*Explanation of the Preliminary Climate Data (F6) Product* * Please note this information is preliminary and subject to revision. Official and certified climatic data can be accessed at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html). * WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data 000 CXUS55 KPQR 011230 CF6SLE PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) STATION: SALEM MONTH: MARCH YEAR: 2008 LATITUDE: 44 55 N LONGITUDE: 123 0 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 50 35 43 -2 22 0 0.12 M 0 7.7 15 270 M M 4 18 24 210 2 51 29 40 -5 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 1.9 8 40 M M 3 12 12 20 3 50 35 43 -2 22 0 0.03 M 0 9.3 22 170 M M 5 1 28 170 4 51 35 43 -2 22 0 T M 0 3.9 10 220 M M 7 13 220 5 55 31 43 -2 22 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.5 12 20 M M 3 1 15 340 6 58 30 44 -1 21 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.5 12 150 M M 0 16 150 7 53 31 42 -4 23 0 0.23 M 0 5.0 24 150 M M 4 1 30 150 8 54 35 45 -1 20 0 0.21 M 0 1.9 9 280 M M 6 1 10 250 9 61 32 47 1 18 0 0.00 0.0 0 1.2 9 50 M M 2 1 12 40 10 63 42 53 7 12 0 0.06 M 0 7.2 20 240 M M 5 1 26 250 11 55 40 48 2 17 0 0.02 M 0 9.6 20 170 M M 5 28 180 12 52 39 46 0 19 0 0.05 M 0 4.2 13 170 M M 7 1 17 170 13 51 42 47 1 18 0 0.37 M 0 13.8 23 180 M M 9 1 29 190 14 48 41 45 -1 20 0 0.58 M 0 10.7 21 170 M M 10 1 26 190 15 51 41 46 0 19 0 0.11 M 0 9.9 22 280 M M 8 18 28 280 16 49 38 44 -3 21 0 0.01 M 0 4.7 14 280 M M 9 17 280 17 50 41 46 -1 19 0 0.08 M 0 13.7 22 180 M M 10 1 30 190 18 56 39 48 1 17 0 0.27 M 0 9.3 21 230 M M 7 1 29 230 19 52 36 44 -3 21 0 T M 0 6.3 21 200 M M 6 26 210 20 50 36 43 -4 22 0 0.12 M 0 12.5 29 260 M M 7 1 43 250 21 51 32 42 -5 23 0 0.03 M 0 5.5 15 180 M M 6 1 20 180 22 57 28 43 -4 22 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.2 13 170 M M 0 12 15 170 23 51 41 46 -1 19 0 0.42 M 0 10.2 23 180 M M 9 18 31 180 24 51 32 42 -5 23 0 T M 0 1.3 9 320 M M 5 10 320 25 52 27 40 -7 25 0 0.02 M 0 6.8 18 190 M M 6 26 210 26 46 34 40 -8 25 0 0.41 M 0 11.3 25 180 M M 8 1 32 170 27 48 33 41 -7 24 0 0.02 M 0 8.0 22 190 M M 6 1 26 190 28 47 34 41 -7 24 0 0.29 M 0 11.6 25 280 M M 7 1 35 270 29 46 30 38 -10 27 0 0.08 M 0 9.5 20 190 M M 5 1 25 190 30 47 29 38 -10 27 0 0.01 M 0 4.3 17 360 M M 7 1 21 10 31 51 28 40 -8 25 0 T M 0 5.3 13 310 M M 5 15 310 ================================================================================ SM 1607 1076 664 0 3.54 0.0 216.8 M 181 ================================================================================ AV 51.8 34.7 7.0 FASTST PSBL % 6 MAX(MPH) MISC ----> # 29 260 # 43 250 ================================================================================ NOTES: # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H. PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 STATION: SALEM MONTH: MARCH YEAR: 2008 LATITUDE: 44 55 N LONGITUDE: 123 0 W [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.3 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 3.54 1 = FOG OR MIST DPTR FM NORMAL: -3.2 DPTR FM NORMAL: -0.63 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY HIGHEST: 63 ON 10 GRTST 24HR 0.64 ON 14-15 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS LOWEST: 27 ON 25 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: 22 MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 11 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 12 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 1 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0 [HDD (BASE 65) ] TOTAL THIS MO. 664 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 5 DPTR FM NORMAL 90 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 21 TOTAL FM JUL 1 4101 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 5 DPTR FM NORMAL 211 [CDD (BASE 65) ] TOTAL THIS MO. 0 DPTR FM NORMAL 0 [PRESSURE DATA] TOTAL FM JAN 1 0 HIGHEST SLP 30.62 ON 2 DPTR FM NORMAL 0 LOWEST SLP 29.80 ON 28 [REMARKS] #FINAL-03-08#