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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
159 AM PDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         93    108 PM  99    1967  84      9       74       
  MINIMUM         52    443 AM  39    1974  54     -2       54       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.02 2002   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.15   0.09     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.39                      7.29   9.10     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.29                      5.12   4.17     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                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        68      7        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    766                       635    131      306       
  SINCE JUL 1   3087                      2681    406     2612       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        89    -54       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                       167   -132      132       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                       167   -132      132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       103      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM PDT   SUNSET   753 PM PDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM PDT   SUNSET   754 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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