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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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  80  74  77   3   0  12 0.00    M    M  7.3 17 100   M    M   M        19 100
 2  81  72  77   3   0  12 0.02    M    M  8.4 17 130   M    M   M        21 150
 3  77  71  74   0   0   9 0.10    M    M  8.3 16  90   M    M   M        19  90
 4  85  74  80   7   0  15 0.00    M    M  4.2 14 170   M    M   M        16 170
 5  79  72  76   3   0  11 0.62    M    M  6.1 21 130   M    M   M        34 110
 6  80  74  77   4   0  12 0.79    M    M  8.0 19 160   M    M   M        22 160
 7  82  74  78   6   0  13 0.11    M    M  8.2 16  60   M    M   M        19  60
 8  77  72  75   3   0  10 0.00    M    M  7.5 11  20   M    M   M        13  20
 9  84  71  78   6   0  13 0.01    M    M 10.2 17  10   M    M   M        22  10
10  80  70  75   4   0  10 0.00    M    M 10.4 15 360   M    M   M        20 360
11  78  69  74   3   0   9 0.00    M    M  9.4 15  10   M    M   M        17  10
12  80  68  74   3   0   9 0.00    M    M  7.8 12  10   M    M   M        15  10
13  79  66  73   3   0   8 0.00    M    M  5.2 11  30   M    M   M        14  30
14  85  68  77   7   0  12 0.00    M    M  3.7  9 170   M    M   M        11 170
15  85  71  78   8   0  13 0.00    M    M  4.0 11 180   M    M   M        13 180
16  87  71  79   9   0  14 0.00    M    M  6.0 11 210   M    M   M        15 350
17  73  60  67  -2   0   2 0.00    M    M 10.7 18 360   M    M   M        25 360
18  75  58  67  -2   0   2 0.00    M    M  5.4 12  30   M    M   M        14  20
19  76  57  67  -1   0   2 0.00    M    M  4.6  8 130   M    M   M        10 360
20  82  60  71   3   0   6 0.00    M    M  3.7 10 180   M    M   M        11 210
21  81  66  74   6   0   9 0.00    M    M  4.7 13 200   M    M   M        16 200
22  84  71  78  10   0  13 0.00    M    M  5.6 13 200   M    M   M        16 230
23  81  64  73   6   0   8 0.00    M    M  3.8  7 290   M    M   M        11 330
24  78  64  71   4   0   6 0.00    M    M  4.9  8 100   M    M   M        10  90
25  76  69  73   7   0   8 0.56    M    M  5.5 13 190   M    M   M        16 240
26  76  64  70   4   0   5 0.00    M    M  6.8 12 310   M    M   M        18 310
27  71  57  64  -2   1   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 16  10   M    M   M        20 360
28  75  60  68   2   0   3 0.17    M    M 10.9 30 140   M    M   M        37 130
29  73  61  67   2   0   2 0.05    M    M  7.6 16 230   M    M   M        23 240
30  67  55  61  -4   4   0 0.00    M    M  5.6 12 290   M    M   M        16 290
31  74  56  65   1   0   0 0.00    M    M  5.2 11 270   M    M   M        16 270
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SM 2441 2059         5 248  2.43    M    207.0          M        M
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AV 78.7 66.4                               6.7 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    30 140                 37 130
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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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 72.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.43    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.64    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    87 ON 16    GRTST 24HR  0.79 ON  6- 6      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     55 ON 30                               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:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     5    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -28    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1     5    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   -27

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   248
DPTR FM NORMAL    79    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2789    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   382    LOWEST  SLP 29.38 ON 29

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-10-21#
BACKUP SENSOR USED FOR TEMPERATURE OCT 1-31.