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CDUS46 KLOX 150900
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
159 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         72    413 PM  93    1985  74     -2       74       
  MINIMUM         32    550 AM  31    1972  45    -13       47       
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 2003   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.23  -0.11     0.03    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.84                      7.04   8.80     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                      4.87   3.87     2.44    
                                                                     
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       13                         7      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       117     48       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    573                       470    103      228       
  SINCE JUL 1   2894                      2516    378     2534       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        37    -37       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        37    -37       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
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    69           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM PDT   SUNSET   725 PM PDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM PDT   SUNSET   725 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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