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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
217 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         76    311 PM  98    1954  83     -7       76       
  MINIMUM         45    525 AM  33    1944  53     -8       58       
  AVERAGE         61                        68     -7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.02 1956   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.12   0.12     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.39                      7.26   9.13     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.29                      5.09   4.20     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        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        62     13        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    766                       629    137      303       
  SINCE JUL 1   3087                      2675    412     2609       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        72    -58       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                       150   -136      132       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                       150   -136      132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM PDT   SUNSET   751 PM PDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM PDT   SUNSET   751 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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