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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CA                      
540 AM PDT SAT MAY 17 2008


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...THE FRESNO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE          
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM               
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM        102    416 PM 103    1970  83     19                
  MINIMUM         71    524 AM  40    1894  55     16                
  AVERAGE         87                        69     18               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.13 2005   0.01  -0.01             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24             
  SINCE JUL 1      8.10                     10.85  -2.75             
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      7.48  -2.02             
                                                                     
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    5                              -22                
  SINCE MAR 1    397                              -53                
  SINCE JUL 1   2231                             -202                
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                               17                
  MONTH TO DATE   96                               30                
  SINCE MAR 1    150                               41                
  SINCE JAN 1    150                               41                
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

 
 
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    49                                                       
 LOWEST     13                                                       
 AVERAGE    31                                                       

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THE FRESNO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1973                    
                                             1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        44      1974                    
                                             1971                    
                                             1906                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   549 AM PDT   SUNSET   802 PM PDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   549 AM PDT   SUNSET   802 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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