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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
427 AM PST FRI MAR 17 2006

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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1928 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    305 PM  91    1972  68     -5       75       
  MINIMUM         40    513 AM  35    1991  46     -6       46       
  AVERAGE         52                        57     -5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.53 1954   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      0.80   0.28     0.33    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.73                      5.07  -1.34     7.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.13                      3.19  -1.06     4.36    
                                                                     
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       13                         8      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       136     99       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    235                       136     99       80       
  SINCE JUL 1   1662                      1867   -205     1929       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        36      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM PST   SUNSET   605 PM PST   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   606 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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