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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  76  58  67  -3   0   2 0.00    M    M  4.5 11 210   M    M   M        15 270
 2  77  58  68  -2   0   3 0.00    M    M  4.5  9 270   M    M   M        14 250
 3  76  58  67  -4   0   2 0.00    M    M  4.2  9 260   M    M   M        14 260
 4  70  60  65  -6   0   0 0.00    M    M  4.3  7  30   M    M   M         9  40
 5  73  63  68  -3   0   3 0.00    M    M  3.6  7 110   M    M   M         8 110
 6  74  67  71   0   0   6 0.00    M    M  3.4  7 110   M    M   M         9 120
 7  75  64  70  -2   0   5 0.00    M    M  4.2  9 200   M    M   M        14 230
 8  80  68  74   2   0   9 0.04    M    M  5.2 11 200   M    M   M        14 200
 9  85  69  77   5   0  12 0.76    M    M  5.2 24  20   M    M   M        30  20
10  76  68  72   0   0   7 0.00    M    M  6.1 11  80   M    M   M        12  80
11  76  69  73   1   0   8 0.00    M    M  6.8 11 100   M    M   M        12 100
12  76  71  74   1   0   9 0.00    M    M  5.7  9 120   M    M   M         9 120
13  78  71  75   2   0  10 0.00    M    M  4.4  7 130   M    M   M        10 140
14  81  72  77   4   0  12 0.00    M    M  2.8  6 160   M    M   M         8 190
15  77  72  75   2   0  10 0.00    M    M  6.5 10  80   M    M   M        12  70
16  80  73  77   3   0  12 0.00    M    M  5.1  8 220   M    M   M        11 210
17  88  67  78   4   0  13 1.73    M    M  4.0 13 300   M    M   M        17 300
18  75  70  73  -1   0   8 0.20    M    M  8.6 16  70   M    M   M        20  70
19  77  67  72  -2   0   7 0.01    M    M  5.3  9  50   M    M   M        13  50
20  77  67  72  -2   0   7 0.00    M    M  3.0  7  20   M    M   M         9  20
21  78  70  74  -1   0   9 0.03    M    M  3.0  8  70   M    M   M        10  70
22  76  69  73  -2   0   8 0.00    M    M  7.0 10  70   M    M   M        12  50
23  75  65  70  -5   0   5 0.00    M    M  7.6 13  60   M    M   M        16  60
24  74  62  68  -7   0   3 0.00    M    M  4.8 10  10   M    M   M        12  10
25  76  65  71  -4   0   6 0.00    M    M  7.3 13  40   M    M   M        18  40
26  69  60  65 -11   0   0 0.71    M    M 11.7 15  20   M    M   M        19  10
27  67  57  62 -14   3   0 1.34    M    M 12.9 18  10   M    M   M        23  20
28  69  63  66 -10   0   1 0.01    M    M  4.3  9 360   M    M   M        12 360
29  75  61  68  -8   0   3 0.00    M    M  2.9  7 130   M    M   M         8 140
30  77  68  73  -3   0   8 0.00    M    M  3.3  9 120   M    M   M        10 120
31  75  68  72  -5   0   7 0.00    M    M  5.3  9 110   M    M   M        10 110
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SM 2358 2040         3 195  4.83    M    167.5          M        M
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AV 76.1 65.8                               5.4 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    24  20                 30  20
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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:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 70.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.83    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.25    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON 17    GRTST 24HR  1.73 ON 17-17      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     57 ON 27                               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:   5
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.     3    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1145    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL  -474

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   195
DPTR FM NORMAL   -74    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   414    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    27    LOWEST  SLP 29.45 ON  1

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