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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 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  88  80  84   4   0  19 0.00    M    M  9.5 19 200   M    M   M        25 220
 2  86  77  82   2   0  17 0.00    M    M  6.9 14  10   M    M   M        16  10
 3  85  73  79  -1   0  14 0.00    M    M  8.2 13  20   M    M   M        16  30
 4  81  71  76  -4   0  11 0.00    M    M  9.2 14  90   M    M   M        19  30
 5  83  75  79  -1   0  14 0.00    M    M  5.3 11 150   M    M   M        13 130
 6  92  76  84   5   0  19 0.01    M    M  5.3 15 180   M    M   M        18 180
 7  89  75  82   3   0  17 0.01    M    M  4.9 10 140   M    M   M        12 130
 8  90  74  82   3   0  17 0.62    M    M  5.2 18 160   M    M   M        25 160
 9  86  73  80   1   0  15 1.94    M    M  7.0 18  20   M    M   M        26 350
10  81  72  77  -2   0  12 0.00    M    M  5.8 14  20   M    M   M        18  20
11  80  73  77  -2   0  12 0.00    M    M  5.7 11 110   M    M   M        13 110
12  85  72  79   1   0  14 0.00    M    M  5.1 10 100   M    M   M        11 100
13  86  74  80   2   0  15 0.00    M    M  6.3 11  10   M    M   M        13  10
14  84  76  80   2   0  15 0.00    M    M  5.7 12 130   M    M   M        14 130
15  84  79  82   4   0  17 0.00    M    M  6.1 12 130   M    M   M        16 140
16  83  76  80   2   0  15 0.00    M    M  5.7 13 100   M    M   M        16 100
17  86  76  81   3   0  16 0.00    M    M  4.2  8 130   M    M   M         9 120
18  87  76  82   5   0  17 0.32    M    M  6.1 12 130   M    M   M        20 360
19  82  77  80   3   0  15 0.08    M    M  9.6 17  90   M    M   M        22  80
20  82  75  79   2   0  14 1.27    M    M 14.5 26 130   M    M   M        31 130
21  80  75  78   1   0  13 0.81    M    M  6.6 16 130   M    M   M        23 130
22  86  74  80   4   0  15 0.35    M    M  7.6 16 210   M    M   M        25 190
23  83  68  76   0   0  11 0.00    M    M  6.1 12  10   M    M   M        15 350
24  80  66  73  -3   0   8 0.00    M    M  8.9 16  30   M    M   M        20  40
25  81  64  73  -3   0   8 0.00    M    M  5.1 10 360   M    M   M        14  20
26  83  66  75   0   0  10 0.00    M    M  4.5 10 110   M    M   M        12 160
27  86  69  78   3   0  13 0.00    M    M  4.4 13 180   M    M   M        16 180
28  87  72  80   5   0  15 0.00    M    M  4.9 12 180   M    M   M        16 190
29  87  72  80   5   0  15 0.00    M    M  4.2 11 180   M    M   M        13 180
30  86  73  80   6   0  15 0.00    M    M  3.7 10 120   M    M   M        11 120
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SM 2539 2199         0 428  5.41    M    192.3          M        M
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AV 84.6 73.3                               6.4 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    26 130                 31 130
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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:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 79.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.41    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.16    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    92 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  1.94 ON  9- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     64 ON 25                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  M            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    M  ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  M  ON   M    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:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1     0    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 30
DPTR FM NORMAL     0

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   428
DPTR FM NORMAL    51    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2541    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   303    LOWEST  SLP 29.54 ON  1

[REMARKS]
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BACKUP SENSOR USED FOR TEMPERATURE SEPTEMBER 1-30