Fresno, CA - May 1998

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

                                          STATION:   FRESNO
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      1998
                                          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  81  55  68   3   0   3    T  0.0    0 10.2 21 240   M    M            26 250
 2  70  60  65   0   0   0 0.14  0.0    0  5.3 11  80   M    M     1      15  70
 3  75  59  67   1   0   2 0.18  0.0    0  6.9 20 210   M    M     1      24 220
 4  74  57  66   0   0   1 0.20  0.0    0  4.8 16 310   M    M     1      18 310
 5  67  54  61  -5   4   0 0.49  0.0    0  7.5 17 130   M    M     1      20 130
 6  72  53  63  -3   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 15 320   M    M            18 310
 7  72  52  62  -5   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 13  70   M    M     12     14  80
 8  70  56  63  -4   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 18 320   M    M            23 320
 9  70  52  61  -6   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 21  70   M    M     8      25 300
10  71  47  59  -8   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 16 320   M    M            20 310
11  67  49  58 -10   7   0 0.01  0.0    0  8.4 20 290   M    M            22 290
12  54  48  51 -17  14   0 0.28  0.0    0 10.0 16  90   M    M     1      20 100
13  64  45  55 -13  10   0    T  0.0    0  3.3 11 230   M    M     8      15 250
14  68  51  60  -8   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 15 300   M    M     1      17 300
15  72  51  62  -7   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 16 310   M    M            20 310
16  66  51  59 -10   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 20 300   M    M            22 300
17  71  47  59 -10   6   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 18 320   M    M            22 320
18  76  48  62  -7   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13 310   M    M     8      14 320
19  78  52  65  -5   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 22 310   M    M            28 310
20  71  50  61  -9   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.1 23 320   M    M            28 320
21  73  50  62  -9   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 17 320   M    M            22 310
22  77  50  64  -7   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 14 290   M    M            21 320
23  80  57  69  -2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 21 320   M    M            25 300
24  81  54  68  -3   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 320   M    M            20 320
25  68  53  61 -10   4   0    T  0.0    0 10.4 25 310   M    M            29 310
26  69  47  58 -14   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 23 320   M    M     1      26 330
27  76  46  61 -11   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 17 160   M    M            20 170
28  80  49  65  -7   0   0 0.07  0.0    0 12.4 32 320   M    M     8      37 320
29  72  46  59 -13   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 18 330   M    M            23 310
30  77  53  65  -8   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 16 330   M    M            21 310
31  85  55  70  -3   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 15 300   M    M            17 310
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SM 2247 1597       104  18  1.37     0.0 252.6          M                     
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AV 72.5 51.5                               8.2 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 32 320               # 37  320   
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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:     1998
                                          LATITUDE:   36 46 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 43 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.37    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -6.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.98    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    85 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.49 ON 05         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     45 ON 13                               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:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   104    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                               
DPTR FM NORMAL    67    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2484    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    41                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                               
TOTAL THIS MO.    18                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL  -152    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1    74    HIGHEST SLP 30.17 ON 17                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL  -139    LOWEST  SLP 29.68 ON 12                                 

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