Local Climatological Data - Bakersfield
May 1996
The following data are taken from the ASOS unit at Meadows Field in Bakersfield (BFL) and was published by the National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, NC. This is for unofficial purposes only. For official certified copies of this information contact either the National Climatic Data Center at (828) 271-4800 or the San Joaquin Valley Office at (559) 584-3752. Values in red represent the extremes for the month.

Lat: 35o 25'N Long: 119o 03'W Elev (Ground): 496 Feet
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Temperature
(Degrees F)
Degree Days
(Base 65oF)
Weather Precip.
(inches)
Avg.
Station
Pressure

(Inches
of HG)
Wind
(Speed=MPH,
Direction=Tens of Degrees)
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Max Min Avg Depart.
from
nrml.
Average
Dew Point
Heat Cool Resultant Average
Speed
Dir Speed
1 95 63 79 12 46.9 0 14 0 0.00 29.410 32 3.7 7.4 1
2 93 59 76 9 41.3 0 11 0 0.00 29.410 33 6.3 9.2 2
3 86 53 70 2 35.0 0 5 0 0.00 29.440 33 5.8 8.0 3
4 86 49 68 0 31.1 0 3 0 0.00 29.500 34 2.7 6.4 4
5 89 50 70 2 33.3 0 5 0 0.00 29.520 34 3.5 7.0 5
6 86 50 68 0 35.0 0 3 0 0.00 29.460 33 3.1 5.8 6
7 84 49 67 -1 37.3 0 2 0 0.00 29.450 35 4.1 6.7 7
8 84 50 67 -2 38.8 0 2 0 0.00 29.450 32 4.3 7.0 8
9 84 50 67 -3 41.9 0 2 0 0.00 29.510 33 3.3 4.9 9
10 88 52 70 0 45.4 0 5 0 0.00 29.570 36 1.1 6.1 10
11 90 56 73 1 45.9 0 8 0 0.00 29.490 23 0.5 6.0 11
12 97 58 78 8 48.5 0 13 0 0.00 29.365 33 2.8 6.6 12
13 96 63 80 10 48.3 0 15 0 0.00 29.350 31 5.7 7.8 13
14 90 6O 75 4 53.9 0 10 0 0.00 29.380 32 7.6 8.4 14
15 86 63 75 4 58.2 0 10 0 0.02 29.380 34 6.4 8.7 15
16 81 60 71 0 55.1 0 6 0 0.00 29.390 36 9.7 11.7 16
17 87 56 72 1 49.5 0 7 0 0.00 29.440 35 6.9 8.9 17
18 83 59 71 0 50.0 0 6 0 0.00 29.460 32 7.0 8.8 18
19 78 54 66 -5 45.0 0 1 0 0.00 29.490 32 7.9 9.0 19
20 79 50 65 -7 40.3 0 0 0 0.00 29.450 33 4.4 6.5 20
21 84 50 67 -6 46.0 0 2 0 0.00 29.440 33 6.1 7.6 21
22 77 55 66 -7 49.3 0 1 0 0.00 29.450 32 10.3 10.9 22
23 77 48 63 -10 36.6 2 0 0 0.00 29.410 33 6.8 9.5 23
24 78 48 63 -10 34.3 2 0 0 0.00 29.270 28 1.2 5.8 24
25 85 55 70 -3 39.2 0 5 0 0.00 29.270 34 2.4 9.0 25
26 91 56 74 0 45.0 0 9 0 0.00 29.380 35 4.3 9.2 26
27 76 52 64 -10 48.3 1 0 0 0.00 29.400 33 7.4 8.5 27
28 88 58 73 -1 45.7 0 8 0 0.00 29.360 35 3.7 8.2 28
29 82 55 69 -5 40.1 0 4 0 0.00 29.350 33 7.7 9.1 29
30 80 49 65 -9 43.1 0 0 0 0.00 29.420 33 4.8 6.4 30
31 85 54 70 -5 45.0 0 5 0 0.00 29.460 32 4.6 6.8 31
Avg 85.3 54.3 69.8 43.7 5 162 Total -> 0.02 29.420 33 4.9 7.8 Avg
-1.2 -23 -52 -0.18 <-- Departure from Normal
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Max Min Avg Depart.
from
nrml.
Dew
Point
Heat Cool Weather Precip.
(inches)
Avg.
Station
Pressure

(Inches
of HG)
Speed Dir Average
Speed
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Resultant
Temperature
(Degrees F)
Degree Days
(Base 65oF)
Wind
(Speed=MPH,
Direction=Tens of Degrees)

Degree
Days
Monthly Seasonal
Greatest 24hr
Precipitation

Number of Days with...
Total Departure Total Departure Max Temp Min Temp Precip Heavy
Fog
Tstrm
Heating 5 -23 1661 -515 Total Date >89 <33 <33 <1 >Trace
Cooling 162 -52 255 -54 0.02 15th 7 0 0 0 1 0 0