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CDUS46 KLOX 150900
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
159 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         90    301 PM  98    1937  82      8       91       
  MINIMUM         51    459 AM  39    1968  52     -1       53       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1951   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.09   0.14     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.38                      7.23   9.15     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.28                      5.06   4.22     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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        53     16        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    760                       620    140      303       
  SINCE JUL 1   3081                      2666    415     2609       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        57    -50       79       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                       135   -128      118       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                       135   -128      118       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
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    68           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM PDT   SUNSET   748 PM PDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM PDT   SUNSET   749 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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