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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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  77  62  70  -3   0   5 0.00    M    M  4.5 11 180   M    M   M        13 180
 2  73  64  69  -4   0   4 0.00    M    M  8.0 16  10   M    M   M        20 360
 3  71  62  67  -5   0   2 0.00    M    M 11.3 17  30   M    M   M        21  30
 4  70  62  66  -6   0   1 0.00    M    M 10.6 16  20   M    M   M        18 350
 5  76  64  70  -2   0   5 0.00    M    M  9.4 16  50   M    M   M        17  50
 6  74  69  72   1   0   7 0.00    M    M  9.3 15  60   M    M   M        20  60
 7  84  67  76   5   0  11 0.00    M    M  5.1 11 180   M    M   M        12 180
 8  84  69  77   6   0  12 0.00    M    M  3.3  7 130   M    M   M         9 130
 9  81  70  76   5   0  11 0.00    M    M  4.7 10  80   M    M   M        12  80
10  79  75  77   7   0  12 1.06    M    M 10.4 20 170   M    M   M        25 170
11  81  75  78   8   0  13 0.09    M    M  7.4 15 190   M    M   M        21 160
12  82  74  78   8   0  13 0.00    M    M  4.0  7 220   M    M   M        12 230
13  86  71  79  10   0  14 0.00    M    M  3.4  9 120   M    M   M        10 120
14  81  68  75   6   0  10 0.00    M    M  9.1 16 100   M    M   M        18  90
15  80  72  76   7   0  11 0.03    M    M  7.1 15 200   M    M   M        19 210
16  84  68  76   7   0  11 0.00    M    M  4.8 14 360   M    M   M        18 360
17  69  60  65  -3   0   0 0.00    M    M 13.3 18  30   M    M   M        24  30
18  76  58  67  -1   0   2 0.00    M    M 11.1 18  20   M    M   M        21  20
19  79  63  71   3   0   6 0.00    M    M  9.3 14  90   M    M   M        17 360
20  78  69  74   7   0   9 0.00    M    M  8.2 12  50   M    M   M        15  60
21  79  72  76   9   0  11 0.00    M    M  8.1 14  60   M    M   M        17  60
22  79  72  76   9   0  11 0.00    M    M  9.7 16  60   M    M   M        19  60
23  81  72  77  10   0  12 0.00    M    M  5.6 12  90   M    M   M        15  70
24  79  69  74   8   0   9 0.00    M    M  4.8 10 120   M    M   M        12 120
25  80  69  75   9   0  10 0.11    M    M  5.5 12 190   M    M   M        18 190
26  77  64  71   5   0   6 0.00    M    M  6.7 12  10   M    M   M        15 360
27  75  65  70   4   0   5 0.00    M    M  4.7  9 130   M    M   M        10 120
28  81  73  77  12   0  12 0.00    M    M  6.3 10 150   M    M   M        13 160
29  80  75  78  13   0  13 0.17    M    M 13.6 21 210   M    M   M        31 220
30  78  57  68   3   0   3 0.01    M    M 11.5 18 250   M    M   M        29 240
31  73  56  65   0   0   0 0.00    M    M 16.0 23  50   M    M   M        31  50
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SM 2427 2086         0 251  1.47    M    246.8          M        M
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AV 78.3 67.3                               8.0 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    23  50               # 31 220
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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:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 72.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.47    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.20    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  1.06 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     56 ON 31                               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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -40    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1     1    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   -40

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   251
DPTR FM NORMAL   101    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2610    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   277    LOWEST  SLP 29.50 ON 29

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