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Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Saturday.


CAZ013-032300-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 61 to 76 higher elevations...
73 to 79 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds 5 to 15 mph
shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers after midnight. Colder. Lows 31 to
45 higher elevations...43 to 49 lower elevations. Prevailing
southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Heavy rain showers in the morning, then a chance of
rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Breezy, cooler. Highs 40 to 54 higher elevations...
52 to 58 lower elevations. Snow level 4000 feet in the afternoon.
Prevailing southwest winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around
40 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely with
possible showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Colder. Lows
26 to 38 higher elevations...34 to 42 lower elevations. No snow
accumulation lower elevations...up to 1 inch higher elevations.
Snow level 3000 feet. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs 42 to 57 higher elevations...54 to 62 lower
elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 30 to 45.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Not as
cool. Highs 48 to 63.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 29 to 44.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 57 to 72. Lows 30 to
45.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 38 to 53. Highs 61 to
76.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
SHASTA DAM             78   48   56  /   0   90  100


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CAZ014-032300-
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County-
Including the city of Burney
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 61 to 73. Prevailing east
winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after
midnight. Lows 32 to 42. Prevailing southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Gusts up to 45 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...At lower elevations, rain showers in the morning,
then rain showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. At higher elevations, rain showers in the morning,
then rain showers, snow showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy, cooler. Highs 43 to 52.
No snow accumulation lower elevations...up to 1 inch higher
elevations. Snow level 4500 feet in the afternoon. Prevailing
southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph
decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers, snow showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
a slight chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Colder.
Lows 22 to 33. No snow accumulation lower elevations...up to
2 inches higher elevations. Snow level 3500 feet. Prevailing west
winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 40 to 52. Prevailing west winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 26 to 35.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Not
as cool. Highs 46 to 57.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 27 to 36.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 50 to 65. Lows
25 to 39.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 58 to 71.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
BURNEY                 70   39   49  /   0   70  100


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CAZ015-032300-
Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 83. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers after
midnight. Lows 48 to 53. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to
20 mph increasing to 45 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then a chance of rain
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Breezy. Much cooler. Highs around 59. South winds 10 to 25 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly
cloudy after midnight. Lows around 41. Southwest winds up to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 65. South winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 43.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 64 to 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 48.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 70 to 80. Lows 42 to
52.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 55. Highs
74 to 84.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
REDDING                82   51   60  /   0   90   90
RED BLUFF              82   53   60  /   0   80   90


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CAZ016-032300-
Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 84. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 49 to 54. South winds
10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph increasing to 40 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then a chance of rain
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Breezy, cooler. Highs 58 to 64. South winds 10 to 25 mph. Gusts
up to 40 mph decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly
cloudy after midnight. Lows around 42. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph decreasing to 20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 61 to 67. Southeast winds up to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 43.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 67 to 73.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 50.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, breezy. Highs 71 to 81. Lows
45 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 54 to 60. Highs 76 to
85.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
CHICO                  84   53   60  /   0   50  100
OROVILLE               82   52   60  /   0   30  100
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY   82   54   61  /   0   20  100


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CAZ017-032300-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 84. Northwest winds around 10 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 48 to 56. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs
56 to 62. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly
clear after midnight. Colder. Lows around 42. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 67. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 43.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 67 to 73.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 48.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, breezy. Highs 72 to 82. Lows
47 to 57.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 51 to 61. Highs 76 to
86.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO             82   54   60  /   0   10  100
SAC EXEC AIRPORT       81   54   60  /   0   10  100


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CAZ018-032300-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 80. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows
50 to 55. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Cooler. Highs around 59. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 44. West winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 61 to 66. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 44.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 66 to 71.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 48. Highs 68 to
74.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Lows around 55. Highs
75 to 81.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN       80   51   61  /   0   10  100


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CAZ019-032300-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 82. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 56. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain
showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs 54 to 63. South winds
around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Gusts up to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Colder.
Lows 40 to 46. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 66. Southwest winds up to
10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 40 to 46.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 64 to 72.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 55. Highs
65 to 75.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 73 to 83. Lows 46 to
56.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON               82   53   62  /   0    0  100
MODESTO                82   54   61  /   0    0  100


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CAZ063-032300-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 56 to 71 higher elevations...73 to
78 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers after midnight. Breezy,
colder. Lows 29 to 44 higher elevations...45 to 51 lower
elevations. Prevailing west winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts
to around 45 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...At lower elevations, rain showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. At higher elevations, rain
showers with heavy snow showers likely in the morning, then a
chance of rain showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy, cooler. Highs 36 to
51 higher elevations...52 to 58 lower elevations. No snow
accumulation lower elevations...3 to 5 inches higher elevations.
Snow level 5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet in the afternoon.
Prevailing west winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers, thunderstorms and snow showers in the evening, then
partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy, colder. Lows 23 to
38 higher elevations...36 to 42 lower elevations. Snow level
3000 feet. Prevailing west winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 39 to 54 higher
elevations...55 to 61 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds
5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 45.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 49 to 64.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 47.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 56 to 71. Lows 34 to
49.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 43 to 58. Highs 59 to
74.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS          65   36   43  /   0   90  100


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CAZ066-032300-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 79. Prevailing northeast winds up to
10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
a chance of rain showers after midnight. Breezy, colder. Lows
39 to 49. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph increasing to
southeast 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 50 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Heavy rain showers in the morning, then rain showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Windy, cooler. Highs 48 to 58. Prevailing south winds 15 to
30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of snow
showers, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Colder. Lows 33 to 43. No snow accumulation. Prevailing
south winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 47 to 61. Light winds becoming
southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 36 to 46.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Highs 54 to 66.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 37 to 49.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 60 to 72. Lows 37 to
51.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 66 to 81. Lows 41 to
56.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
PARADISE               73   45   53  /   0   40  100


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CAZ067-032300-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 77. Light winds becoming west up to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows
43 to 53. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Heavy rain showers in the morning, then heavy rain
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Cooler. Highs 48 to 58. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Colder. Lows 34 to 42. Prevailing southwest winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs 47 to 61. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph
shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 42.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 55 to 67.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 47.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 61 to 71. Lows 39 to
48.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 66 to 80. Lows 42 to
54.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY           70   45   50  /   0   10  100
JACKSON                74   50   55  /   0   10  100


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CAZ068-032300-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs 52 to 67 higher elevations...58 to
73 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph
shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
a chance of rain showers after midnight. Breezy, colder. Lows
28 to 43. Prevailing southwest winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the
south 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...At lower elevations, heavy rain showers in the
morning, then rain showers with possible snow showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. At higher elevations,
heavy rain showers and heavy snow showers in the morning, then
heavy snow showers, rain showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy, cooler. Highs 33 to
48 higher elevations...40 to 52 lower elevations. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch lower elevations...except 3 to 9 inches
higher elevations. Snow level 6500 feet decreasing to 4500 feet
in the afternoon. Prevailing south winds 20 to 30 mph becoming
southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow showers, rain showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
after midnight. Colder. Lows 17 to 32 higher elevations...23 to
36 lower elevations. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches lower
elevations...except 2 to 6 inches higher elevations. Snow level
3500 feet. Prevailing southwest winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers.
Highs 30 to 45 higher elevations...37 to 51 lower elevations.
Prevailing west winds up to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 37.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool. Highs 41 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 24 to 39.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear. Highs 49 to 64. Lows 25 to
40.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 33 to 48. Highs 53 to
68.

&&
                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
QUINCY                 76   42   54  /   0   10  100
CHESTER                69   35   49  /   0   30  100


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CAZ069-032300-
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
1252 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 51 to 66 higher elevations...62 to 72 lower
elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 42 higher elevations...37 to
49 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds up to 15 mph. Gusts
up to 35 mph after midnight. Over ridges...prevailing southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...At lower elevations, heavy rain showers. At higher
elevations, a chance of rain and snow showers in the morning,
then heavy snow showers and heavy rain showers in the afternoon.
Windy. Highs 34 to 49 higher elevations...43 to 55 lower
elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations...1 to 7 inches
higher elevations. Snow level 7500 feet decreasing to 6000 feet
in the afternoon. Prevailing southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with
gusts to around 55 mph...except southwest 15 to 55 mph over
ridges.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Heavy snow showers, rain showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
snow showers after midnight. Breezy. Much colder. Lows 14 to
29 higher elevations...27 to 37 lower elevations. Snow
accumulation up to 2 inches lower elevations...except 2 to
6 inches higher elevations. Snow level 4000 feet. Prevailing
southwest winds 10 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after
midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph. Over ridges...prevailing southwest
winds 30 to 50 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers in the
morning. Highs 28 to 43 higher elevations...41 to 51 lower
elevations. Little or no snow accumulation lower elevations...up
to 1 inch higher elevations. Prevailing southwest winds up to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 19 to 34.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 41 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 39.
.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Highs 50 to 65. Lows 28 to 43.

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                        TEMPERATURE  /  PRECIPITATION
BLUE CANYON            62   38   43  /   0   10  100


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