Bakersfield, CA - January 1997

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   BAKERSFIELD
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      1997
                                          LATITUDE:   35 25 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119  3 W                   

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND 
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                          AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
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 1  74  57  66  20   0   0 0.10  0.0    0  4.2 11  30   M    M     1      14  30
 2  69  57  63  17   2   0 0.30  0.0    0  6.8 30 340   M    M     1      34 340
 3  62  46  54   8  11   0 0.16  0.0    0  8.8 16 320   M    M     1      21 300
 4  51  41  46   0  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.3  9 140   M    M     12      9 130
 5  51  37  44  -2  21   0 0.36  0.0    0  7.3 15 330   M    M     1      18 330
 6  48  32  40  -7  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 10 240   M    M     1      13 160
 7  52  34  43  -4  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 13 120   M    M            14 120
 8  54  31  43  -4  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9  9 130   M    M     18     10 130
 9  57  34  46  -1  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  8  90   M    M     18      9 100
10  56  36  46  -1  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4  9 270   M    M     18     13 290
11  54  35  45  -2  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10 290   M    M     128    13 290
12  52  41  47   0  18   0 0.27  0.0    0  4.8 16 120   M    M     12     17 120
13  49  36  43  -4  22   0 0.08    T    0  5.7 23 310   M    M     1      26 310
14  47  35  41  -6  24   0 0.03    T    0  5.2 11 360   M    M     18     13 340
15  57  42  50   3  15   0 0.22  0.0    0  8.0 21 310   M    M            23 310
16  56  36  46  -2  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 14  20   M    M     12     17  30
17  55  39  47  -1  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 18 350   M    M     128    21 350
18  53  35  44  -4  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 15 330   M    M     18     17 330
19  57  38  48   0  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 13 260   M    M     128    14 280
20  61  42  52   4  13   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.8 17 310   M    M            18 310
21  61  45  53   5  12   0 0.01  0.0    0  3.8 10  40   M    M            13 340
22  61  50  56   7   9   0 0.03  0.0    0  4.0 16 120   M    M            18 130
23  65  48  57   8   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 15 310   M    M     1      17 340
24  60  47  54   5  11   0    T  0.0    0  3.1  8  90   M    M     128    10 230
25  66  53  60  11   5   0    T  0.0    0  6.6 21 290   M    M     1      24 290
26  62  49  56   7   9   0 0.31  0.0    0  5.8 31 310   M    M     1      33 310
27  59  48  54   5  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 13 320   M    M     1      14 310
28  57  50  54   4  11   0    T  0.0    0  2.1  8 310   M    M     128     9 270
29  63  45  54   4  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4  9 360   M    M     18     10  10
30  59  43  51   1  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6  9 290   M    M     128    11 340
31  58  40  49  -1  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 11 260   M    M     128    14 300
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SM 1786 1302       464   0  1.88     0.0 152.2          M                    
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AV 57.6 42.0                               4.9 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    31 310                 34  340   
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COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  BAKERSFIELD
                                          MONTH:    JANUARY
                                          YEAR:     1997
                                          LATITUDE:   35 25 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119  3 W                   

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16    

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 49.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.88    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.70    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    74 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.31 ON 26         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     31 ON  8                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:    T  INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   T ON 13,14    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:  
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS    
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE            
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW             
                                                   X = TORNADO                  
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   464    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL   -57    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1330    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -77                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.42 ON 17                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.59 ON 12                                 

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