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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
524 PM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008


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...THE BAKERSFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2008...
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM        100    357 PM 103    1970  84     16       84       
  MINIMUM         73    525 AM  41    1906  57     16       60       
  AVERAGE         87                        71     16       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.55 1915   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17      T      
  SINCE JUL 1      2.31                      6.30  -3.99     3.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.48                      4.42  -2.94     2.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        25    -21       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    357                       380    -23      261       
  SINCE JUL 1   2055                      2111    -56     2090       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           22                         7     15        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        89     42      119       
  SINCE MAR 1    200                       152     48      239       
  SINCE JAN 1    200                       153     47      239       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

 
 
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    33                                                       
 LOWEST     17                                                       
 AVERAGE    25                                                       

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

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   550 AM PDT   SUNSET   756 PM PDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   549 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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