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CDUS46 KSTO 210837
CLIMOD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO, CA                              
1236 AM PST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE MODESTO AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         56   1120 AM  89    1960  68    -12       61       
  MINIMUM         43   1109 PM  34    1987  47     -4       51       
  AVERAGE         50                        57     -7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          0.84 1983   0.07   0.24     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      1.60   0.50     0.73    
  SINCE JUL 1      9.35                     10.83  -1.48    12.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.64                      6.54  -0.90     6.28    
                                                                     
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       15                         8      7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       185     84      134       
  SINCE MAR 1    269                       185     84      134       
  SINCE JUL 1   1854                      2068   -214     2167       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MODESTO AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        81      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM PST   SUNSET   617 PM PST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM PST   SUNSET   618 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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