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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
214 PM PST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         53    146 AM  84    1997  68    -15       83       
  MINIMUM         42    934 PM  30    1956  41      1       45       
  AVERAGE         48                        54     -6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          0.24 1982   0.04   0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.93  -0.51     0.24    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.21                      6.35   8.86     3.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.11                      4.18   3.93     2.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  1974   0.0            MM       
  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       17                        11      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       219     -5      134       
  SINCE MAR 1    214                       219     -5      134       
  SINCE JUL 1   2535                      2265    270     2440       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM PST   SUNSET   603 PM PST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM PST   SUNSET   604 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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