Fresno, CA - October 1997

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

                                          STATION:   FRESNO
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      1997
                                          LATITUDE:   36 46 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 43 W                   

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND 

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

 1  96  64  80  10   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 22 320   M    M            26 330
 2  78  62  70   0   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 23 300   M    M            26 310
 3  83  56  70   0   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 14 300   M    M            17 290
 4  86  56  71   2   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 14 320   M    M            18 310
 5  82  56  69   0   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 11 310   M    M            13 300
 6  76  54  65  -4   0   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 23 300   M    M            28 290
 7  70  48  59  -9   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 15 310   M    M            20  50
 8  73  47  60  -8   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5  9 290   M    M            10 290
 9  78  50  64  -4   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 18 320   M    M            22 310
10  67  52  60  -8   5   0 0.07  0.0    0  7.0 20 320   M    M            22 330
11  67  47  57 -10   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 20 300   M    M            23 310
12  70  43  57 -10   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 16 140   M    M            18 130
13  78  45  62  -4   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 10 300   M    M     18     14 290
14  84  47  66   0   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  1.8 10 320   M    M            13 300
15  88  50  69   3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  2.2  7 320   M    M     8      10 290
16  91  52  72   7   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  2.9  9 220   M    M     8      11 210
17  89  53  71   6   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  2.8  8 320   M    M             9 320
18  87  52  70   5   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10 140   M    M     8      11 130
19  83  53  68   4   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 15 320   M    M     8      17 320
20  72  49  61  -3   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 10 310   M    M            14 300
21  75  50  63  -1   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.4  9 270   M    M     8      10 260
22  79  50  65   2   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.4  7  10   M    M     8       9  20
23  73  51  62  -1   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 13 300   M    M     8      16 290
24  68  50  59  -3   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 330   M    M     8      23  30
25  73  46  60  -2   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 11 170   M    M     8      14 170
26  76  42  59  -3   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.2  9 310   M    M     8      21  20
27  71  43  57  -4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.2 10 140   M    M     8      11 160
28  71  43  57  -4   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5  8 250   M    M     8      10 290
29  74  42  58  -2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6 11 300   M    M     8      14 310
30  74  47  61   1   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  8 330   M    M     8      10 120
31  75  48  62   2   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5  8 310   M    M     8      10 230

SM 2407 1548        92  61  0.07     0.0 142.2          M                     

AV 77.6 49.9                               4.6 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 23 300               # 26  330   

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:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     1997
                                          LATITUDE:   36 46 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 43 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 63.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.07    1  FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.58    2  FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    96 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.07 ON 10        TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     42 ON 29,26                            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:   1                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
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.    92    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    19    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1    92    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    16                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    61                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL   -28    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2183    HIGHEST SLP 30.27 ON 30                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL   221    LOWEST  SLP 29.71 ON  6                                 

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