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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
1228 AM PST THU MAR 25 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         73    317 PM  83    1930  68      5       72       
  MINIMUM         52    623 AM  34    1945  46      6       50       
  AVERAGE         63                        57      6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1950   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.81  -0.66     0.63    
  SINCE JUL 1      7.08                      9.46  -2.38     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      6.09  -2.38     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        2                         8     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       231   -148      197       
  SINCE MAR 1     83                       231   -148      197       
  SINCE JUL 1   1945                      2214   -269     1818       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                         0     42        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                         0     42        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                         0     42        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     35                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   554 AM PST   SUNSET   616 PM PST   
MARCH 26 2004.........SUNRISE   553 AM PST   SUNSET   616 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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