Bakersfield, CA - May 1998

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

                                          STATION:   BAKERSFIELD
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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  83  53  68   1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 20 320   M    M            23  10
 2  77  59  68   1   0   3 0.10  0.0    0 10.1 24 280   M    M     3      28 270
 3  77  57  67  -1   0   2 0.13  0.0    0  7.6 18 300   M    M            22 290
 4  76  56  66  -2   0   1 0.06  0.0    0  6.2 14  30   M    M     1      16 200
 5  71  51  61  -7   4   0 0.64  0.0    0  6.3 25 310   M    M     13     30 310
 6  72  50  61  -7   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 16 250   M    M            20 260
 7  69  57  63  -5   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 15 310   M    M     18     20 320
 8  71  56  64  -5   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 11 280   M    M     18     13 290
 9  65  52  59 -11   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 15 340   M    M            20 340
10  68  44  56 -14   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 16 320   M    M            20 270
11  68  46  57 -13   8   0    T  0.0    0  7.3 24 280   M    M            29 270
12  60  46  53 -17  12   0 0.22  0.0    0  6.7 18 290   M    M     1      22 300
13  65  47  56 -14   9   0 0.15  0.0    0  5.0 14 310   M    M     1      16 310
14  66  45  56 -15   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 15 270   M    M            18 260
15  71  50  61 -10   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 11 280   M    M     8      15 340
16  68  45  57 -14   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 16 330   M    M            18 340
17  68  47  58 -13   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 11 300   M    M            17 100
18  76  44  60 -11   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14 310   M    M     1      16 330
19  79  46  63  -8   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 16 320   M    M            17 310
20  71  48  60 -12   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 15 310   M    M            21 340
21  73  48  61 -12   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 15 290   M    M            18 290
22  75  47  61 -12   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 300   M    M            18 330
23  79  51  65  -8   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 16 300   M    M            20 300
24  79  50  65  -8   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 14 310   M    M            18 300
25  70  50  60 -13   5   0 0.03  0.0    0  7.0 17 330   M    M            21 290
26  68  50  59 -15   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 16 320   M    M            21 320
27  76  43  60 -14   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 14 320   M    M            17 310
28  82  51  67  -7   0   2    T  0.0    0  9.2 31 310   M    M            36 300
29  71  50  61 -13   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 16 330   M    M            22 300
30  73  46  60 -14   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 10 180   M    M            13 160
31  84  49  67  -8   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 14 320   M    M            20 320
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SM 2251 1534        13 128  1.33     0.0 204.4          M                     
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AV 72.6 49.5                               6.6 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 31 310               # 36  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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     1998
                                          LATITUDE:   35 25 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119  3 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 61.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.33    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -9.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.09    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    84 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.64 ON 05         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     43 ON 27                               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:   7                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   128    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    97    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2443    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   326                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    13                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL  -192    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1    64    HIGHEST SLP 30.17 ON 17                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL  -205    LOWEST  SLP 29.66 ON 12                                 

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