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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  48  39  44 -12  21   0 0.00    M    M  8.4 15 260   M    M   M        24 270
 2  58  34  46 -10  19   0 0.00    M    M  4.5  9 350   M    M   M        13 280
 3  66  44  55  -1  10   0 0.00    M    M  4.5  8  10   M    M   M        10  10
 4  71  54  63   8   2   0 0.01    M    M  6.2 21 190   M    M   M        29 220
 5  66  46  56   1   9   0 0.00    M    M  6.3 17 230   M    M   M        23 230
 6  62  48  55   0  10   0 0.00    M    M  3.5  9 170   M    M   M        12 170
 7  61  47  54  -1  11   0 0.04    M    M  5.9 14 360   M    M   M        22 350
 8  52  40  46  -8  19   0 0.00    M    M  5.9 17 360   M    M   M        21 360
 9  57  39  48  -6  17   0 0.00    M    M  3.1  8 230   M    M   M        13 250
10  66  48  57   3   8   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 11 120   M    M   M        13 120
11  72  50  61   7   4   0 0.00    M    M  1.4  8 130   M    M   M        10 130
12  68  57  63  10   2   0 0.01    M    M  2.0 10 120   M    M   M        11 130
13  68  59  64  11   1   0 0.00    M    M  3.7 11 170   M    M   M        12 170
14  74  52  63  10   2   0 0.00    M    M 10.9 22 210   M    M   M        30 210
15  52  48  50  -3  15   0 0.01    M    M 15.6 21  30   M    M   M        25  20
16  50  45  48  -4  17   0 0.38    M    M  8.8 18  20   M    M   M        24  20
17  46  42  44  -8  21   0 0.00    M    M  5.3  9 340   M    M   M        15 330
18  53  38  46  -6  19   0 0.00    M    M  7.2 13  30   M    M   M        15 360
19  58  40  49  -3  16   0 0.00    M    M  7.4 12  20   M    M   M        15  60
20  58  51  55   4  10   0 0.30    M    M  4.8 10 360   M    M   M        12 350
21  62  50  56   5   9   0 0.12    M    M  6.1 11 330   M    M   M        15 330
22  65  47  56   5   9   0 0.01    M    M  5.1 10 270   M    M   M        14 270
23  65  52  59   8   6   0 0.00    M    M  9.7 17  60   M    M   M        23  70
24  69  48  59   8   6   0 0.47    M    M 13.0 22 190   M    M   M        35 260
25  47  34  41 -10  24   0 0.02    M    M  9.6 15 270   M    M   M        24 280
26  47  30  39 -12  26   0 0.00    M    M  3.6  9 150   M    M   M        11 300
27  56  38  47  -3  18   0 0.00    M    M  2.3  9 120   M    M   M         9 120
28  68  45  57   7   8   0 0.00    M    M  1.9  7 270   M    M   M        11 260
29  61  49  55   5  10   0 0.00    M    M  7.2 15  90   M    M   M        19  80
30  64  53  59   9   6   0 0.01    M    M  9.2 19  50   M    M   M        24  60
31  72  57  65  15   0   0 0.05    M    M  5.9 15 190   M    M   M        22 190
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SM 1882 1424       355   0  1.43    M    193.4          M        M
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AV 60.7 45.9                               6.2 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 22 210                 35 260
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 53.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.43    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.17    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    74 ON 14    GRTST 24HR  0.47 ON 24-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     30 ON 26                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   355    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -38    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1   417    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL  -188

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -7    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2725    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   349    LOWEST  SLP 29.50 ON 24

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