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 182106
CF6STC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   ST CLOUD MN
                                          MONTH:     JULY
                                          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
                                     12Z  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  86  64  75   6   0  10 0.09  0.0    0  8.4 24 300   M    M   1 13     30 290
 2  89  56  73   4   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 15 290   M    M   0 18     20 290
 3  83  61  72   3   0   7 0.26  0.0    0  6.7 23 340   M    M   3 13     31 340
 4  77  54  66  -3   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 14 310   M    M   1 18     21 300
 5  81  50  66  -3   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 14 320   M    M   0 1      17 320
 6  84  52  68  -1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 18 190   M    M   0 1      23 210
 7  85  57  71   2   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 23 180   M    M   0 3      30 180
 8  95  63  79   9   0  14 0.03  0.0    0  8.7 20 290   M    M   1 3      23 300
 9  82  58  70   0   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 340   M    M   2        23 340
10  80  54  67  -3   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 13  90   M    M   2        17  80
11  88  62  75   5   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 10 150   M    M   3        20  90
12  90  60  75   5   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 13 190   M    M   1 128    15 190
13  90  65  78   8   0  13 0.08  0.0    0  8.8 24 280   M    M   2 138    30 280
14  96  61  79   9   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 22 320   M    M   0 13     31 270
15  98  61  80  10   0  15 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 24 200   M    M   0 3      31 190
16  92  73  83  13   0  18    T  0.0    0  7.7 21 210   M    M   0 3      30 220
17  89  61  75   5   0  10    T  0.0    0  9.5 25 310   M    M   0 3      35 310
18  87  53  70   0   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 17 150   M    M   0        29 320
19  78  65  72   2   0   7 0.22  0.0    0  7.9 28 300   M    M   4 13     35 320
20  86  61  74   4   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 14 340   M    M   0        17 320
21  82  60  71   1   0   6 0.32  0.0    0  5.2 13 320   M    M   4 1      17 320
22  86  60  73   2   0   8    T  0.0    0  3.5 14 330   M    M   3        20 320
23  91  57  74   4   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 15 190   M    M   0 1      20 170
24  91  64  78   8   0  13 0.01  0.0    0  4.8 21 190   M    M   1 13     25 180
25  90  63  77   7   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 26 320   M    M   1 123    36 310
26  90  61  76   6   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 13 350   M    M   2        20 290
27  93  58  76   6   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 14 250   M    M   1        16 240
28  99  69  84  14   0  19 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 18 210   M    M   0        23 210
29  96  69  83  13   0  18 0.11  0.0    0  8.0 22 350   M    M   1 13     31 360
30  99  76  88  18   0  23 0.00  0.0    0 12.8 24 170   M    M   1 1      30 140
31 101  73  87  17   0  22 0.98  0.0    0 11.5 25 200   M    M   1 13     37 220
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SM 2754 1901         0 320  2.10     0.0 211.4          M       35
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AV 88.8 61.3                               6.8 FASTST   M    M   1    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 300               # 37  220
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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 MN
                                          MONTH:    JULY
                                          YEAR:     2006
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.10    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   5.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.24    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   101 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.98 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     50 ON  5                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  15    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  29
DPTR FM NORMAL   -19    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   2
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -19

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   320
DPTR FM NORMAL   148    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   515    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   225    LOWEST  SLP 29.53 ON 31

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