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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          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  64  55  60   8   5   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 2  65  52  59   8   6   0 0.01    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 3  72  51  62  11   3   0 0.01    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 4  70  60  65  14   0   0 0.20    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 5  71  56  64  13   1   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 6  62  48  55   4  10   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 7  63  46  55   4  10   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 8  65  50  58   7   7   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 9  60  50  55   4  10   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
10  63  48  56   5   9   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
11  62  47  55   4  10   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
12  66  54  60   9   5   0 0.06    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
13  61  44  53   2  12   0 0.20    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
14  49  39  44  -7  21   0 0.01    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
15  54  34  44  -6  21   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
16  62  40  51   1  14   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
17  63  51  57   7   8   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
18  70  57  64  14   1   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
19  68  54  61  11   4   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
20  68  54  61  11   4   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
21  55  48  52   2  13   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
22  63  47  55   5  10   0 1.26    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
23  59  47  53   2  12   0 0.02    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
24  58  42  50  -1  15   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
25  68  52  60   9   5   0 0.41    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
26  62  46  54   3  11   0 0.01    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
27  54  40  47  -4  18   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
28  56  41  49  -2  16   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
29  64  46  55   4  10   0 0.22    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
30  61  56  59   8   6   0 0.77    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
31  67  56  62  11   3   0 0.05    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
================================================================================
SM 1945 1511       280   0  3.23    M        M          M        M
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AV 62.7 48.7                                 M FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->     M   M                  M   M
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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:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 55.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.23    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.67    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    72 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  1.26 ON 22-22      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON 15                               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:  13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   280    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL  -162    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1   810    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL  -193

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON 13

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