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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
129 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         71    429 PM  93    1950  75     -4       71       
  MINIMUM         50    502 AM  35    1955  49      1       45       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99 1988   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.60  -0.57     2.13    
  SINCE JUL 1      7.50                     10.45  -2.95     8.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.13                      7.08  -2.95     4.38    
                                                                     
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        4                         4      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       103    -41      127       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       386   -207      343       
  SINCE JUL 1   2041                      2369   -328     1964       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        15     16        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     76                        18     58       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                        18     58       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        36      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2004.........SUNRISE   618 AM PDT   SUNSET   738 PM PDT   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   616 AM PDT   SUNSET   739 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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