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Bakersfield Cooperative Precipitation Data

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  Bakersfield Cooperative Precipitation
 1942-2020
Elevation 2553 FT

 

Bakersfield Normals 1981-2010 
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 60.0 64.5 72.2 81.1 88.9 93.9 95.1 94.9 88.8 79.6 69.3 61.0 79.1
Minimum 32.5 36.6 43.4 51.9 61.7 69.0 71.5 70.9 64.2 54.4 42.1 33.2 52.6
Precipitation 0.74 0.66 0.65 1.14 1.60 1.75 1.18 1.67 2.22 2.12 0.89 0.63 15.25
Snowfall 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.7
Heating Degree Days  581 407 251 81 9 0 0 0 7 70 293 555 2254
Cooling Degree Days 0 3 28 126 329 494 567 555 352 132 14 0 2600

 

Bakersfield Precipitation (1942-2020) 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.70 0.80i 1.08i  M  M  M  M  M M M M M   2.58i
2019 0.00i 0.15i 0.50i 1.48 4.75i 0.10i  0.42 0.00i 0.10i 0.20i 1.50 1.10   8.60i
2018 0.17 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.53 1.56  0.68 0.02 2.37 1.46 0.41 0.56  7.85
2017 2.68 0.73 0.45 1.80 1.20 1.59  1.01 1.68 1.71 0.10 0.60 0.91  13.46
2016  0.09 0.00 1.21 0.52 2.03 2.86  0.83 3.04 1.94 0.20 2.00 0.84  15.56
2015  1.04  0.48  1.85  0.61   4.72   3.65   0.05i  0.22i 0.11i  4.87  1.91 1.02  20.53i
2014  0.00  0.03  0.01 0.92  3.46  1.79  0.96   0.55  1.99  0.05   3.25i  0.45   13.46i
2013  1.65  0.00   0.00  0.13 0.83 0.81  2.58  0.98  1.97  0.74 0.76  1.22  11.67
2012  1.18 1.27  0.15  1.31  4.83   0.03  0.69 0.55  3.92   0.42   0.52   0.05  14.92
2011  0.01 0.02 0.00 0.15 0.36 0.17 0.59 0.00  0.68  0.80 0.01  0.71  3.50
2010  1.42 0.66 0.78 0.72 0.96 1.92 4.43 3.50 1.31 1.02 0.00  0.07  16.79
2009  0.02 0.44 0.53 1.35 1.87 4.52 0.64 2.06 2.11 1.75 0.13 0.77 16.19
2008  0.58 0.02 0.25  0.03 0.40 2.08 1.67 1.38 6.23 2.75 0.10 0.02 15.51
2007  1.71 0.34 2.45 7.68 2.15 2.75 0.72 1.95  5.54  T  0.95  0.13   26.37 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.01 0.08 1.75 0.06 0.88 1.83 0.11 4.44 0.32 0.63 0.00 1.01 11.12
2005 0.83 1.51 0.23i 0.08 2.67 2.07 2.94i 4.39 0.21 5.81 0.00 0.02 20.76i
2004  1.28 0.55i 3.07 1.13 0.33 2.76 3.69i 3.30 3.60 3.54 4.06 0.14i 27.45i
2003 0.10 1.53i 0.73 0.05 0.52 1.58 1.90 0.52 2.42 4.52 0.19i 0.00i 14.06i
2002 0.07 0.80 T 0.26 1.44 0.55 2.56 0.10 1.12 4.81 0.54 0.43i 12.68i
2001 0.66 0.32 0.59 0.32 0.79 0.42 0.10 3.16 0.43 0.82 3.53 0.10 11.24
2000 0.33 0.03 0.55 0.35i 0.05 3.16 0.29 0.13 T 1.89 1.23 0.05 8.06
1999 0.12 0.00 1.14 0.46 3.84 2.14 1.11 0.21 1.01 0.16 0.00 0.21 10.40
1998 0.03 0.25 0.62 0.00 0.01 0.91 0.00 1.67 0.51 1.92 1.36 0.71 7.99
1997 0.11 2.41 0.21 2.73 1.14 0.62 0.11 1.68 1.80 0.05 0.80 1.75 13.41
1996 T 0.10 0.02 1.55 1.61 0.88 0.72 3.49 4.45 0.24 1.94 0.00i 15.00i
1995 0.51i 0.18  0.16 1.35 2.95 1.57 0.18 T 2.09 0.17 0.07 0.45 9.68i
1994 2.26 T 0.22 0.90 1.33 0.61 2.22 0.21 2.53 1.05 1.55 0.25 13.13
1993 1.11 0.60 0.28 0.03 0.92 2.28 1.66 0.40 1.36 0.49 0.16 0.86 10.15
1992 1.32 4.37 1.33 1.82 4.52 2.00 0.91 4.75 0.70 0.66 0.46 0.74 23.58
1991 1.84 0.18 0.33 1.65 0.83 2.23 3.27 2.65 4.80 0.02 0.95 2.09 20.84
1990 0.60 0.92 0.91 1.25 1.13 0.01 3.85 1.03 5.54 1.29 1.52 0.44 18.49
1989 0.48 1.38 0.24 0.50 0.00 2.43 0.84 0.82 1.82 0.26 0.54 0.23 9.54
1988 T 0.09 0.08 0.25 1.42 0.39 0.84 1.27 4.49  0.13 0.00 0.21 9.17
1987  0.05 1.74 0.58 2.44 4.57 6.02 0.22 2.87 4.32 1.54 T 0.93 25.28
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.30 0.50 0.04 2.78 0.84 3.47 0.10 1.42 1.24 13.32 1.30 2.97 28.28
1985 0.75 0.67 0.67 0.10 0.46 1.45 0.91 1.94 2.44 1.91 0.16 0.00 11.46
1984 1.03 0.11 0.08 0.00 1.88 1.67 0.23 0.00 3.85 3.64 0.96 1.30 14.75
1983 0.40 0.31 0.26 0.16 1.25 0.65 0.00 0.05 0.10 4.21 0.39 0.02 7.80
1982 0.12 0.09 0.03 0.70 2.96 1.21 2.77 0.27 0.26 0.20 0.75 1.66 11.02
1981 1.37 0.05 1.26 3.62 4.42 0.56 0.81 1.18 0.32 4.69 0.00 0.00 18.27
1980 0.35 0.13 T 0.18 1.16 0.77 0.07 2.59 3.97 0.16 1.42 1.29 12.09
1979  0.53 1.06 0.39 0.12 0.58 2.36 0.84  2.80 0.73 T 0.00 1.02 10.43
1978 0.25 0.24 0.12 0.05 2.56 2.82 1.23 3.81 4.87 2.27 1.74 0.21 20.17
1977 0.21 0.12 1.21 1.53 0.33 2.12 0.33 0.16 1.00 3.17 0.55 T 10.73
1976  T 0.05 0.05 1.03 3.43 2.21 2.11 3.57 5.62 3.23 0.61 0.12 22.03
1975  0.33 0.91 T T 3.82 T 1.99 2.58 3.31 1.52 1.50 0.09 16.05
1974 T 0.02 0.05 0.54 1.59 0.99 T 3.71 23.40 4.88 1.00 0.54 36.76
1973 0.12 1.14 1.49 0.60 0.65 0.97 2.83 0.19 5.73 0.67 T 0.00 14.39
1972 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.00 3.52 2.11 0.59 2.50 2.42 1.63 0.08 0.01 12.92
1971 0.00 0.00 0.00e 1.01e 1.79e 1.92e 1.41 3.81 1.69 5.62 0.03 0.35 17.63e
1970 0.51 1.68 1.04 0.39 0.59 4.84 0.14 0.74 4.35 1.40 0.00 0.03 15.71
1969  0.00 0.24 1.01 1.45 1.60 1.78 2.52 1.47 0.71 3.54 1.87 1.13 17.32
1968 0.99 0.58 1.17 0.36 1.31 T 4.06 2.80 1.65 0.16 2.64 0.00 15.72
1967 0.00 0.41 0.53 T 0.93 1.35 0.55 1.88 2.19 0.62 0.67 0.60 9.73
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.55 0.11 0.02 2.29 1.31 3.24 0.10 1.30 5.17 3.77 0.00 0.00 17.86
1965 0.00 2.56 0.17 0.10 1.38 1.98 0.12 1.15 1.45 0.78 0.00 0.15 9.84
1964 0.30 0.15 0.35 0.43 0.45 0.63 0.08 1.70 2.81 0.55 0.45 0.21 8.11
1963 0.00 0.67 0.00 2.74 2.06 0.91 0.88  0.83 1.98 0.81 0.53 0.00 11.41
1962 0.00 0.69 0.36 0.74 0.97 1.85 2.35 0.79 0.70 1.79 0.69 2.07 13.00
1961 2.05 0.70e 0.22 0.00 2.03 0.00 0.42 0.75 0.62 0.68 1.64 0.00 9.11e
1960  1.19 1.09 0.98 0.53 1.21 1.05 1.25 2.79 0.60 3.53 0.32 1.74 16.28
1959  0.00 0.29 0.45 1.36 4.15 0.16 6.26 0.10 0.20 1.42 0.84 0.61 15.84
1958 2.46 1.58 1.12 0.93 1.71 1.62 1.51 1.47 2.57 2.77 0.00 0.00 17.74
1957 0.29 1.88 0.06 1.15 2.93 1.20 0.04 0.00 1.46 1.48 1.55 0.00 12.04
1956 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.96 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.42 0.23 0.00 0.55 2.55
1955 4.23 0.00 0.00 0.54 1.03 2.69 0.69 1.36 0.32 0.00 0.21 0.08 11.15
1954 0.18 0.13 0.36 1.01 4.22 2.14 0.00 0.12 0.05 1.52 T T 9.73
1953 0.00 0.45 0.77 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.73 0.10 2.02 0.00 0.37 5.00
1952  0.22 0.22 0.00 0.18 2.19 0.00 1.26 0.00 0.43 0.00 0.85 0.79 6.14
1951 0.12 0.50 M 0.00 1.52 1.43 0.03 1.19 0.27 0.24 T 0.25 5.55i
1950 0.47 0.11 0.00 0.77 1.97 0.03  M 0.84 2.10 0.80 0.00 T 7.09i
1949 1.24 0.50 0.07 1.79 3.42 0.19 0.85 2.18 0.53 1.88 0.00 0.92 13.57
1948 0.90 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.92 0.17 0.68 0.75 0.75 0.32 0.13 0.85 6.16
1947 1.10 0.03 0.42 0.00 2.68 1.14 0.33 3.61 0.00 0.00 0.46 0.66 10.43
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 2.62 0.00 0.17 2.05 1.64 0.47 0.28 0.59 0.62 1.18 0.15 1.43 11.20
1945 0.21 0.00 1.53 0.41 0.42 0.33 3.20 0.08 0.65 3.57 0.00 0.00 10.40
1944 1.65 0.95 0.00 0.15 2.68 2.79 1.31 1.72 2.84 0.18 0.68 1.52 16.47
1943 0.25 0.00 1.44 0.00 2.15 0.77 0.07 0.00 1.85 0.95 0.57 1.17 9.22
1942 0.24 0.40 0.08 1.08 0.35 0.42 1.22 8.69 0.00 3.26 0.15 1.25 17.14

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 map of Cooperative stations Monthly/Annual rainfall and 1971-2000 Averages

 

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