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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          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  86  74  80  -2   0  15 0.01    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 2  84  77  81  -1   0  16 0.00    M    M    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 3  85  74  80  -2   0  15 0.00    M    M  5.7 13 190   M    M   M        18 190
 4  84  75  80  -2   0  15 1.29    M    M  6.2 15 190   M    M   M        18 190
 5  85  76  81  -1   0  16 0.01    M    M  5.6 10 120   M    M   M        12 110
 6  87  79  83   1   0  18 0.00    M    M  5.3 10 140   M    M   M        13 160
 7  91  75  83   1   0  18 0.25    M    M  6.6 16 320   M    M   M        24 320
 8  94  78  86   4   0  21 0.00    M    M  7.0 13 260   M    M   M        20 260
 9  89  78  84   2   0  19 0.00    M    M  6.0 13 190   M    M   M        16 210
10  92  82  87   5   0  22 0.00    M    M  8.4 15 270   M    M   M        23 270
11  91  79  85   3   0  20 0.00    M    M  4.6 15 310   M    M   M        34 310
12  91  80  86   4   0  21 0.00    M    M  6.8 13 170   M    M   M        17 170
13  92  83  88   6   0  23 0.42    M    M  6.5 16 180   M    M   M        29 280
14  92  83  88   6   0  23 0.00    M    M  8.8 17 180   M    M   M        22 180
15  90  78  84   2   0  19 0.00    M    M  8.2 19 190   M    M   M        22 200
16  88  75  82   0   0  17 2.42    M    M  8.1 22 160   M    M   M        29 160
17  88  76  82   0   0  17 0.04    M    M  6.4 16 180   M    M   M        20 190
18  91  78  85   4   0  20 0.00    M    M  6.9 15 200   M    M   M        19 270
19  92  79  86   5   0  21 0.00    M    M  5.9 15  50   M    M   M        20  50
20  89  80  85   4   0  20 0.00    M    M  6.6 15 160   M    M   M        17 160
21  90  82  86   5   0  21 0.00    M    M  4.8 13 170   M    M   M        16 190
22  93  81  87   6   0  22 0.00    M    M  6.8 11 110   M    M   M        16  20
23  86  79  83   2   0  18 0.00    M    M 10.6 21  60   M    M   M        25  60
24  86  77  82   1   0  17 0.00    M    M  8.0 12 160   M    M   M        15 140
25  88  80  84   3   0  19 0.00    M    M  7.2 18 160   M    M   M        22 170
26  89  81  85   4   0  20 0.00    M    M  6.7 14 180   M    M   M        17 180
27  88  81  85   4   0  20 0.00    M    M  6.3 14 180   M    M   M        18 170
28  87  80  84   4   0  19 0.00    M    M  7.2 14 130   M    M   M        17 120
29  88  79  84   4   0  19 0.05    M    M  5.8 25 190   M    M   M        31 190
30  85  75  80   0   0  15 1.82    M    M 14.2 39 160   M    M   M        48 170
31  86  73  80   0   0  15 0.03    M    M 10.2 20 310   M    M   M        31 320
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SM 2747 2427         0 581  6.34    M    207.4          M        M
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AV 88.6 78.3                               7.2 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    39 160                 48 170
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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:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 83.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   6.34    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.23    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    94 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  2.42 ON 16-16      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     73 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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  12    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   3

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

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   581
DPTR FM NORMAL    71    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1956    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    95    LOWEST  SLP 29.08 ON 30

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