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WEDNESDAY
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Partly sunny and
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
FRIDAY
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A thunderstorm in
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91° 63°
87° 61°
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88° 55°
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TEMPERATURE
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LOW
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65°
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Aug 22
Aug 29
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Caldwell
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High 112° in Needles, Calif.
Low 36° in Tuolumne Meadows, Calif.
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