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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          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  79  64  72  16   0   7 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 2  78  65  72  16   0   7 0.02    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 3  75  65  70  14   0   5 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 4  79  64  72  16   0   7 0.02    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 5  68  57  63   6   2   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 6  72  60  66   9   0   1 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 7  84  65  75  18   0  10 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 8  67  51  59   2   6   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 9  63  56  60   3   5   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
10  64  59  62   4   3   0 0.40    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
11  63  50  57  -1   8   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
12  66  54  60   2   5   0 0.27    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
13  59  48  54  -4  11   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
14  57  44  51  -7  14   0 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
15  59  38  49  -9  16   0 0.00    M    M  5.3 12  10   M    M   M        15  10
16  62  45  54  -5  11   0 0.00    M    M  2.8  8 170   M    M   M         9 190
17  68  58  63   4   2   0 0.00    M    M  7.5 13 200   M    M   M        18 210
18  68  50  59   0   6   0 0.38    M    M  4.3 10 210   M    M   M        14 210
19  59  48  54  -5  11   0 0.00    M    M  4.2  8 160   M    M   M        10 360
20  57  45  51  -9  14   0 0.00    M    M  6.0  9  30   M    M   M        11  30
21  59  46  53  -7  12   0 0.00    M    M  5.1  9 100   M    M   M        10 100
22  67  53  60   0   5   0 0.18    M    M  2.7  6 100   M    M   M         7 100
23  74  58  66   6   0   1 0.01    M    M  4.1 10 200   M    M   M        14 210
24  73  66  70  10   0   5 0.00    M    M  5.7  9 190   M    M   M        13 200
25  72  66  69   8   0   4 0.00    M    M  5.6 10 200   M    M   M        14 210
26  79  66  73  12   0   8 0.00    M    M  3.5  7  10   M    M   M         9 360
27  75  65  70   9   0   5 0.03    M    M  3.6  7 180   M    M   M        12 310
28  70  63  67   6   0   2 0.00    M    M  2.5  7 120   M    M   M         8  80
29  64  55  60  -2   5   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 12  20   M    M   M        16 350
30  65  53  59  -3   6   0 0.00    M    M  3.5  8 120   M    M   M         9 120
31  73  60  67   5   0   2 0.00    M    M  4.8  9 190   M    M   M        11 190
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SM 2118 1737       142  64  1.31    M     77.0          M        M
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AV 68.3 56.0                               4.5 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    13 200                 18 210
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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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.31    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.72    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    84 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  0.40 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     38 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:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   142    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -71    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1108    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL  -450

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    64
DPTR FM NORMAL    43    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   104    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    78    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON  3

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