Bakersfield, CA - March 1999

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

                                          STATION:   BAKERSFIELD
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      1999
                                          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  67  44  56   1   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 10 320   M    M     18     13 310
 2  73  43  58   2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 16 310   M    M     128    20 310
 3  66  48  57   1   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 20 350   M    M     8      23 350
 4  55  40  48  -8  17   0    T  0.0    0  7.3 20 330   M    M            24 330
 5  60  33  47  -9  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.4 10  20   M    M            13 280
 6  61  37  49  -7  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 24 320   M    M     8      28 310
 7  59  44  52  -4  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 16 320   M    M            17 310
 8  64  36  50  -6  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 17 310   M    M            21 300
 9  59  45  52  -4  13   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.8 18 340   M    M            22 300
10  57  34  46 -11  19   0    T  0.0    0  4.7 13 320   M    M            14 320
11  56  39  48  -9  17   0 0.03  0.0    0  6.9 14  10   M    M            16 310
12  64  39  52  -5  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 11 270   M    M            14 270
13  73  37  55  -2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 20 320   M    M            21 320
14  67  46  57   0   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 350   M    M            25 350
15  55  43  49  -8  16   0 0.10  0.0    0  7.9 18 220   M    M     1      23 220
16  59  38  49  -8  16   0 0.02  0.0    0  4.4 10  30   M    M            14 220
17  64  36  50  -7  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9 10  30   M    M     1      14 240
18  71  42  57   0   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 15 330   M    M     18     17 330
19  79  46  63   6   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.3 31 340   M    M             M 350
20  63  42  53  -5  12   0 0.03  0.0    0  7.3 20  40   M    M            24  40
21  66  41  54  -5  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15 320   M    M     1      18 330
22  68  38  53  -6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 21 300   M    M            25 310
23  65  43  54  -5  11   0    T  0.0    0  6.2 17 290   M    M            20 300
24  72  47  60   1   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 16  20   M    M            18  20
25  67  53  60   1   5   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.9 23 120   M    M            28 120
26  66  49  58  -1   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15 320   M    M     1      16 320
27  64  40  52  -7  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 17 310   M    M            20 320
28  65  36  51  -8  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.7 14 310   M    M     1      17 290
29  69  37  53  -6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 14 330   M    M            17 330
30  61  38  50  -9  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 15 320   M    M            18 300
31  56  39  48 -11  17   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.1 28 330   M    M            32 330
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SM 1991 1273       374   0  0.21     0.0 213.6          M                    
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AV 64.2 41.1                               6.9 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->    31 340               # 32  330   
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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:     1999
                                          LATITUDE:   35 25 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119  3 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 52.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.21    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -4.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.20    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    79 ON 19    GRTST 24HR  0.10 ON 15         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     33 ON  5                               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:   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.   374    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   138    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2540    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   573                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL    -7    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.28 ON 28                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8    LOWEST  SLP 29.72 ON 15                                 

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