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

                                          STATION:   DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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  69  53  61   5   4   0 0.00    M    M  3.6 12 150   M    M   M        14 170
 2  69  61  65   9   0   0 0.00    M    M  4.5 15 200   M    M   M        19 180
 3  73  64  69  13   0   4 0.00    M    M  6.5 16 230   M    M   M        24 230
 4  67  58  63   7   2   0 0.00    M    M  4.4  8 230   M    M   M        15 270
 5  64  51  58   2   7   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 11 360   M    M   M        15 360
 6  58  46  52  -3  13   0 0.00    M    M  9.0 20 360   M    M   M        32 360
 7  58  43  51  -4  14   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 15  30   M    M   M        20 150
 8  63  48  56   1   9   0 0.00    M    M  3.6  9 120   M    M   M        10 130
 9  68  56  62   7   3   0 0.01    M    M  2.8 13 160   M    M   M        14 160
10  74  62  68  13   0   3 0.10    M    M  9.8 18 250   M    M   M        28 280
11  60  46  53  -2  12   0 0.12    M    M 10.6 22 310   M    M   M        34 330
12  56  43  50  -4  15   0 0.00    M    M 10.3 17  30   M    M   M        21  20
13  59  44  52  -2  13   0 0.00    M    M 11.3 18  20   M    M   M        22  20
14  56  48  52  -2  13   0 0.00    M    M 14.9 20  50   M    M   M        31  50
15  59  44  52  -2  13   0 0.00    M    M 12.8 20  20   M    M   M        23  20
16  62  51  57   3   8   0 0.03    M    M 14.5 24  60   M    M   M        30  60
17  61  55  58   4   7   0 3.92    M    M 17.8 35  60   M    M   M        47  60
18  61  51  56   3   9   0 0.00    M    M  9.3 20 290   M    M   M        30 290
19  52  39  46  -7  19   0 0.00    M    M 10.6 21  10   M    M   M        26 360
20  51  36  44  -9  21   0 0.00    M    M  8.0 13  20   M    M   M        18  20
21  57  39  48  -5  17   0 0.00    M    M  4.7 10  30   M    M   M        13  30
22  60  46  53   0  12   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 12  50   M    M   M        15  60
23  64  51  58   5   7   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 12  50   M    M   M        16  80
24  65  52  59   6   6   0 0.00    M    M  8.2 14  60   M    M   M        16  80
25  63  57  60   8   5   0 1.00    M    M 10.7 22 130   M    M   M        25 130
26  64  59  62  10   3   0 1.84    M    M 10.5 21 110   M    M   M        25 110
27  70  58  64  12   1   0 0.26    M    M  5.3 11 280   M    M   M        17 300
28  61  52  57   5   8   0 0.00    M    M  4.9 10 200   M    M   M        12 280
29  54  43  49  -3  16   0 0.00    M    M  7.7 15 260   M    M   M        26 270
30  52  42  47  -5  18   0 0.00    M    M  6.5 13 290   M    M   M        20 280
31  57  39  48  -4  17   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 11 270   M    M   M        14 230
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SM 1907 1537       292   7  7.28    M    254.1          M        M
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AV 61.5 49.6                               8.2 FASTST   M    M   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35  60                 47  60
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   32 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 56 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 55.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   7.28    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    4.37    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    74 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  3.92 ON 17-17      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     36 ON 20                               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:   6
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.   292    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0
DPTR FM NORMAL   -61    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0
TOTAL FM JUL 1   472    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 31
DPTR FM NORMAL   -95

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     7
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2512    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    64    LOWEST  SLP 29.15 ON 17

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