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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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  72  66  69  -1   0   4 0.00    M    M 11.2 19  90   M    M   M        24  30
 2  76  69  73   3   0   8 0.00    M    M  9.4 16 160   M    M   M        20 160
 3  81  69  75   4   0  10 0.38    M    M  9.6 16 210   M    M   M 3      28 350
 4  83  70  77   6   0  12 0.00    M    M  6.1 14 180   M    M   M        18 220
 5  84  74  79   8   0  14 0.00    M    M  7.2 13 270   M    M   M        22 270
 6  76  69  73   2   0   8 0.00    M    M  6.6 13 120   M    M   M        16 120
 7  77  63  70  -2   0   5 0.00    M    M  7.3 15 290   M    M   M        22 310
 8  75  59  67  -5   0   2 0.00    M    M  6.6 16 210   M    M   M        21 210
 9  78  66  72   0   0   7 0.00    M    M  9.1 17 200   M    M   M        24 190
10  79  74  77   5   0  12 0.00    M    M  7.9 14 220   M    M   M        21 220
11  85  71  78   6   0  13 0.03    M    M  6.6 13  90   M    M   M        18 120
12  74  53  64  -9   1   0 0.99    M    M 12.7 21  20   M    M   M        26  10
13  71  51  61 -12   4   0 0.00    M    M 10.8 17  20   M    M   M        21  10
14  73  59  66  -7   0   1 0.00    M    M  9.9 18  90   M    M   M        22  50
15  75  60  68  -5   0   3 0.00    M    M  6.6 13 110   M    M   M        16 130
16  80  63  72  -2   0   7 0.00    M    M  4.5 10 180   M    M   M        13 170
17  78  65  72  -2   0   7 0.00    M    M  5.8 11 100   M    M   M        13 110
18  80  70  75   1   0  10 0.00    M    M  9.4 18 100   M    M   M        21 100
19  79  70  75   1   0  10 0.00    M    M 10.7 17 100   M    M   M        20 100
20  82  70  76   2   0  11 0.00    M    M  7.7 13 110   M    M   M        16  90
21  79  68  74  -1   0   9 0.00    M    M  9.8 18  80   M    M   M        21  80
22  80  69  75   0   0  10 0.00    M    M  6.0 12 120   M    M   M        13 120
23  88  70  79   4   0  14 0.00    M    M  6.2 13 180   M    M   M        16 200
24  88  72  80   5   0  15 0.00    M    M  6.4 12 200   M    M   M        15 240
25  84  74  79   4   0  14 0.00    M    M  5.8 13 190   M    M   M        16 190
26  83  74  79   3   0  14 0.00    M    M  7.6 15 190   M    M   M        17 200
27  92  76  84   8   0  19 0.00    M    M  7.1 13 180   M    M   M        18 180
28  85  76  81   5   0  16 0.00    M    M  8.8 16 190   M    M   M        20 200
29  82  75  79   3   0  14 0.06    M    M  9.8 18 190   M    M   M        22 200
30  76  66  71  -5   0   6 0.01    M    M  8.7 15  10   M    M   M        19  10
31  75  63  69  -8   0   4 0.00    M    M 10.9 18 100   M    M   M        21 100
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SM 2470 2094         5 279  1.47    M    252.8          M        M
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AV 79.7 67.5                               8.2 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    21  20                 28 350
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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:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 73.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.47    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.11    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    92 ON 27    GRTST 24HR  0.99 ON 12-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     51 ON 13                               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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
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    -1    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1287    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL  -332

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   279
DPTR FM NORMAL    10    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   464    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    77    LOWEST  SLP 29.64 ON 29

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