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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
558 PM PDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         71    323 PM  94    1950  76     -5       78       
  MINIMUM         38    511 AM  31    1957  46     -8       43       
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.70 1988   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.29  -0.17     0.04    
  SINCE JUL 1     15.84                      7.10   8.74     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                      4.93   3.81     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           10                         6      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       158     47      110       
  SINCE MAR 1    613                       511    102      281       
  SINCE JUL 1   2934                      2557    377     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        33    -33        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        49    -49       14       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        49    -49       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM PDT   SUNSET   729 PM PDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM PDT   SUNSET   729 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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