PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) DISCLAIMER: This data is unofficial. The official source of climate data is NCDC. For Further Information, Contact WFO Duluth at 218-729-5982. STATION: INTERNATIONAL FALLS MONTH: DECEMBER YEAR: 2004 LATITUDE: 48 34 N LONGITUDE: 93 23 W TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND ================================================================================ 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 ================================================================================ 1 24 -1 12 -3 53 0 0.01 0.3 T 7.7 16 330 M M 7 18 20 320 2 14 -5 5 -10 60 0 0.04 0.8 1 3.7 10 340 M M 4 18 13 340 3 39 1 20 6 45 0 0.04 0.5 1 11.5 20 230 M M 9 1 29 220 4 40 0 20 6 45 0 T T 1 12.6 23 320 M M 5 1 31 270 5 16 -4 6 -7 59 0 0.01 0.3 1 8.1 17 120 M M 6 1 23 100 6 30 16 23 10 42 0 0.15 1.9 1 9.6 17 120 M M 10 1 21 110 7 31 4 18 6 47 0 0.03 0.4 3 5.4 14 290 M M 9 1 16 300 8 26 2 14 2 51 0 T T 3 2.9 9 130 M M 8 18 10 130 9 29 24 27 16 38 0 0.00 0.0 3 7.8 17 50 M M 10 1 21 40 10 24 18 21 10 44 0 0.00 0.0 3 6.7 14 50 M M 10 1 17 50 11 31 18 25 15 40 0 0.28 1.4 4 8.8 20 140 M M 10 126 25 130 12 33 9 21 11 44 0 0.23 2.3 6 18.1 31 330 M M 10 16 38 320 13 9 -8 1 -8 64 0 T T 6 9.1 18 320 M M 5 18 22 320 14 24 -12 6 -3 59 0 0.00 0.0 6 7.7 17 180 M M 1 22 190 15 33 17 25 17 40 0 T T 6 9.8 20 310 M M 2 26 310 16 19 -8 6 -2 59 0 0.02 1.1 6 10.3 25 310 M M 6 18 31 320 17 32 -14 9 1 56 0 0.05 0.5 7 10.7 31 300 M M 6 128 38 290 18 20 -21 0 -7 65 0 T T 7 15.1 28 330 M M 5 18 33 330 19 5 -30 -12 -19 77 0 0.18 2.3 9 8.9 24 170 M M 4 18 30 170 20 28 5 17 10 48 0 0.08 1.0 9 11.5 24 170 M M 10 16 32 170 21 17 -9 4 -2 61 0 T 0.1 9 12.8 22 310 M M 6 18 26 310 22 -8 -23 -15 -21 80 0 T 0.1 9 7.1 15 290 M M 2 8 18 290 23 -14 -31 -22 -28 87 0 0.00 0.0 9 5.0 12 270 M M 2 8 13 300 24 -4 -35 -19 -24 84 0 0.00 0.0 9 5.4 9 110 M M 1 13 110 25 2 -14 -6 -11 71 0 T T 9 6.8 10 50 M M 3 14 50 26 0 -22 -11 -16 76 0 0.00 0.0 9 5.6 10 60 M M 1 12 60 27 18 0 9 5 56 0 0.02 0.5 9 5.0 8 220 M M 10 1 12 210 28 21 17 19 15 46 0 T 0.1 9 7.0 20 280 M M 10 18 23 270 29 22 20 21 17 44 0 0.00 0.0 9 6.5 13 180 M M 10 15 180 30 33 20 27 24 38 0 0.75 3.0 9 10.3 20 100 M M 10 1268 25 110 31 32 3 18 15 47 0 0.11 0.9 11 9.5 17 350 M M 8 1 20 350 ================================================================================ SM 626 -63 1726 0 2.00 17.5 267.0 M 200 ================================================================================ AV 20.2 -2.0 8.6 FASTST PSBL % 6 MAX(MPH) MISC ----> # 31 300 # 38 290 ================================================================================ NOTES: # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H. PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 STATION: INTERNATIONAL FALLS MONTH: DECEMBER YEAR: 2004 LATITUDE: 48 34 N LONGITUDE: 93 23 W [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 9.1 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 2.00 1 = FOG DPTR FM NORMAL: 0.6 DPTR FM NORMAL: 1.30 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY HIGHEST: 40 ON 4 GRTST 24HR 0.75 ON 30-30 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS LOWEST: -35 ON 24 3 = THUNDER SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS TOTAL MONTH: 17.5 INCHES 5 = HAIL GRTST 24HR 3.0 ON 30-30 6 = GLAZE OR RIME GRTST DEPTH: 11 ON 31 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: 26 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 15 MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 6 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 31 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 1 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 17 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0 [HDD (BASE 65) ] TOTAL THIS MO. 1726 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 7 DPTR FM NORMAL -18 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 10 SEASONAL TOTAL 4007 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 14 DPTR FM NORMAL -194 [CDD (BASE 65) ] TOTAL THIS MO. 0 DPTR FM NORMAL 0 [PRESSURE DATA] SEASONAL TOTAL 94 HIGHEST SLP 30.70 IN ON 26TH DPTR FM NORMAL -139 LOWEST SLP 29.16 IN ON 12TH [REMARKS] TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR NORMAL FOR THE MONTH WITH MUCH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 2.00 INCHES IS THE WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR DECEMBER OF 1.90 INCHES SET IN 1909. NEW DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES WERE SET ON THE 23RD WITH 31 BELOW ZERO BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 29 BELOW ZERO SET IN 1990 AND ON THE 24TH WITH 35 BELOW ZERO BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 33 BELOW ZERO SET IN 1949.