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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
1226 AM PST SUN MAR 21 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         87    408 PM  89    1960  67     20       67       
  MINIMUM         54    619 AM  33    1982  45      9       50       
  AVERAGE         71                        56     15       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1893   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.54  -0.39     0.63    
  SINCE JUL 1      7.08                      9.19  -2.11     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      5.82  -2.11     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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       199   -118      175       
  SINCE MAR 1     81                       199   -118      175       
  SINCE JUL 1   1943                      2182   -239     1796       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         0     33        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                         0     33        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                         0     33        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   600 AM PST   SUNSET   612 PM PST   
MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE   559 AM PST   SUNSET   613 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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