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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
217 AM PDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         68   1117 AM  95    1961  72     -4       68       
  MINIMUM         41    617 AM  28    1945  43     -2       51       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1958   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.01    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.71                      6.88   8.83     3.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.61                      4.71   3.90     2.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  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       10                         9      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        27      8       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    443                       380     63      200       
  SINCE JUL 1   2764                      2426    338     2506       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        19    -19       13       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        19    -19       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     16           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM PDT   SUNSET   716 PM PDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM PDT   SUNSET   717 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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