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CLILAS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS, NV                               
134 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE LAS VEGAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         82    349 PM 102    1937  88     -6       90       
  MINIMUM         61    550 AM  43    1962  63     -2       74       
  AVERAGE         72                        76     -4       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.01 1949   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.53                      0.89  -0.36     1.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      2.17   2.88     2.62    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        16    -15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       343   -122      100       
  SINCE JUL 1   1856                      2249   -393     1996       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       141     -9      245       
  SINCE MAR 1    218                       259    -41      491       
  SINCE JAN 1    218                       261    -43      491       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    36           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    25                                                       
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THE LAS VEGAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       103      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 PM PDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 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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