Fresno, CA - May 1996

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

                                          STATION:   FRESNO
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          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  94  60  77  12   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 20 310   M    M   0        23 300
 2  92  58  75  10   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 25 310   M    M   0        31 310
 3  84  58  71   5   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 18 300   M    M   0        23 310
 4  85  49  67   1   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 15 310   M    M   0        18 320
 5  87  51  69   3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 17 310   M    M   0        20 320
 6  85  53  69   3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 18 310   M    M   0        23 310
 7  82  54  68   1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 17 310   M    M   0        21 320
 8  82  53  68   1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 23 300   M    M   0        26 310
 9  83  53  68   1   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 15 310   M    M   0        17 340
10  88  53  71   4   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  6.5 14 300   M    M   0        16 310
11  92  58  75   7   0  10 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 15 290   M    M   0 8      18 310
12  98  60  79  11   0  14 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 320   M    M   0 8      16 310
13  97  65  81  13   0  16 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 23 330   M    M   0        29 320
14  88  66  77   9   0  12 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 21 320   M    M   1        25 300
15  83  66  75   6   0  10 0.34  0.0    0  9.1 22 240   M    M   4 1      26 240
16  77  63  70   1   0   5 0.04  0.0    0 10.6 21 150   M    M   3 1      24 150
17  78  59  69   0   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 17 330   M    M   1        21 330
18  79  61  70   1   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 21 310   M    M   2        24 310
19  77  55  66  -4   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 15.4 23 310   M    M   0        25 300
20  80  52  66  -4   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 18 310   M    M   0        23 310
21  80  52  66  -5   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 17 300   M    M   5        18 320
22  75  57  66  -5   0   1 0.00  0.0    0 15.0 22 310   M    M   0        29 320
23  77  51  64  -7   1   0    T  0.0    0 12.8 30 340   M    M   0 8      38 340
24  81  49  65  -6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 14 130   M    M   0        16 140
25  85  55  70  -1   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 14 150   M    M   0        17 170
26  88  58  73   1   0   8 0.00  0.0    0  9.7 22 310   M    M   0        29 330
27  74  54  64  -8   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 18 320   M    M   5        20 300
28  86  57  72   0   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 21 310   M    M   0        24 310
29  61  57  59 -13   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 16 320   M    M            20 320
30  82  51  67  -6   0   2 0.00  0.0    0   M   M   M   M    M             M  M
31  86  58  72  -1   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 17 300   M    M            20 310
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SM 2586 1746         8 162  0.38     0.0 281.0          M       21               
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AV 83.4 56.3                               9.4 FASTST  PSBL  %   1    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 30 340               # 38  340   
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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:  FRESNO
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     1996
                                          LATITUDE:   36 46 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 43 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 69.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.38    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.01    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    98 ON 12    GRTST 24HR  0.38 ON 15-16      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     49 ON 24,4                             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:   2                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   5    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.     8    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  24                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -29    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   4                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1820    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -623                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   162                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1   232    HIGHEST SLP M ON  M                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL    19    LOWEST  SLP M ON  M                                 

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