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We receive direct images from the NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18 and now NOAA-19.

SATELLITE ISSUES UPDATE: NOAA 17 is currently experiencing problems as a result of scan motor degradation. NOAA has enabled diagnostics and are evaluating the results. Generally the B-channel image will be partially replaced by what looks more like a barcode.

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This Photo from September 1, 2009 is from NOAA POES-15 satellite pass. An interesting photo as received at my station. The 5:35pm pass clearly shows the smoke plume and trails of the massive fire’s in Southern California East of Los Angeles. It also shows the huge Category 3 hurricane off the cost of the Baja Peninsula.

Above: NOAA-18 POES Satellite

To Left: NF6P Weather Antenna Farm including 139Mhz Turnstile antenna, 162Mhz NOAA receiver for live weather radio stream, and GP-15 Tri-Band for local communications.

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July 2nd, 2010
JUNE TOTALS
High Temperature: 107.2
Low Temperature: 52.5
Highest Wind: 15.0 MPH from NW
Rain: None recorded

June 14, 2010
BROKE THE ICE
At 5:15pm this afternoon we broke the ice on the Kern river as we hit 100-degrees for the first time this year.

June 1st, 2010
MAY TOTALS
High Temperature: 93.7
Low Temperature: 45.5
Highest Wind: 26.0 MPH from SW
Rain: .15in
Rail fell on: 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19,
22, 23, 24 of month.

May 2nd, 2010
APRIL TOTALS
High Temperature: 87.5
Low Temperature: 37.5
Highest Wind: 29.0 MPH from S
Rain: 1.23in
Rail fell on: 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30 of month.

April 1st, 2010
MARCH TOTALS
High Temperature: 85.3
Low Temperature: 36.2
Highest Wind: 15.0 MPH from SW
Rain: .29n
Rail fell on: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 of month.

March 1st, 2010
FEBRUARY TOTALS
High Temperature: 75.2
Low Temperature: 38.1
Highest Wind: 28.0 MPH from ESE
Rain: 1.88in
Rail fell on: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 of month.

February 1st, 2010
JANUARY TOTALS
High Temperature: 72.5
Low Temperature: 33.4
Highest Wind: 34.0 MPH from SE
Rain: 1.87in
Rail fell on: 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25 and 26 of month.

January 23, 2010
WINTER STORMS WEEK
This past week has brought us some much needed rain in a series of storms. Since Monday we've recorded 1.80 inches of rain. Our mountains have much snow. Wind peaked at 34 MPH at my location. Our Davis system has worked flawless.

December 29, 2009
DAVIS SYSTEM INSTALLED
Our new Davis Vantage VUE weather suite and software has been installed. The ISS is up at 15 feet. Everything went very smooth on the install and is working flawlessly.

December 26, 2009
DAVIS SYSTEM COMING
A wonderful family has provided a new Davis Vantage Vue weather suite. We'll be installing this over the next week.

December 8, 2009
FREEZE AND RAIN
A large Winter storm dropped .21 of an inch of rain here yesterday. It was the first real rain of the season, a bit late.
This morning we hit a freezing low of 32 degrees. A good amount of snow fell in our mountains as well.

July 19, 2009
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
We hit 111 today to break the previous record high temp set back in 1960 of 110 degrees. It's Hot!

May 18, 2009
TIED RECORD HIGH
Monday's official high was 102. That ties the previous high temperature on the same day in 1973. Our station only reached 96 with strong winds here.

May 17, 2009
BROKE THE ICE
At 3:47pm this afternoon we broke the ice on the Kern river as we hit 100-degrees for the first time this year.

February 9, 2009
RAIN-HAIL-COLD
We've recorded more than .28 of an inch of rain in the past 24 hours. Several inches of snow has been reported in the mountains.

February 4, 2009
RECORD HIGH
A record high temperature for this day was reached. Here it hit 79. That was the city "Official" high breaking the previous record of 77 degrees for this date in 2000.

January 30, 2009
New Antenna for NOAA Images
Installation of a turnstile antenna was completed today. It's receiving Satellite images much better.

December 27, 2008
NOAA Satellite Images
Terry, W6WTG, has provided a Weather Fax Receiver for direct reception of NOAA POES weather satellite as they fly over Bakersfield. We are currently in testing mode awaiting installation of a turnstile antenna system.

December 14, 2008
FREEZING
Frost on the roof and ground signaled a low of 31 this morning. Last year, we hit the freezing mark on the same day. A major Winter Storm could bring snow to the Valley today and later in the week.

November 1, 2008 9:30am
RAIN
While we had a slight trace of rain early on the morning of October 31, this morning is real rain. The first rain since last spring. Long overdue.

June 21, 2008
TIED THE RECORD HIGH
The first day of Summer. We hit 110 today to tie the record high temp set back in 1973. It's Hot!

May 16, 2008
BROKE THE ICE
At 11:34 this morning we broke the ice on the Kern river as we hit 100-degrees for the first time this year.

January 28, 2008
WINTER STORMS
While area mountains might have had the strongest winds, we got blasted for almost 36 hours with winds here. 26 MPH sustained recorded here. Very little rain. A lot of snow fell on area mountains.

January 4, 2008
HIGH WINDS
As a major winter storm approaches the California coast, we're experiencing high winds. Sustained 15 to 20 MPH wind recorded here this morning. No rain yet.

December 19, 2007
1/4 INCH OF RAIN
In the 24 hour period ending at 6am this morning, we recorded .26 inches of rain. That's the most precipitation recorded in a single day in over 18 months.

December 14, 2007
FREEZING
Both this morning and yesterday morning brought freezing temps here. We iced to 32 on the 13th and to 31 this morning.

November 13, 2007
ANTENNA MOVE
The weather stream antenna was moved this past weekend. we now use a side mount 1/4 wave below a GP-15 tri-band vertical.

October 29, 2007
THUNDERSTORMS
Two thunderstorm events this evening. First lasted 10 minutes with .08" rain and the second event with heavy rain and .40" rain in a 20-minute event. Real nice cloud to cloud lightning. Total rain close to a 1/2 inch in this system.

September 20, 2007 10pm
THUNDERSTORM
Watching TV and hear thunder. Later we see lightning. Now around here that's rare. I've not heard thunder in well over a year so it's an event. Just very light rain.

September 1st, 2007 5:30pm - Tornado Warning
How rare is this? NWS issued a Tornado Warning for South East Kern County. First since I've lived here. It was associated with a severe thunderstorm over the mountains and a hook echo was seen on radar, and WX spotters reported it and took this photo: