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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
159 AM PDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         97    256 PM 103    2000  84     13       78       
  MINIMUM         51    434 AM  35    1971  54     -3       52       
  AVERAGE         74                        69      5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.19 1933   0.00   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.16   0.08     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     16.39                      7.30   9.09     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.29                      5.13   4.16     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  MM               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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        72      3        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    766                       639    127      308       
  SINCE JUL 1   3087                      2685    402     2614       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       101    -50       93       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                       179   -128      132       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                       179   -128      132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
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    63           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM PDT   SUNSET   754 PM PDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM PDT   SUNSET   755 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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