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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
532 AM PDT SUN MAY 18 2008


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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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        100    459 PM 103    1970  84     16                
  MINIMUM         73    525 AM  41    1906  57     16                
  AVERAGE         87                        71     16               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 1915   0.01  -0.01             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17             
  SINCE JUL 1      2.31                      6.30  -3.99             
  SINCE JAN 1      1.48                      4.42  -2.94             
                                                                     
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                
  MONTH TO DATE    4                              -21                
  SINCE MAR 1    357                              -23                
  SINCE JUL 1   2055                              -56                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                               15                
  MONTH TO DATE  131                               42                
  SINCE MAR 1    200                               48                
  SINCE JAN 1    200                               47                
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

 
 
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    37                                                       
 LOWEST     17                                                       
 AVERAGE    27                                                       

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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1893                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   549 AM PDT   SUNSET   757 PM PDT   
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE   548 AM PDT   SUNSET   757 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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