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CDUS46 KSTO 180851
CLIMOD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO, CA                              
1238 AM PST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE MODESTO AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    106 PM  87    1972  68      0       83       
  MINIMUM         42    614 AM  31    1955  46     -4       48       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.13 1943   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      1.38  -0.77     0.09    
  SINCE JUL 1     12.02                     10.61   1.41     8.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.16                      6.32  -0.16     4.04    
                                                                     
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       10                         9      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       161    -47       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    114                       161    -47       81       
  SINCE JUL 1   2147                      2044    103     2010       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MODESTO AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM PST   SUNSET   614 PM PST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM PST   SUNSET   615 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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