Bakersfield, CA - March 1997

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

                                          STATION:   BAKERSFIELD
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          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  66  37  52  -3  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 10  90   M    M            11  80
 2  63  36  50  -6  15   0    T  0.0    0  5.4 18 320   M    M            22 280
 3  57  38  48  -8  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 13 320   M    M            15 310
 4  61  36  49  -7  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5  9  30   M    M            11 330
 5  73  34  54  -2  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8  9 260   M    M     1      10 280
 6  67  41  54  -2  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 10 140   M    M     8      15 160
 7  68  42  55  -1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 10 160   M    M     18     16 290
 8  70  40  55  -1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 11 330   M    M     18     14 320
 9  73  43  58   2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0  9 350   M    M     18     10 330
10  78  44  61   4   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 10 350   M    M     18     14 350
11  79  46  63   6   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 13 310   M    M     18     18 320
12  72  44  58   1   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13 290   M    M     18     16 310
13  67  42  55  -2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7  9 300   M    M            13 310
14  71  43  57   0   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3  9  20   M    M     8      11 280
15  79  45  62   5   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9  9 170   M    M     8      13 340
16  76  49  63   6   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 20 340   M    M            22 340
17  76  44  60   3   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 15 340   M    M            17 320
18  81  45  63   6   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 10 270   M    M            14 330
19  84  47  66   9   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 15 310   M    M     8      18 310
20  81  51  66   8   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 13 280   M    M     18     14 220
21  76  54  65   6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9  9 270   M    M     8      11 280
22  82  54  68   9   0   3 0.21  0.0    0  6.8 26 290   M    M     138    32 300
23  74  52  63   4   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 14 320   M    M            16 320
24  79  55  67   8   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 15 300   M    M     18     20 310
25  90  53  72  13   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 16 310   M    M     1      21 340
26  87  54  71  12   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15 330   M    M            18 340
27  78  51  65   6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 16 300   M    M            22 320
28  71  44  58  -1   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 16 330   M    M            21 330
29  82  45  64   5   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 15 350   M    M            20 310
30  84  44  64   5   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 28 320   M    M            32 320
31  65  39  52  -7  13   0    T  0.0    0 12.1 21 320   M    M            25 320
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SM 2310 1392       177  20 0.21  0.0     169.8          M                      
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AV 74.5 44.9                               5.5 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    28 320                 32  300   
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NOTES:
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     1997
                                          LATITUDE:   35 25 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119  3 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.21    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.20    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    90 ON 25    GRTST 24HR  0.21 ON 22         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     34 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:    
                                                       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:   1                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   1    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   177    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -59    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  1900    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -67                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    20                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL    13    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL    21    HIGHEST SLP 30.37 ON 18                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL    13    LOWEST  SLP 29.79 ON 15                                 

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