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

                                          STATION:   CHARLESTON WV
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   38 22 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  81 36 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  50  40  45 -17  20   0 0.48  0.0    0 10.1 25 230   M    M  10 1      37 240
 2  58  43  51 -11  14   0 0.03  0.0    0  9.9 22 280   M    M   9 1      33 260
 3  53  39  46 -16  19   0 0.07    T    0  7.3 22 300   M    M   9 14     30 300
 4  64  41  53  -9  12   0    T  0.0    0  2.7 10 250   M    M   7        14 230
 5  73  36  55  -7  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  9  40   M    M   1 12     13  60
 6  81  41  61  -2   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.5 10 330   M    M   3        14 320
 7  75  53  64   1   1   0 0.35  0.0    0  5.6 18 220   M    M   8 13     24 240
 8  81  59  70   7   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 10 240   M    M   6        17 250
 9  75  53  64   1   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 18 320   M    M   6        23 330
10  78  47  63   0   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.6  7 320   M    M   2 12     11  30
11  84  45  65   1   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.5  9 220   M    M   3 1      12 210
12  81  56  69   5   0   4 0.89  0.0    0  1.6 10 150   M    M   8 1      15 250
13  78  64  71   7   0   6 0.24  0.0    0  4.8 15 330   M    M  10 1      22 330
14  80  59  70   6   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  3.2 13  40   M    M   7 1      18  20
15  70  57  64   0   1   0 0.05  0.0    0  0.8  6  30   M    M   9 1       7  30
16  69  60  65   0   0   0 0.43  0.0    0  1.8  9 320   M    M  10 1      14 320
17  72  49  61  -4   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 10  10   M    M   5 1      15 350
18  79  44  62  -3   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 18 140   M    M   3 12     27 150
19  81  60  71   6   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 13 180   M    M   6        18 180
20  70  54  62  -3   3   0 0.21  0.0    0  4.6 15 320   M    M   8 12     24 320
21  72  48  60  -6   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  9  10   M    M   4 12     12  50
22  77  46  62  -4   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  9  40   M    M   2 12     12  50
23  78  52  65  -1   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 18 140   M    M   3 12     23 150
24  79  48  64  -2   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5 12  30   M    M   1 1      17 350
25  75  53  64  -3   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 10  20   M    M   1        16  30
26  77  48  63  -4   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 14  60   M    M   2        19  70
27  73  47  60  -7   5   0    T  0.0    0  2.2 10  70   M    M   5        18  60
28  63  55  59  -8   6   0 0.20  0.0    0  3.4 12  60   M    M  10 1      15 250
29  76  56  66  -2   0   1 0.61  0.0    0  2.1 10 110   M    M   8 1      14 210
30  82  58  70   2   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 14 100   M    M   6 1      18  90
31  81  57  69   1   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  3.2 12  90   M    M   3        15 170
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SM 2285 1568       117  36  3.56    T    116.1          M      175
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AV 73.7 50.6                               3.7 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    25 230                 37 240
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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:   CHARLESTON WV
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   38 22 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  81 36 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.56    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.37    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    84 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  1.13 ON 12-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     36 ON  5                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON  3- 3  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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   117    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8
DPTR FM NORMAL    13    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3968    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -376

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    36
DPTR FM NORMAL   -58    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    60    HIGHEST SLP 30.26 ON 15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -69    LOWEST  SLP 29.45 ON  1

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