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CDUS46 KHNX 020831
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
1230 AM PST TUE MAR 2 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         58   1152 AM  79    1975  64     -6       62       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  28    1888  43      5       43       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.03          1.15 1991   0.08   0.95     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.08   0.95     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.96                      7.73  -0.77     5.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.59                      4.36  -0.77     1.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        11      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        11      1       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        11      1       12       
  SINCE JUL 1   1874                      1994   -120     1633       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     57                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   628 AM PST   SUNSET   555 PM PST   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM PST   SUNSET   556 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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