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CDUS46 KLOX 010859
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
158 AM PDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         75    253 PM  95    1996  78     -3       81       
  MINIMUM         48    534 AM  37    1967  48      0       41       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1955   0.00   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.33   0.10     0.04    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.15                      7.14   9.01     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.05                      4.97   4.08     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  1973   0.0            MM       
  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                         5     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       214     69      128       
  SINCE MAR 1    691                       567    124      299       
  SINCE JUL 1   3012                      2613    399     2605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        62    -62       26       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        78    -78       39       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        78    -78       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
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    80           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM PDT   SUNSET   737 PM PDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM PDT   SUNSET   738 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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