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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
1239 AM PST FRI DEC 31 2004

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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         52   1159 PM  67    1904  52      0       61       
  MINIMUM         48    459 PM  24    1969  37     11       45       
  AVERAGE         50                        44      6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80          1.64 1891   0.05   0.75     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.44                      1.28   1.16     2.93    
  SINCE JUL 1      5.70                      3.31   2.39     3.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.91                     11.17  -1.26     9.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        20     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  551                       578    -27      465       
  SINCE DEC 1    551                       578    -27      465       
  SINCE JUL 1   1072                      1008     64      867       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   2235                      1963    272     2410       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        69      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        23      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2004......SUNRISE   711 AM PST   SUNSET   453 PM PST   
JANUARY  1 2005.......SUNRISE   712 AM PST   SUNSET   454 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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