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CDUS46 KLOX 090904
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
203 AM PDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         66    246 PM  96    1989  73     -7       81       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  32    1998  43     -3       47       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.48 1952   0.02   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.17  -0.05     0.03    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.84                      6.98   8.86     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                      4.81   3.93     2.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1965   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       12                         8      4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        70     23       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       423     78      217       
  SINCE JUL 1   2822                      2469    353     2523       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        25    -25       13       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        25    -25       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     17          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM PDT   SUNSET   720 PM PDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM PDT   SUNSET   721 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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