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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
524 AM PDT TUE APR 1 2008


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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE          
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM               
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66    331 PM  90    2003  71     -5                
  MINIMUM         38    513 AM  32    1908  47     -9                
                                      1905                          
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.39 1984   0.03  -0.03             
                                      1941                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.41  -1.41             
  SINCE JUL 1      2.31                      5.68  -3.37             
  SINCE JAN 1      1.48                      3.80  -2.32             
                                                                     
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                
  MONTH TO DATE  211                              -25                
  SINCE MAR 1    211                              -25                
  SINCE JUL 1   1909                              -58                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                               -1                
  MONTH TO DATE    0                               -7                
  SINCE MAR 1      0                               -7                
  SINCE JAN 1      0                               -8                
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

 
 
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      2002                    
                                             1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1917                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2008.........SUNRISE   642 AM PDT   SUNSET   718 PM PDT   
APRIL  2 2008.........SUNRISE   641 AM PDT   SUNSET   719 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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