It’s been three weeks since the last infusion of chemo, which means it’s time for another round, which will happen tomorrow morning. With each round, John gets more and more sick. His oncologist has added two more anti-nausea meds to his arsenal. If price equals effectiveness, these should be pretty effective ? Thank you for standing by us. We pray for you and yours.
August 17, 2021
A rather significant low pressure system has dropped into the Pacific Northwest and northern California. The balloon sounding over Oakland this morning indicated the winds aloft between 5,000 and 30,000 feet are generally out of the west/northwest between 25 and 45 MPH, depending upon specific elevation. The air immediately above the valley floor is much cooler. As of 6:00am, the temperature up at Blue Canyon and Sandberg is 13 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.
The marine layer has now deepened to 3,000 feet and is surging inland. Winds at both Pacheco Pass and through the Delta at Travis AFB are ranging from 20 to 35 MPH. On the valley floor itself, readings are down 3 to 11 degrees from yesterday.
The backbone of the heat wave has finally been broken as most locations will not reach the century mark today with the possible location of hottest locations in Kern County. The low, by tomorrow at this time, will have shifted over Idaho then over the Rockies on Thursday. A weaker low will follow a similar path into the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, keeping temperatures marginally below average. This appears to be a roughly one week cool down. Models for roughly Wednesday or Thursday of next week show the dominant pattern of the summer to be strong high pressure over the Four Corners region expanding back towards California, possibly returning temperatures to triple digits by the middle of next week.
Forecast: Clear and cooler through tomorrow. Mostly clear Wednesday night through Tuesday.
Short Term:
| Madera 95/59/90/58/94 | Reedley 98/59/90/57/94 | Dinuba 97/60/90/58/93 |
| Porterville 99/58/92/57/93 | Lindsay 98/57/90/57/92 | Delano 98/63/91/59/94 |
| Bakersfield 99/70/91/67/92 | Taft 100/70/92/65/92 | Arvin 100/69/91/65/92 |
| Lamont 100/65/91/62/94 | Pixley 98/61/91/58/93 | Tulare 98/60/90/57/92 |
| Woodlake 98/60/90/57/92 | Hanford 99/60/91/58/93 | Orosi 98/58/90/56/93 |
Seven Day Forecast:
| Friday
Mostly clear 58/94 |
Saturday
Mostly clear 58/95 |
Sunday
Mostly clear 60/94 |
Monday
Mostly clear 59/95 |
Tuesday
Mostly clear 63/98 |
Two Week Outlook: August 24 through August 30 This model indicates the reestablishment of high pressure over the desert southwest and California. Precipitation is not expected during this period however temperatures will again be above average.
July: The 30 day outlook for July follows the trend set in June with above average temperatures and upper level high pressure that’s stronger than usual. The typical dry conditions will continue.
July, August, September: Above average temperatures can be expected for the next three months. This model is given equal chance of rain for not only California but also the parched desert southwest.
Winds Discussion: Through Friday, there will be periods of winds out of the west/northwest at 10 to 20 MPH. gusts to near 30 MPH will be possible, mainly along the west side and especially near the Interstate 5 corridor interspersed with periods of somewhat lighter winds.
Rain: Expect dry conditions for at least the next 7 to 10 days.
Actual Humidity Range Yesterday: Delano, 80%/23% Porterville, 69%/22`%, Dew Points: Hanford, low to mid 50s. Bakersfield: Low to mid 50s.
Percentage of Sunshine Today/Tomorrow: Visalia: Today: 100%, tomorrow 100%. Bakersfield: Today: 100% Tomorrow: 100%.
ET Rates Over the Past Seven Days:. Stratford 1.96, Parlier 1.85, Arvin 2.16, Orange Cove 2.01, Porterville 1.76, Delano 1.77. Courtesy University of California *=estimate, NA=not available.
Seven Day Soil Temperatures: Stratford 78, Parlier 81, Arvin, 79, Orange Cove NA, Porterville NA, Delano 79.
Record Temperatures: 111/53. Average Temperatures: 97/65
Cooling Degree Days This Season. 1667 +378 Varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Average Temperature for this month So Far: 84.3 +3.7 courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno, 6.59 or -4.35 or 60% of average. Month to Date: .00 or -.03
Precipitation for Bakersfield, Season,T yesterday, 2.77, +or- -3.34 or 44% of average. Month to date .T or -.-00
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Orange Cove, , Parlier, , Arvin, , Belridge, , Shafter, , Stratford, , Delano, , Porterville,
Hours at 45 or below 45. Courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise: 6:18 am Sunset: 7:47 Hours of Daylight: 13:29
Yesterday’s Weather
MCE : Merced 153 : DH1700 / 100 / 72 / 0.00 /
MAE : Madera 253 : DH1700 / 100 / 70 / 0.00 /
FAT : Fresno Airport 333 : DH1700 / 103 / 81 / 0.00 /
HJO : Hanford Airport 242 : DH1700 / 103 / 70 / 0.00 /
NLC : Lemoore Naval AS 234 : DH1700 / 104 / 72 / 0.00 /
BFL : Bakersfield Airport 496 : DHM / 105 / 83 / 0.00 /
VIS : Visalia Airport 292 : DH1700 / 101 / 73 / 0.00 /
ATEC1 : Avenal 787 : DH1652 / 103 / 78 / 0.00 /
PTV : Porterville Airport 442 : DH1700 / 104 / 75 / 0.00 /
TFTC1 : Taft 759 : DH1652 / 105 / 83 / 0.00 /
LOSC1 : Los Banos 120 : DH1600 / 101 / 72 / 0.00 /
Rainfall: 24hr W.Y. % Last Y. % Ave. Year ave.
STOCKTON 0.00 7.88 59 8.35 63 13.36 13.45
MODESTO 0.00 7.12 58 6.94 57 12.20 12.27
MERCED 0.00 7.00 60 0.00 0 11.75 11.80
MADERA 0.00 M M 0.00 0 10.76 10.79
FRESNO 0.00 6.59 60 0.00 0 10.94 10.99
HANFORD 0.00 4.29 53 0.00 0 8.09 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.00 2.77 44 0.00 0 6.31 6.36
BISHOP 0.00 1.68 36 2.25 48 4.68 4.84
SALINAS 0.00 5.79 46 9.18 73 12.51 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.00 6.74 56 11.37 94 12.08 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.00 6.87 52 10.61 80 13.24 13.32
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