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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
545 AM PDT WED MAY 17 2006

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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         94    230 PM 105    1970  84     10       74       
  MINIMUM         67    445 AM  43    1943  57     10       58       
  AVERAGE         81                        70     11       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.17 1944   0.01  -0.01     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.74    
  SINCE JUL 1      6.55                      6.29   0.26     9.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.95                      4.41   0.54     6.39    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        24    -22       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    547                       379    168      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   1974                      2110   -136     2233       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         7      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                        82     71       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    180                       145     35       44       
  SINCE JAN 1    180                       146     34       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53                                                       
 LOWEST     23                                                       
 AVERAGE    38                                                       
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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       103      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   550 AM PDT   SUNSET   755 PM PDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   550 AM PDT   SUNSET   756 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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