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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
427 AM PST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         62    359 PM  93    2004  69     -7       66       
  MINIMUM         41    628 AM  33    1948  47     -6       50       
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.87 1973   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      1.00   0.52     0.51    
  SINCE JUL 1      4.17                      5.27  -1.10     7.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      3.39  -0.82     4.54    
                                                                     
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                         7      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       165    122      110       
  SINCE MAR 1    287                       165    122      110       
  SINCE JUL 1   1714                      1896   -182     1959       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      2004                    
                                             1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   558 AM PST   SUNSET   609 PM PST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   557 AM PST   SUNSET   610 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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