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CDUS46 KLOX 080904
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
200 AM PDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         71   1112 AM  98    1989  73     -2       78       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  29    1975  43      1       41       
  AVERAGE         58                        58      0       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.34 2001   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.15  -0.14     0.03    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.73                      6.96   8.77     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      4.79   3.84     2.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1958   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        7                         8     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        62     19       45       
  SINCE MAR 1    489                       415     74      216       
  SINCE JUL 1   2810                      2461    349     2522       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        23    -23       13       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        23    -23       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     16          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        96      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        32      1998                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM PDT   SUNSET   719 PM PDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM PDT   SUNSET   720 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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