Fresno, CA - October 1998

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

                                          STATION:   FRESNO
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      1998
                                          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  83  58  71   1   0   6 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 16 310   M    M     8      18 310
 2  77  55  66  -4   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  9.5 16 310   M    M            20 320
 3  73  54  64  -6   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 18 310   M    M            22 320
 4  76  48  62  -7   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 14 310   M    M            16 320
 5  82  50  66  -3   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  3.7  9 250   M    M            11 200
 6  86  52  69   0   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 10 310   M    M            11 310
 7  87  53  70   2   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  5.2 14 320   M    M            15 310
 8  80  52  66  -2   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 14 320   M    M            16 310
 9  77  53  65  -3   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.6 17 310   M    M            20 310
10  75  49  62  -6   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 11 320   M    M            14 310
11  80  48  64  -3   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  9 230   M    M            14 250
12  79  51  65  -2   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 11 290   M    M            15 300
13  78  50  64  -2   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15 300   M    M            17 310
14  76  52  64  -2   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 17 300   M    M            21 300
15  73  51  62  -4   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 14 300   M    M            14 300
16  70  45  58  -7   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 13 310   M    M            14  40
17  76  47  62  -3   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 10 230   M    M     8      13 230
18  77  44  61  -4   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10 310   M    M            11 300
19  80  47  64   0   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 10 320   M    M     8      13 320
20  81  47  64   0   1   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4  8 310   M    M     8      10 360
21  83  49  66   2   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  3.0  9 230   M    M     8      14  40
22  84  52  68   5   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  3.8  9 330   M    M     8      11 320
23  85  50  68   5   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  2.8  9 150   M    M     8      11 150
24  68  55  62   0   3   0 0.16  0.0    0  8.0 25 300   M    M     18     35 310
25  61  49  55  -7  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 17 310   M    M     8      20 310
26  69  50  60  -2   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 11 170   M    M     18     14 160
27  75  50  63   2   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 13 320   M    M     18     15 320
28  66  50  58  -3   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 13 300   M    M     18     14 320
29  65  50  58  -2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 13 310   M    M     18     16 320
30  66  45  56  -4   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.3  9 220   M    M     18     11 210
31  71  45  58  -2   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 13 130   M    M     18     14 130

SM 2359 1551        79  25  0.16     0.0 159.7          M                     

AV 76.1 50.0                               5.2 FASTST  PSBL  %        MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 25 300               # 35  310   

NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

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

                                          STATION:  FRESNO
                                          MONTH:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     1998
                                          LATITUDE:   36 46 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 119 43 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 63.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.16    1  FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.49    2  FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    87 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  0.16 ON 24        TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     44 ON 18                               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:   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.    79    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     6    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1    86    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    10                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    25                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL   -64    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1783    HIGHEST SLP 30.16 ON 17                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL  -179    LOWEST  SLP 29.82 ON 29                                 

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