Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS San Joaquin Valley, CA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
830 AM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

...APRIL 2013 CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR BAKERSFIELD AND FRESNO...
...FRESNO HAS ITS WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD...
...BAKERSFIELD TIERS ITS 14TH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD...
...BAKERSFIELD HAS 16TH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD...
...BAKERSFIELD HAS ITS 19TH DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD...
...FRESNO TIES ITS 18TH DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD...
...FRESNO HAS SIXTH DRIEST START TO CALENDAR YEAR...
...RAINFALL DEPARTURES...

   NOTE...DATA ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BY THE
          NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER

........................BAKERSFIELD...........FRESNO

RAINFALL
MONTH
APRIL 2013..............0.05 INCH.............0.09 INCH
 NORMAL APRIL...........0.52 INCH.............0.95 INCH
 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.-0.47 INCH............-0.86 INCH
 PERCENT OF NORMAL.......9.6...................9.5
RAIN SEASON /JULY 1 TO JUNE 30/
 THROUGH APRIL 2013.....3.10 INCHES...........5.60 INCHES
 NORMAL THROUGH MARCH...6.21 INCHES..........10.86 INCHES
 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.-3.11 INCHES..........-5.26 INCHES
 PERCENT OF NORMAL......49.9..................51.6

TEMPERATURE
AVERAGE HIGH
 APRIL 2013.............80.3..................81.3
 NORMAL APRIL...........75.0..................74.6
 DEPARTURE...............5.3...................6.7
 HIGHEST..................93....................95
 DATE...................28TH...29TH...........29TH
AVERAGE LOW
 APRIL 2013.............53.2..................53.8
 NORMAL APRIL...........50.2..................49.4
 DEPARTURE...............3.0...................4.4
 LOWEST...................39....................42
 DATE...................17TH..................17TH
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
 APRIL 2013.............66.7..................67.6
 NORMAL APRIL...........62.6..................62.0
 DEPARTURE...............4.1...................5.6

&&

RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN IN APRIL

BAKERSFIELD

NO TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN OR TIED AT
       MEADOWS FIELD...BAKERSFIELD...DURING APRIL 2013.

FRESNO

 4TH...TIED RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 57
       DEGREES...LAST SET IN 1961.

30TH...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 64 DEGREES.
       THE OLD RECORD WAS 63 DEGREES...SET IN 1981.

&&

WARMEST APRILS ON RECORD
/AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT/

       BAKERSFIELD              FRESNO

 1.    69.8...1909             *67.6...2013*
 2.    69.0...1934              67.5...1934
 3.    69.0...1910              67.2...1989
 4.    68.8...1989              67.1...1985
 5.    68.2...1959              66.8...1992
 6.    67.8...1931              66.7...1987
 7.    67.5...1977              66.4...1939
 8.    67.3...1987              66.1...1888
 9.    67.3...1966              66.0...1931
10.    67.2...2004              66.0...1926
11.    66.9...1992              65.8...2004
12.    66.9...1939              65.7...1990
13.    66.8...1949              65.6...1959
14.   *66.7...2013*             65.6...1949
15.    66.7...1990              65.5...1966
16.    66.7...1954              65.5...1898
17.    65.9...1985              65.4...1977
18.    65.8...1962              65.2...1910
19.    65.5...1950              64.8...1962
20.    65.5...1947              64.7...1947

&&

DRIEST APRILS ON RECORD
/IN INCHES/

       BAKERSFIELD              FRESNO

 1.    0.00....1966             0.00....1898
 2.    0.00....1934             TRACE...2008
 3.    0.00....1909             TRACE...1997
 4.    TRACE...2008             TRACE...1934
 5.    TRACE...1997             TRACE...1918
 6.    TRACE...1993             TRACE...1909
 7.    TRACE...1992             0.01....1949
 8.    TRACE...1989             0.02....1991
 9.    TRACE...1985             0.02....1962
10.    TRACE...1979             0.02....1916
11.    TRACE...1977             0.03....2004
12.    TRACE...1913             0.03....1946
13.    TRACE...1905             0.04....1977
14.    0.01....1933             0.05....1989
15.    0.02....2004             0.06....1919
16.    0.02....1962             0.07....1987
17.    0.02....1946             0.07....1979
18.    0.04....1961            *0.09....2013*
19.   *0.05....2013*            0.09....1973
20.    0.06....1991             0.10....1922

&&

DRIEST STARTS TO THE CALENDAR YEARS

/JANUARY 1 TO APRIL 30 IN INCHES/

       BAKERSFIELD              FRESNO

 1.    0.00...1913              1.23...1966
 2.    0.35...1972              1.31...1972
 3.    0.60...1908              1.67...1947
 4.    0.93...1961              1.85...1977
 5.    1.05...1934              1.93...1984
 6.    1.13...1912             *2.21...2013*
 7.    1.15...1928              2.23...1934
 8.    1.28...1984              2.28...1898
 9.    1.34...1985              2.31...1971
10.    1.45...1959              2.32...2002

25.    2.31...2013*

NORMAL 4.13                     7.20

&&

RAINFALL DEPARTURES

                                   BAKERSFIELD       FRESNO

LAST MONTH.......ACTUAL.............0.05 INCH.........0.09 INCH
                 NORMAL.............0.52 INCH.........0.95 INCH
                 DEPARTURE.........-0.47 INCH........-0.86 INCH
                 PCT OF NORMAL.......9.6...............9.5

LAST 3 MONTHS....ACTUAL.............1.48 INCH.........1.63 INCH
                 NORMAL.............2.97 INCHES.......5.01 INCHES
                 DEPARTURE.........-1.49 INCH........-3.38 INCHES
                 PCT OF NORMAL......49.8..............32.5

LAST 6 MONTHS....ACTUAL.............3.06 INCHES.......5.35 INCHES
                 NORMAL.............5.79 INCHES......10.04 INCHES
                 DEPARTURE.........-2.73 INCHES......-4.69 INCHES
                 PCT OF NORMAL......52.8..............53.3

LAST 12 MONTHS...ACTUAL.............3.10 INCHES.......5.60 INCHES
                 NORMAL.............6.47 INCHES......11.50 INCHES
                 DEPARTURE.........-3.37 INCHES......-5.90 INCHES
                 PCT OF NORMAL......47.9..............48.7

SINCE JAN 1ST....ACTUAL.............2.31 INCHES.......2.21 INCH
                 NORMAL.............4.13 INCHES.......7.20 INCHES
                 DEPARTURE.........-1.82 INCH........-4.99 INCHES
                 PCT OF NORMAL......55.9..............30.7

&&

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