Fresno, CA - December 1996

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

                                          STATION:   FRESNO
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      1996
                                          LATITUDE:   36 46 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 43 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  58  37  48   0  17   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.7 15 320   M    M     1      17 330
 2  53  34  44  -4  21   0    T    T    0  2.0  8 120   M    M     128     9 110
 3  52  33  43  -5  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.4  8 120   M    M     128     8 170
 4  55  37  46  -1  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3  8 150   M    M     18      9 140
 5  56  47  52   5  13   0 0.35  0.0    0  6.9 17 130   M    M     12     22 130
 6  61  47  54   7  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  9 310   M    M     128    10 310
 7  66  43  55   8  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 10  80   M    M     128    11  80
 8  66  43  55   9  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 10 100   M    M     1      10 100
 9  55  51  53   7  12   0 0.92  0.0    0  7.6 22 130   M    M     1      25 130
10  56  52  54   8  11   0 1.11  0.0    0 13.1 22 100   M    M     1      24 100
11  66  55  61  15   4   0    T  0.0    0  9.2 13 130   M    M            15 130
12  66  51  59  13   6   0 0.02  0.0    0  6.2 13  20   M    M     1      16  20
13  63  45  54   8  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 22 310   M    M     12     25 310
14  55  41  48   3  17   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8  7 170   M    M     1       9 170
15  56  38  47   2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  6  50   M    M     128    11  50
16  42  36  39  -6  26   0    T    T    0  2.6  8 150   M    M     12      9 150
17  47  41  44  -1  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.4 10 120   M    M     18     13 120
18  55  38  47   2  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8  9 320   M    M     128    10 320
19  45  36  41  -4  24   0    T    T    0  2.1  9 110   M    M     128     9 110
20  45  36  41  -4  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.1  9 100   M    M     128    10 100
21  54  40  47   3  18   0 0.19  0.0    0 11.5 24 140   M    M     12     29 140
22  57  41  49   5  16   0 0.48  0.0    0  7.6 23 130   M    M     1      28 130
23  56  35  46   2  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5  9 240   M    M     1      11 240
24  50  33  42  -2  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  9 270   M    M     128     9 270
25  44  38  41  -3  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.7  8 210   M    M     12      9 210
26  53  41  47   3  18   0 0.17  0.0    0  6.2 18 130   M    M     18     21 130
27  60  47  54  10  11   0 0.09  0.0    0  5.0 15 170   M    M     1      17 170
28  58  42  50   6  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 11 120   M    M     12     13 120
29  57  50  54  10  11   0 0.20  0.0    0  7.5 13 130   M    M     1      15 130
30  58  53  56  12   9   0 0.66  0.0    0  6.5 15 120   M    M     1      17 120
31  64  52  58  14   7   0 0.07  0.0    0  6.0 14 120   M    M     1      15 120
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SM 1729 1313       486   0  4.27     0.0 155.2          M                    
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AV 55.8 42.4                               5.0 FASTST  PSBL  %       MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 24 140               # 29  140   
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COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

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

                                          STATION:  FRESNO
                                          MONTH:    DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:     1996
                                          LATITUDE:   36 46 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 43 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 49.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.27    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.93    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:  66 ON 12,11,8,7 GRTST 24HR 1.46 ON 9-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:   33 ON 24,3                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   T INCH      5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR   T ON 19,16,2  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:   8                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   486    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -112    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1   963    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -65                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2265    HIGHEST SLP 30.43 ON 24                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL   302    LOWEST  SLP 29.66 ON 9                                 

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