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CDUS46 KLOX 030859
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
158 AM PDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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    246 PM  95    2004  79     -4       95       
                                      1966                          
  MINIMUM         50    337 AM  33    1942  49      1       54       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1980   0.00   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.00   0.00     0.00    
  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             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        2                         5     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        10     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    696                       577    119      299       
  SINCE JUL 1   3017                      2623    394     2605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        84    -84       53       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        84    -84       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
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    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM PDT   SUNSET   739 PM PDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM PDT   SUNSET   740 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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