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OCTOBER 2006 CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
FOR BAKERSFIELD, FRESNO AND MARIPOSA


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 58.43 degrees.
Our high was 79.40 on October 21 and our low was 44.80 on October 18.
We had 14 days in the 70's and
14 days in the 60's along with 3 days in the 50's for high temps.
.99 of a inch of rain fell in October with the most significant on October 5 when .63 of an inch of rain fall was recorded.

In October of 2005 our average daily temp was 59.64
Our high was 83.6 on October 14 and our low was 44.10 on October 4.
With 3 days of  80+ degree days.
Also 12 days in the 70's, 13 days in the 60's and 3 days in the 50's for a high temp.
Also .96 of an inch of rain was recorded, with the most rain on October  27 when .94 of a inch of rain fell.
   



 

...OCTOBER 2006 CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR BAKERSFIELD AND
    FRESNO...
 ...CORRECTION TO JUNE FRESNO CLIMATE REPORT...
 ...2006 100-DEGREE DAY STATISTICS...
 ...HISTORIC 100-DEGREE DAY STATISTICS...
 ...OBSERVATION LOCATION HISTORIES...
 
    NOTE...DATA ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BY THE
           NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
 
 ........................BAKERSFIELD...........FRESNO
 
 RAINFALL
 MONTH
 OCT 2006................0.29 INCH.............0.08 INCH
  NORMAL OCTOBER.........0.30 INCH.............0.65 INCH
  DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.-0.01 INCH............-0.57 INCH
  PERCENT OF NORMAL......96.7..................12.3
 SEASON
  THROUGH OCT 2006.......0.29..................0.08
  NORMAL THROUGH OCT.....0.53 INCH.............0.93 INCH
  DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.-0.24 INCH............-0.85 INCH
  PERCENT OF NORMAL......54.7...................8.6
 
 TEMPERATURE
 AVERAGE HIGH
  OCT 2006...............76.2..................76.5  
  NORMAL OCTOBER.........79.5..................78.1
  DEPARTURE..............-3.3..................-1.6   
  HIGHEST..................89....................86
  DATE...................21ST..................21ST
 AVERAGE LOW
  OCT 2006...............51.6..................51.5   
  NORMAL OCTOBER.........54.9..................51.9
  DEPARTURE..............-3.3..................-0.4   
  LOWEST...................43....................42
  DATE...................26TH...31ST...........30TH
 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
  OCT 2006...............63.9..................64.0   
  NORMAL OCTOBER.........67.2..................65.0
  DEPARTURE..............-3.3..................-1.0
 
 &&
 
 RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN IN OCTOBER
 
 BAKERSFIELD
 
  1ST...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 68 DEGREES.
        THE OLD RECORD WAS 69 DEGREES...SET IN 1930.
 
  2ND...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 63 DEGREES.
        THE OLD RECORD WAS 72 DEGREES...SET IN 1998.
 
  5TH...TIED THE RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 72
        DEGREES...LAST SET IN 1994.
 
 13TH...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 68 DEGREES.
        THE OLD RECORD WAS 69 DEGREES...SET IN 1966.
 
 FRESNO
 
 NO TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN  
    DURING OCTOBER 2006.
 
 &&
 
 CORRECTION TO FRESNO JUNE CLIMATE REPORT
 
 IT WAS ERRONEOUSLY STATED THAT JUNE 2006 WAS THE 3RD WARMEST JUNE ON
 RECORD FOR FRESNO. IT ACTUALLY WAS THE 4TH WARMEST JUNE ON RECORD.
 THE WARMEST JUNE/S ON RECORD FOR FRESNO ARE...
 
 1. JUNE 1981...82.8 DEGREES
 2. JUNE 1918...82.5 DEGREES
 3. JUNE 1985...81.8 DEGREES
 4. JUNE 2006...80.7 DEGREES
 5. JUNE 1940...80.4 DEGREES
    JUNE 1926...80.4 DEGREES
 
 &&
 
 2006 100-DEGREE DAY STATISTICS
 
                         BAKERSFIELD      FRESNO
 
 FIRST 100-DEGREE DAY    JUNE 18TH        MAY 18TH
 LAST 100-DEGREE DAY     SEPTEMBER 7TH    SEPTEMBER 7TH
 
 DAYS IN MAY              0                1
 DAYS IN JUNE             9               12
 DAYS IN JULY            20               20
 DAYS IN AUGUST           3                4
 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER        4                5
 
 TOTAL IN 2006           36               42
 
 WARMEST DAY             112              113
                         JULY 25TH        JULY 23RD...24TH...25TH
 
 FIRST 105-DEGREE DAY    JUNE 24TH        JUNE 22ND
 LAST 105-DEGREE DAY     JULY 27TH        JULY 26TH
 
 DAYS IN MAY              0                0
 DAYS IN JUNE             1                4
 DAYS IN JULY             9               14
 DAYS IN AUGUST           0                0
 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER        0                0
 
 TOTAL IN 2006           10               18
 
 FIRST 110-DEGREE DAY    JULY 24TH        JULY 22ND
 LAST 110-DEGREE DAY     JULY 25TH        JULY 26TH
 
 DAYS IN MAY              0                0
 DAYS IN JUNE             0                0
 DAYS IN JULY             2                5
 DAYS IN AUGUST           0                0
 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER        0                0
 
 TOTAL IN 2006            2                5
 
 &&
 
 HISTORIC 100-DEGREE DAY STATISTICS
 
                    BAKERSFIELD               FRESNO
 
 100-DEGREE DAYS
 AVERAGE PER YEAR   38                        36
 MOST IN A YEAR     67 IN 1939                63 IN 1984
 LEAST IN A YEAR    12 IN 1965...1969         13 IN 1956
 MOST CONSECUTIVE   25                        21
    PERIOD          JUL 18-AUG 11 1978...     JULY 2-AUG 12 2005
                    JUL 13-AUG 6 1971
 EARLIEST 1ST       APRIL 23 1910             APRIL 12 1910
 LATEST 1ST         JULY 16 1998              JULY 16 1998
 
 105-DEGREE DAYS
 MOST CONSECUTIVE   20                        14
    PERIOD          JULY 11-30 1933           JULY 17-30 1988
 EARLIEST 1ST       MAY 13 1976               MAY 28 2003...
                                              MAY 28 1984
 
 110-DEGREE DAYS
 MOST CONSECUTIVE    9                         6
    PERIOD          JULY 19-27 1931           JULY 26-31 1898
 EARLIEST 1ST       MAY 31 1910               MAY 31 1910
 
 &&
 
 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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