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CDUS46 KLOX 160901
CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
159 AM PDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         91    212 PM  97    1976  82      9       86       
  MINIMUM         52    505 AM  36    1943  52      0       58       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.14 1989   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.10   0.13     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.38                      7.24   9.14     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.28                      5.07   4.21     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                        56     13        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    760                       623    137      303       
  SINCE JUL 1   3081                      2669    412     2609       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        62    -48       86       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                       140   -126      125       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                       140   -126      125       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
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    66           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM PDT   SUNSET   749 PM PDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM PDT   SUNSET   750 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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