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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
428 AM PST SAT MAR 18 2006

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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         58    143 PM  88    2004  68    -10       71       
  MINIMUM         45   1156 PM  36    1999  46     -1       42       
  AVERAGE         52                        57     -5       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          0.44 1982   0.05   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      0.85   0.43     0.33    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.93                      5.12  -1.19     7.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.33                      3.24  -0.91     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        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       144    104       88       
  SINCE MAR 1    248                       144    104       88       
  SINCE JUL 1   1675                      1875   -200     1937       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     54                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        37      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   606 PM PST   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   601 AM PST   SUNSET   607 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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