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CDUS46 KLOX 060920
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
219 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         68    127 PM 100    1947  79    -11       86       
  MINIMUM         48   1154 PM  30    1973  50     -2       61       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.29 1998   0.00   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.00   0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.25                      7.14   9.11     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.15                      4.97   4.18     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             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        7                         4      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        22     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    704                       589    115      299       
  SINCE JUL 1   3025                      2635    390     2605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       48       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        96    -96       87       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        96    -96       87       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM PDT   SUNSET   741 PM PDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 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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