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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
136 AM PDT FRI APR 23 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         77    457 PM  95    1910  76      1       62       
  MINIMUM         48    608 AM  33    1968  49     -1       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.74 1908   0.02  -0.02     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.66  -0.63     2.33    
  SINCE JUL 1      7.50                     10.51  -3.01     8.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.13                      7.14  -3.01     4.58    
                                                                     
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                         4     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                       115    -51      151       
  SINCE MAR 1    181                       398   -217      367       
  SINCE JUL 1   2043                      2381   -338     1988       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        21     11        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        24     53       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        24     53       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80                                                       
 LOWEST     16                                                       
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76       100      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        39      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   614 AM PDT   SUNSET   741 PM PDT   
APRIL 24 2004.........SUNRISE   613 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 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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