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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
202 AM PDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         64    321 PM  97    2001  80    -16       89       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  36    1948  51     -3       47       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.52 1977   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.04   0.19     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.38                      7.18   9.20     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.28                      5.01   4.27     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        9                         4      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        38      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    737                       605    132      299       
  SINCE JUL 1   3058                      2651    407     2605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        34    -34       69       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                       112   -112      108       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                       112   -112      108       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM PDT   SUNSET   745 PM PDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM PDT   SUNSET   745 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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