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CLIPMD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
100 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE PALMDALE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         56    143 PM  77    1939  58     -2       62       
  MINIMUM         44   1234 AM  20    1971  33     11       28       
  AVERAGE         50                        46      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1940   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.53  -0.41     0.02    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.58                      1.61   1.97     3.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.87                      6.80   6.07     6.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1970   0.0             0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0             0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        19     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       310     39      342       
  SINCE DEC 1    349                       310     39      342       
  SINCE JUL 1    792                       780     12      991       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1615                      1998   -383     1885       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE PALMDALE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        75      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        23      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM PST   SUNSET   444 PM PST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM PST   SUNSET   445 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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