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:   ST CLOUD AND 7 AM COOP
                                           MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                           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  19  11  15  -5  50   0 0.01  0.1    2  8.9 16 310   M    M   9 1      18 320
  2  15   5  10 -10  55   0    T    T    2  4.7 14 320   M    M   6        17 340
  3  15   3   9 -10  56   0 0.03  1.4    2  4.9 10  90   M    M   9 1      13  90
  4  13  -3   5 -14  60   0 0.00  0.0    3  6.9 15 290   M    M   5 8      18 290
  5   6  -4   1 -18  64   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.2 15 290   M    M   1        17 290
  6  12  -8   2 -16  63   0    T    T    3  7.2 15 290   M    M   7 18     17 300
  7  23   3  13  -5  52   0    T    T    3  2.3  7 330   M    M   6 18      9 330
  8  17  -1   8  -9  57   0 0.00  0.0    3  1.2  7 240   M    M   3 128     8 240
  9  22  -2  10  -7  55   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.4 15 190   M    M   3 18     18 200
 10  36  18  27  11  38   0    T  0.0    3 13.7 30 320   M    M   7        39 320
 11  19   8  14  -2  51   0 0.01  0.3    2  4.6 12 330   M    M   3 1      14 350
 12  32  17  25   9  40   0 0.01    T    2  5.2 18 310   M    M  10 1      21 310
 13  33  22  28  13  37   0 0.04  1.2    2 13.3 25 150   M    M  10 18     32 150
 14  31  26  29  14  36   0 0.22  3.7    5 10.7 23 140   M    M  10 1      26 150
 15  26  15  21   7  44   0 0.17  2.5    9  5.8 15 310   M    M  10 18     16 310
 16  17   4  11  -3  54   0    T  0.1   11 12.7 18 280   M    M   9 18     23 280
 17  11  -1   5  -9  60   0    T    T   10  9.2 15 260   M    M   3 18     17 270
 18   5 -11  -3 -16  68   0 0.00  0.0   10  8.1 15 310   M    M   0        16 310
 19  16 -14   1 -12  64   0 0.00  0.0    9  7.1 17 250   M    M   0 18     20 240
 20  18   2  10  -3  55   0    T  0.2    8  6.6 14 240   M    M   8 18     16 260
 21  15   5  10  -2  55   0    T    T    8  5.9 14 270   M    M   6 18     16 260
 22  41  15  28  16  37   0    T  0.0    8  5.0 12 270   M    M   2 1      14 190
 23  43  30  37  25  28   0 0.05  0.0    7  3.2 12 290   M    M   5 12     13 290
 24  36  32  34  23  31   0 0.00  0.0    5  6.6 12 310   M    M  10 12     14 340
 25  34  31  33  22  32   0    T    T    5  4.9 12 160   M    M  10 1      13 160
 26  32  30  31  20  34   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.7 18 160   M    M  10 1      21 160
 27  32  30  31  20  34   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.5 10 360   M    M  10 12     13  20
 28  33  30  32  22  33   0 0.00  0.0    4  5.7 10 330   M    M  10 1      14 340
 29  32  30  31  21  34   0 0.12  1.5    4  7.5 13  90   M    M  10 18     17  90
 30  31  28  30  20  35   0 0.35  4.1    8  9.0 14  90   M    M  10 1      21 110
 31  28  24  26  16  39   0 0.00  0.0    9  5.7 14 300   M    M  10 1      15 310
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 SM  743  375      1451   0  1.01    15.1 219.4          M      212              
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 AV 24.0 12.1                               7.1 FASTST  PSBL  %   7    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->    30 320                 39  320   
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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:    DECEMBER
                                           YEAR:     2005
                                           LATITUDE:   45 32 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  94  4 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 18.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.01    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.32    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    43 ON 23    GRTST 24HR  0.47 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:    -14 ON 19                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:  15.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   4.1 ON 30-30  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:  11 ON 16     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:  24    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  10                                  
 MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4                                  
 MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   8    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.  1451    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -103    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  3051    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 16                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL  -505                                                            
 
 [CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
 TOTAL FM JAN 1   636    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON  7                                 
 DPTR FM NORMAL   193    LOWEST  SLP 29.54 ON 30                                 
 
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