Bakersfield, CA - January 1998

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

                                          STATION:   BAKERSFIELD
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      1998
                                          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  70  41  56  10   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 11 300   M    M     18     14 310
 2  63  47  55   9  10   0 0.10  0.0    0  5.4 18  20   M    M     18     24  20
 3  60  47  54   8  11   0 0.14  0.0    0  4.0 11  10   M    M     128    13  10
 4  53  38  46   0  19   0 0.21  0.0    0  4.7 28 320   M    M     1      32 330
 5  52  35  44  -2  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4 11  20   M    M     128    13 340
 6  47  32  40  -7  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10  40   M    M     128    11  40
 7  56  35  46  -1  19   0    T  0.0    0  3.3 10  20   M    M     128    11  20
 8  48  39  44  -3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.7 10  10   M    M     12     10  10
 9  58  42  50   3  15   0 0.09  0.0    0  5.8 18  50   M    M     18     21  50
10  62  48  55   8  10   0 0.23  0.0    0  3.4 10 290   M    M     13     13 290
11  62  48  55   8  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5  8 320   M    M             8 320
12  65  48  57  10   8   0 0.09  0.0    0  5.5 25 330   M    M     1      30 330
13  58  43  51   4  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 13 340   M    M     12     14 340
14  63  44  54   7  11   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.1 11 260   M    M     1      14 260
15  64  52  58  11   7   0 0.21  0.0    0  3.8  9 340   M    M     1       9 340
16  63  50  57   9   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3  9 270   M    M     1      11 270
17  63  50  57   9   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7  8 270   M    M     12      9 270
18  75  42  59  11   6   0 0.03  0.0    0  6.5 31 300   M    M     12     36 300
19  57  39  48   0  17   0    T  0.0    0  6.7 14 350   M    M            16 350
20  53  39  46  -2  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 11 310   M    M     1      16 310
21  51  37  44  -4  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 10 300   M    M     128    13 300
22  54  41  48  -1  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 11 340   M    M     18     14 340
23  56  34  45  -4  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5  9 330   M    M     128    10 330
24  59  38  49   0  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 15 330   M    M     128    17 330
25  55  34  45  -4  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 13 130   M    M     128    14 130
26  55  32  44  -5  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8  9 120   M    M     128    11 120
27  66  39  53   4  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 10 310   M    M     18     13 310
28  66  38  52   2  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 13  90   M    M     18     15  90
29  60  41  51   1  14   0 0.21  0.0    0  9.2 25  10   M    M     1      38  10
30  60  36  48  -2  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 10 250   M    M            14 250
31  60  41  51   1  14   0    T  0.0    0  7.3 25 150   M    M            29 150
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SM 1834 1270       453   0  1.32     0.0 141.2          M                    
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AV 59.2 41.0                               4.6 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    31 300                 38   10   
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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:     1998
                                          LATITUDE:   35 25 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119  3 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 50.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.32    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.14    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    75 ON 18    GRTST 24HR  0.35 ON  3- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     33 ON 26,6                            3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         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:  10                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6                                  
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.   453    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -68    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1372    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -35                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.31 ON  6                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.74 ON  9                                 

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