 12 360   M    M   7 128    14 360
26  31  11  21   1  44   0    T    T    4 11.5 23 140   M    M   5 18     26 140
27  33  20  27   6  38   0 0.03  0.3    4 13.3 23 310   M    M  10 18     26 290
28  26  11  19  -2  46   0    T  0.1    4 12.7 23 350   M    M   7 18     29 340
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SM  886  384      1174   0  0.97     8.9 228.2          M      137              
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AV 31.6 13.7                               8.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    25 310                 32  180   
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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:    FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:     2005
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 22.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.97    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.35    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    49 ON  5    GRTST 24HR  0.42 ON 13-14      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     -4 ON 23                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   2.2 ON 24-24  6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 ON  2, 1  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:  17    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.  1174    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -251    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  5940    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -783                                                            

[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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