There can be significant morning fog during the winter months and high particulate levels in the air from farming activities in the dry summer months. All temperatures are expressed in Degrees Fahrenheit. Residential projects or projects with large glass areas and light construction. The prevailing summer winds come from the northwest. These winds tend to be fairly hot during summer days.
Winter storms come from the south and east, and bring cold weather and precipitation.
The following graphs and charts are the output from a weather analysis program, Climate Consultant, for Fresno California. They summarize the weather in Fresno for a typical year. The sunshading chart for Fresno is a sundial-like device that can be used to test the function of windows and sunshades in architectural models by allowing one to simulate the sun angle on the model at any time of day, and on any day of the year. Glue a gnomon of the indicated height on the calculator, and use the shadow cast by the gnomon as a sundial. Hold the calculator in the same plane as the model, tilt them together to control the shadow on the sundial, and observe the shadow that would be cast at the time of day and month shown on the sundial.