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MARCH 2007 CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
FOR BAKERSFIELD, FRESNO AND MARIPOSA COUNTY
Information Compiled From The National Weather Service And The Goldrushcam / Sierra Sun Times Private Weather Station.

  Mariposa at 3317 feet of elevation had a average daily temp of 54.8 degrees.
Our high was 81.10 on March 16 and our low was 26.10 on March 1.
We had 2 days in the 80's and
6 days in the 70's along with 17 days in the 60's
and 3 days in the 50's with 3 days in the 40's for high temps.
.95 inches of rain fell in March with the most significant on March 30 when .30 inches of rain fall was recorded.
Almost 2 inches of snow fell in February.

In March of 2006 our average daily temp was 44.9 degrees. Also 9.73  inches of rain was recorded along with over 34 inches of snow.		  
 
 
 
 ...MARCH 2007 CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO...
 ...BAKERSFIELD HAS 8TH WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD... 
 ...FRESNO HAS 8TH WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD...
 ...THE 15 DRIEST MARCH/S ON RECORD FOR BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO...
 ...THE 15 WARMEST MARCH/S ON RECORD FOR BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO...
 ...OBSERVATION LOCATION HISTORIES...
 
    NOTE...DATA ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BY THE
           NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
 
 ........................BAKERSFIELD...........FRESNO       Mariposa
 
 RAINFALL
 MONTH
 MAR 2007................0.44 INCH.............0.97 INCH      .95 INCH
  NORMAL MARCH...........1.41 INCH.............2.20 INCHES
  DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.-0.97 INCH............-1.23 INCH
  PERCENT OF NORMAL......31.2..................44.1
 SEASON
  THROUGH MAR 2007.......2.55 INCH.............5.49 INCHES  17.37 INCHES 
  NORMAL THROUGH MAR.....5.68 INCHES...........9.85 INCHES
  DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.-3.13 INCH............-4.36 INCH
  PERCENT OF NORMAL......44.9..................55.7
 
 TEMPERATURE
 AVERAGE HIGH
  MAR 2007...............74.9..................73.4           
  NORMAL MARCH...........68.3..................66.1
  DEPARTURE...............6.6...................7.3    
  HIGHEST..................88....................87           81.10
  DATE...................13TH...16TH...........16TH            16TH
 AVERAGE LOW
  MAR 2007...............48.0..................47.1    
  NORMAL MARCH...........46.2..................44.9
  DEPARTURE...............1.8...................2.2    
  LOWEST...................32....................33            26.10
  DATE....................1ST...................1ST              1ST
 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
  MAR 2007...............61.5..................60.2             54.8
  NORMAL MARCH...........57.3..................55.5
  DEPARTURE...............4.2...................4.7
 
 &&
 
 RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN IN MARCH
 
 BAKERSFIELD
 
  1ST...TIED THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF
        32 DEGREES....LAST SET IN 1930.
 
 12TH...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 85 DEGREES.
        THE OLD RECORD WAS 83 DEGREES...SET IN 1934.
 
 13TH...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 88 DEGREES.
        THE OLD RECORD WAS 84 DEGREES...SET IN 1934.
 
 14TH...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 56
        DEGREES. THE OLD RECORD WAS 54 DEGREES...SET IN 2004.
 
 FRESNO
 
 13TH...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 84 DEGREES.
        THE OLD RECORD WAS 80 DEGREES...SET IN 1993.
 
 14TH...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 83 DEGREES.
        THE OLD RECORD WAS 82 DEGREES...SET IN 1994.
 
 &&
 
 THE 15 DRIEST MARCH/S ON RECORD...
 
       BAKERSFIELD          FRESNO
 
  1.   1934...0             1972...0
  2.   1972...TRACE         1934...TRACE
  3.   1956...TRACE         1966...0.01 INCH
  4.   1959...0.02 INCH     1926...0.01 INCH
  5.   1908...0.06 INCH     1923...0.06 INCH
  6.   1931...0.09 INCH     1955...0.07 INCH
  7.   1926...0.12 INCH     1956...0.08 INCH
  8.   1923...0.12 INCH     1959...0.09 INCH
  9.   1901...0.14 INCH     1887...0.09 INCH
 10.   1960...0.16 INCH     1997...0.10 INCH
 11.   1957...0.16 INCH     1944...0.17 INCH
 12.   1917...0.20 INCH     1914...0.25 INCH
 13.   1914...0.20 INCH     1988...0.27 INCH
 14.   1999...0.21 INCH     1894...0.29 INCH
 15.   1997...0.21 INCH     1951...0.31 INCH
 
 &&
 
 THE 15 WARMEST MARCH/S ON RECORD...
       /AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES F/
 
       BAKERSFIELD          FRESNO
 
  1.   2004...65.2          1934...63.8
  2.   1934...65.0          2004...62.6
  3.   1972...63.2          1926...60.9
  4.   1889...63.0          1972...60.7
  5.   1910...62.8          1993...60.3
  6.   1978...62.6          1986...60.3
  7.   1926...62.5          1978...60.3
  8.   2007...61.5          2007...60.2
  9.   1993...61.0          1997...60.0
 10.   1928...60.8          1910...59.8
 11.   1909...60.6          1928...59.4
 12.   1959...60.5          1994...59.3
 13.   1914...60.5          1950...59.2
 14.   1994...60.4          1947...59.0
 15.   1947...60.4          1914...58.9
 
 &&
 
 OBSERVATION LOCATION HISTORIES...
 
 WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FOR FRESNO AND BAKERSFIELD WERE TAKEN AT 
 MULTIPLE LOCATIONS DURING THE PERIOD OF RECORD...AND THERE WERE 
 OCCASIONS WHERE OBSERVATIONS WERE TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO 
 LOCATIONS. THESE LOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW...
 
 FRESNO
 
 SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT....JANUARY 1878 TO AUGUST 16 1887
     /ONLY PRECIPITATION RECORDED/
 
 TAYLOR BUILDING...........AUGUST 16 1887 TO JANUARY 30 1889
 
 HUGHES BUILDING...........JANUARY 31 1889 TO SEPTEMBER 30 1890
 
 FRESNO SAVINGS AND LOAN...OCTOBER 1 1890 TO JANUARY 25 1895
 
 FARMERS NATIONAL BANK.....JANUARY 26 1895 TO APRIL 30 1913
 
 ROSWELL BUILDING..........MAY 1 1913 TO AUGUST 31 1933
 
 MADDUX FIELD..............JULY 1 1929 TO MARCH 14 1930
     /OBSERVATIONS SIMULTANEOUS WITH ROSWELL BLDG OBSERVATIONS/
 
 CHANDLER FIELD............MARCH 14 1933 TO MARCH 31 1935
     /OBSERVATIONS SIMULTANEOUS WITH ROSWELL AND BRIX BLDG OBS/
 
 BRIX BUILDING.............SEPTEMBER 1 1933 TO JULY 1 1939
 
 CHANDLER FIELD............MARCH 1 1939 TO AUGUST 20 1949
 
 FRESNO YOSEMITE AIRPORT...AUGUST 20 1948 TO PRESENT
 
 BAKERSFIELD
 
 SANTA FE RAIL DEPOT.......JANUARY 1889 TO SEPTEMBER 1937
 
 MEADOWS FIELD.............SEPTEMBER 28 1928 TO PRESENT
     /SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATIONS WITH RAIL DEPOT SEP 1928 TO SEP 1937/


 

 

  

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