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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
551 AM PDT MON MAY 19 2008


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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         99    413 PM 102    1973  84     15                
  MINIMUM         75    532 AM  41    1893  57     18                
  AVERAGE         87                        71     16               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1917   0.01  -0.01             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18             
  SINCE JUL 1      2.31                      6.31  -4.00             
  SINCE JAN 1      1.48                      4.43  -2.95             
                                                                     
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                              -22                
  SINCE MAR 1    357                              -24                
  SINCE JUL 1   2055                              -57                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                               15                
  MONTH TO DATE  153                               57                
  SINCE MAR 1    222                               63                
  SINCE JAN 1    222                               62                
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

 
 
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    48                                                       
 LOWEST     12                                                       
 AVERAGE    30                                                       

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THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1893                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE   548 AM PDT   SUNSET   757 PM PDT   
MAY 20 2008...........SUNRISE   548 AM PDT   SUNSET   758 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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