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CDUS46 KLOX 171248
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
447 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1931 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    329 PM  84    2000  68      1       80       
  MINIMUM         34    540 AM  28    1956  40     -6       46       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1952   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.85  -0.62     0.24    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.02                      6.27   8.75     3.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.92                      4.10   3.82     2.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1952   0.0             0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       197    -10      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    187                       197    -10      131       
  SINCE JUL 1   2508                      2243    265     2437       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        30      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM PST   SUNSET   602 PM PST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM PST   SUNSET   603 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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