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
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          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  31   1  16  -6  49   0 0.00  0.0    8  6.2 14 140   M    M   1        18 120
 2  32  16  24   2  41   0    T  0.0    8 12.4 32 320   M    M   5 168    38 320
 3  16   0   8 -14  57   0 0.00  0.0    8 13.0 26 320   M    M   0        32 320
 4  28  -4  12 -11  53   0 0.01  0.2    7  8.2 20 150   M    M   7 1      26 150
 5  25   2  14  -9  51   0 0.07  0.8    8 11.7 21 310   M    M   5 18     26 320
 6  14  -6   4 -20  61   0    T    T    8  7.0 16 310   M    M   3 8      20 290
 7   6 -18  -6 -30  71   0 0.00  0.0    8  4.7 10 180   M    M   0        12 180
 8  17  -8   5 -19  60   0 0.03  0.6    8  9.7 18 140   M    M   8 18     22 140
 9  26   5  16  -9  49   0 0.01  0.1    8  5.1 10  60   M    M   4 1      14  60
10  32  -4  14 -11  51   0 0.00  0.0    8  6.7 15 200   M    M   0 18     18 200
11  50  26  38  12  27   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.0 15 320   M    M   0 1      20 320
12  38  25  32   6  33   0 0.13  0.0    7  5.1 18 150   M    M   9 18     24 150
13  46  29  38  11  27   0 0.00  0.0    6 11.3 22 280   M    M   0 1      29 270
14  35  23  29   2  36   0    T    T    3 11.2 21 320   M    M   3        28 290
15  32  17  25  -3  40   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.1 10 350   M    M   3        15 360
16  36  16  26  -2  39   0 0.00  0.0    3  6.7 15 180   M    M   4        21 180
17  34  30  32   3  33   0 0.30  4.5    3  8.1 15 150   M    M  10 18     17 150
18  38  27  33   4  32   0 0.07  0.8    5  4.8 15 320   M    M   8 18     18 310
19  47  20  34   4  31   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.9 13 340   M    M   1 18     17 320
20  38  19  29  -1  36   0 0.00  0.0    3  6.5 25 340   M    M   3        39 340
21  34  28  31   0  34   0 0.36  3.1    3  8.1 15  80   M    M  10 18     23  70
22  35  26  31   0  34   0 0.20  2.7    5  5.4 14 310   M    M  10 18     20 320
23  34  15  25  -7  40   0    T    T    5  7.9 15 360   M    M   6 18     20 360
24  36   6  21 -11  44   0 0.07    T    5 12.8 30 180   M    M   4 1      36 180
25  41  27  34   1  31   0 0.00  0.0    4 14.4 28 290   M    M   4        36 180
26  41  24  33   0  32   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.4 21 300   M    M   2        26 320
27  39  22  31  -3  34   0 0.00  0.0    2  5.9 14  50   M    M   2        18  50
28  44  18  31  -3  34   0 0.00  0.0    1  4.5 13 160   M    M   1        17 150
29  46  29  38   3  27   0 0.00  0.0    1 16.3 26 160   M    M   6        36 160
30  44  33  39   4  26   0    T  0.0    T  9.5 26 160   M    M   5        35 180
31  35  29  32  -4  33   0 0.22  5.0    T 12.4 23  40   M    M  10 128    32  40
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SM 1050  473      1246   0  1.47    17.8 261.0          M      134
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AV 33.9 15.3                               8.4 FASTST  PSBL  %   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 320               # 39  340
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 24.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.47    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.03    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    50 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.37 ON 17-18      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -18 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  17.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.0 ON 31-31  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   8 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:  11    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   6    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1246    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL   111    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7845    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL    31

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.61 ON  7
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.59 ON 25

[REMARKS]
THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ON MARCH 21ST AND 22ND WERE RECORDED BY
THE 8 INCH RAIN GAGE AT THE OFFICIAL SNOW OBSERVING SITE. ASOS
PRECIPITATION VALUES WERE FOUND TO BE LESS REPRESENTATIVE ON THESE
TWO DAYS.
#FINAL-03-08#