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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
158 AM PDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         74    317 PM 102    1996  81     -7       78       
  MINIMUM         38    505 AM  33    1983  51    -13       50       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.13 1933   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.06   0.17     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.38                      7.20   9.18     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.28                      5.03   4.25     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  MM               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                         3      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        44     22        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    757                       611    146      301       
  SINCE JUL 1   3078                      2657    421     2607       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        42    -42       69       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                       120   -120      108       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                       120   -120      108       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
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    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM PDT   SUNSET   746 PM PDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM PDT   SUNSET   747 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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