March 3, 2024
Summary The following are rainfall totals for the entire storm as of 4:00am: Bakersfield .14, Shafter .15, Porterville .53, Delano .32, Exeter 1.10, Tulare .54, Visalia .48, Hanford .38, Lemoore .31, Dinuba .59, Reedley .95, Fresno .85, Madera .43, Merced .21. In the mountains, here are some of the heavier rainfall totals: Chilkoot Meadow 7.48, Nature Point (near Bass Lake) 7.08, Bear Trap Meadow in Tulare County 5.15, 5.30 at Giant Forest. One can only imagine the amount of snow on the ground. The center of circulation of the cold upper low is now moving into the Pacific Northwest. Showers will begin to taper off this morning with dry weather finally returning this afternoon and continuing through at least Monday night and possibly Tuesday. The next weather system will be off the northern California coast Tuesday night. it will slide southward parallel to the coast, eventually moving in through northern Baja by Thursday. This is not an impressive looking system, but still deserves to have a chance of light showers in the forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday. Upper level high pressure will follow, governing our weather from Tuesday through at least Saturday for a period of dry weather through next weekend.
Forecast: A chance of showers today, mainly this morning. partly to mostly cloudy tonight and Monday morning. becoming mostly clear Monday afternoon through Monday night. increasing cloudiness Tuesday leading to a chance of light showers Tuesday night and Wednesday. A slight chance of showers Wednesday evening, otherwise it will be partly cloudy. Mostly clear Thursday through Saturday night. partly cloudy Sunday.
Short Term:
| Madera 58/35/60/36/65 | Reedley 59/36/59/37/66 | Dinuba 58/34/61/36/65 |
| Porterville 59/37/61/36/66 | Lindsay 58/37/61/34/65 | Delano 60/39/62/37/66 |
| Bakersfield 60/40/58/43/65 | Taft 57/41/55/41/62 | Arvin 60/41/61/37/66 |
| Lamont 61/40/61/37/65 | Pixley 58/37/60/36/65 | Tulare 57/37/59/34/65 |
| Woodlake 58/37/61/35/65 | Hanford 59/38/61/36/65 | Orosi 58/36/61/34/64 |
Seven Day Forecast
| Wednesday Chance of showers 40/65 | Thursday Partly cloudy 31/64 | Friday Mosly clear 40/63 | Saturday Mostly clear 41/67 | Sunday Partly cloudy 43/70 |
Two Week Forecast: March 9 through March 15: This model still indicates a pretty good signature for above average precipitation during this period. We will generally be below average in temperatures with at least about a 30% chance of precipitation.
Thirty Day Report: If this model has much credence, rainfall will remain above average, especially in northern and central California, stretching into the interior west. Temperatures however, look to be marginally below average.
Ninety Day Report: This model indicates near to marginally above average rainfall over the next three months. Equal chances are given for temperatures being above or below average.
Winds: Winds will be variable to no more than eight miles per hour through Wednesday with periods of near calm conditions, especially during the night and morning hours.
Rain: The best chance of showers today will be during the morning hours. Even if showers occur, amounts will be light. Expect dry weather this afternoon through Tuesday. A weak weather system will brush the central coast Tuesday night and Wednesday for a chance of light showers. This appears to be the only real chance of precipitation after today as dry weather will begin Wednesday night and last through the weekend. For now, there’s no great signature for rain for the following week.
Frost: Temperatures in the colder locations where skies clear will dip into the mid to upper 30s tonight and again Monday night. it’s possible isolated river bottom type locations may dip into the lower 30s, but if this occurs, durations will be short. Expect above freezing temperatures for the remainder of the week. medium range models show no chance of frost through the weekend and well into next week.
Mid afternoon dew points: Mid 40s to the lower 50s. Kern: Mid to upper 40s.
ET for the past seven days: Stratford, .62, Parlier, .67, Arvin .66, Delano .72.
Soil temperatures: Stratford 56, Parlier 58, Arvin NA, Delano 58
Average Temperatures: 65/43, Record Temperatures: 80/26
Heating Degree Days Season. 1494 -514 varies widely from location to location. courtesy of the NWS
Precipitation: Seasonal total for Fresno 6.96, Monthly .80
Precipitation for Bakersfield: Season: 4.94, Monthly: .11
Average Temperature this Month 55.3 +1.3 taken at NWS Hanford.
Water year season is from October 1st through September 30.
Chilling Hours November 1st through February 28: Parlier, 793 Arvin, 692 Belridge, 690 Shafter, 741 Stratford, 784 Delano 783. Courtesy UC Davis
Sunrise, 6:25. Sunset, 5:57, hours of daylight, 11:30
NA=Not available
Yesterday’s Weather:
MCE : Merced AP 153 : 57 / 46 / 0.14 /
MAE : Madera AP 253 : 56 / 47 / 0.15 /
FAT : Fresno AP 333 : 51 / 46 / 0.46 /
HJO : Hanford AP 242 : 57 / 46 / 0.21 /
NLC : Lemoore NAS 234 : 56 / 45 / 0.15 /
BFL : Bakersfield AP 496 : 60 / 50 / 0.10 /
VIS : Visalia AP 292 : 55 / 47 / T /
PTV : Porterville AP 442 : 57 / 47 / 0.31 /
Rainfall: 24hr 2024 % l.y. % ave Yearly ave
STOCKTON 0.20 10.57 108 17.50 178 9.82 13.45
MODESTO 0.08 13.48 154 15.39 176 8.76 12.27
MERCED 0.02 11.52 139 15.77 190 8.28 11.80
MADERA 0.02 7.14 96 7.89 107 7.40 10.79
FRESNO 0.49 6.91 93 13.87 186 7.44 10.99
HANFORD 0.18 6.28 113 10.75 194 5.54 8.13
BAKERSFIELD 0.08 4.94 114 6.91 159 4.34 6.36
BISHOP 0.22 4.36 128 9.97 293 3.40 4.84
DEATH VALLEY NP 0.00 2.38 170 0.95 68 1.40 2.20
SALINAS 0.20 9.97 108 10.59 115 9.19 12.58
PASO ROBLES 0.19 14.67 167 15.70 178 8.81 12.15
SANTA MARIA 0.27 11.94 126 18.37 194 9.49 13.32