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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
1227 AM PST FRI MAR 5 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         62    418 PM  84    1929  64     -2       59       
  MINIMUM         41    637 AM  30    1966  44     -3       45       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1978   0.08  -0.08     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      0.32   0.83     0.08    
  SINCE JUL 1      7.08                      7.97  -0.89     5.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      4.60  -0.89     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        44      9       50       
  SINCE MAR 1     53                        44      9       50       
  SINCE JUL 1   1915                      2027   -112     1671       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        31      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   623 AM PST   SUNSET   558 PM PST   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   622 AM PST   SUNSET   558 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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