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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
1230 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         78    411 PM  84    1972  65     13       70       
  MINIMUM         48    631 AM  29    1964  44      4       40       
  AVERAGE         63                        54      9       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.88 1943   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      0.64   0.51     0.08    
  SINCE JUL 1      7.08                      8.29  -1.21     5.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      4.92  -1.21     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        2                        10     -8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        86     -7       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        86     -7       93       
  SINCE JUL 1   1941                      2069   -128     1714       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        32      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   618 AM PST   SUNSET   601 PM PST   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   616 AM PST   SUNSET   602 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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