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CDUS46 KSTO 180835
CLIMOD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO, CA                              
1235 AM PST SAT MAR 18 2006

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...THE MODESTO AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 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         58    330 PM  87    1972  68    -10       68       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  31    1955  46     -2       42       
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.13 1943   0.08   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      1.38   0.41     0.61    
  SINCE JUL 1      9.04                     10.61  -1.57    12.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.33                      6.32  -0.99     6.16    
                                                                     
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       14                         9      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       161     68      114       
  SINCE MAR 1    229                       161     68      114       
  SINCE JUL 1   1814                      2044   -230     2147       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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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 2006.........SUNRISE   610 AM PST   SUNSET   614 PM PST   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   609 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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