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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
533 AM PDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         87    235 PM 102    1966  80      7       82       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  40    1938  54      3       52       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1930   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.55                      6.16   0.39     8.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.95                      4.28   0.67     5.65    
                                                                     
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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    545                       361    184      359       
  SINCE JUL 1   1972                      2092   -120     2208       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        12     15        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        75    -21       14       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        76    -22       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62                                                       
 LOWEST     21                                                       
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        40      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   602 AM PDT   SUNSET   745 PM PDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   601 AM PDT   SUNSET   746 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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