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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
118 AM PST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         67    247 PM  89    1997  69     -2       88       
  MINIMUM         40    552 AM  27    1987  41     -1       48       
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.53 1947   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.05  -0.62     0.24    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.22                      6.47   8.75     3.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.12                      4.30   3.82     2.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1973   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       11                        11      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       252      0      134       
  SINCE MAR 1    252                       252      0      134       
  SINCE JUL 1   2573                      2298    275     2440       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
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    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM PST   SUNSET   606 PM PST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM PST   SUNSET   607 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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