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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 CXUS53 KMPX 011036
 CF6STC
 PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
 
                                           STATION:   ST CLOUD
                                           MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                           YEAR:      2006
                                           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  32  23  28  17  37   0 0.09  1.5    4  9.4 18 310   M    M  10 1      22 310
  2  38  15  27  15  38   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.1  9 220   M    M   6 18     12 120
  3  33   5  19   7  46   0 0.04  0.6    4 13.5 21 310   M    M   4 18     25 330
  4  20   1  11  -1  54   0 0.00  0.0    4  8.9 15 340   M    M   0        18 340
  5  24   1  13   0  52   0 0.00  0.0    3  7.1 10 320   M    M   0        13 320
  6  25   2  14   1  51   0 0.00  0.0    3  6.0 10 300   M    M   2        13 350
  7  29   7  18   5  47   0 0.00  0.0    3  3.2  9  30   M    M   8        10  30
  8  23  -1  11  -3  54   0 0.00  0.0    3  4.2  9 310   M    M   0        10 310
  9  30  -1  15   1  50   0 0.06  1.0    3  8.1 17 170   M    M   6 128    21 180
 10  32  17  25  11  40   0 0.01  0.3    4 10.0 23 290   M    M   9 18     28 280
 11  25   4  15   0  50   0    T    T    4 10.7 18 300   M    M   7 1      21 300
 12  18   3  11  -4  54   0    T  0.1    3  7.8 17 310   M    M   6 18     20 300
 13  28   6  17   2  48   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.2 20 330   M    M   1        25 320
 14  38  10  24   8  41   0    T    T    3 12.0 26 300   M    M   5 18     30 300
 15  14  -2   6 -10  59   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.1 15 320   M    M   1        17 320
 16  14   1   8  -9  57   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.7 20 350   M    M   3        24 340
 17   4 -17  -6 -23  71   0 0.00  0.0    2 16.6 26 310   M    M   0        30 310
 18   7 -16  -4 -21  69   0 0.00  0.0    2  9.0 18 250   M    M   0        22 240
 19  19  -3   8 -10  57   0    T    T    2 10.6 20 220   M    M   0        23 250
 20  30   2  16  -2  49   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.9 25 310   M    M   2        30 320
 21  24  -3  11  -8  54   0    T  0.2    2  6.6 15 180   M    M   5 8      17 160
 22  32  11  22   3  43   0    T    T    2  9.3 20 310   M    M   3 1      22 320
 23  22   1  12  -7  53   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.6 16 290   M    M   1        20 290
 24  34   1  18  -2  47   0 0.00  0.0    2 10.5 20 340   M    M   6        25 340
 25  20   2  11  -9  54   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.7 15 340   M    M   2        20 340
 26  32  -4  14  -6  51   0 0.00  0.0    2  4.7 17 230   M    M   6        20 220
 27  29  19  24   3  41   0 0.00  0.0    2  9.0 15  60   M    M   5        18  80
 28  35  17  26   5  39   0 0.00  0.0    2  8.1 16 150   M    M   1        20 150
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 SM  711  101      1406   0  0.20     3.7 241.6          M       99              
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 AV 25.4  3.6                               8.6 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)  
                                  MISC ---->  # 26 310               # 30  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
                                           MONTH:    FEBRUARY
                                           YEAR:     2006
                                           LATITUDE:   45 32 N                   
                                           LONGITUDE:  94  4 W                   
 
 [TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    
 
 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 14.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.20    1 = FOG OR MIST              
 DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.39    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
 HIGHEST:    38 ON 14, 2 GRTST 24HR  0.26 ON 31- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
 LOWEST:    -17 ON 17                               3 = THUNDER                  
                         SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                         TOTAL MONTH:   3.7 INCHES  5 = HAIL                     
                         GRTST 24HR   1.5 ON  1- 1  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                         GRTST DEPTH:   4 ON 11,10  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:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 MIN  0 OR BELOW:   8    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
 
 [HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.  1406    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL    25    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10                                  
 TOTAL FM JUL 1  5677    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3                                  
 DPTR FM NORMAL -1002                                                            
 
 [CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
 TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
 TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.89 ON 17                                 
 DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.49 ON  2                                 
 
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