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CDUS46 KLOX 170903
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
202 AM PDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         83    309 PM  94    1994  75      8       67       
  MINIMUM         40    523 AM  27    1976  45     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1978   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.25  -0.13     0.03    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.84                      7.06   8.78     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                      4.89   3.85     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        3                         7     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       131     44       66       
  SINCE MAR 1    583                       484     99      237       
  SINCE JUL 1   2904                      2530    374     2543       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        25    -25        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        41    -41       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        41    -41       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
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    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM PDT   SUNSET   727 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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