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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
1232 AM PST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         83    415 PM  90    1972  66     17       63       
  MINIMUM         55    627 AM  31    1966  45     10       44       
  AVERAGE         69                        56     13       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1991   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.33  -0.18     0.63    
  SINCE JUL 1      7.08                      8.98  -1.90     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      5.61  -1.90     2.25    
                                                                     
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        0                         9     -9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       172    -91      147       
  SINCE MAR 1     81                       172    -91      147       
  SINCE JUL 1   1943                      2155   -212     1768       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         0     16        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         0     16        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   605 AM PST   SUNSET   609 PM PST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   610 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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