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CLILAS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV                               
126 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE LAS VEGAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 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         88   1235 PM 107    1937  88      0       94       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  43    1953  63      6       68       
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1987   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.53                      0.88  -0.35     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      2.16   2.89     2.62    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        16    -15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       343   -122      100       
  SINCE JUL 1   1856                      2249   -393     1996       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       130     -5      228       
  SINCE MAR 1    211                       248    -37      474       
  SINCE JAN 1    211                       250    -39      474       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
  SANDSTORM                                                          
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    30           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    22                                                       
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THE LAS VEGAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       102      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   533 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 PM PDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   532 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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