STATION: CARLSBAD-MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT (KCRQ), CA
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY. Period of Record: Feb 1998 to Dec 2008
Summaries based on unedited daily ASOS data. Errors may be present.
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TEMPERATURE (F) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Avg Max Temp | 64.1 63.2 63.4 64.7 67.1 69.7 74.1 75.0 74.2 72.0 68.1 64.2 | 68.3
Avg Min Temp | 47.1 47.9 50.0 52.0 56.6 59.9 63.8 64.5 62.2 57.6 51.7 46.6 | 55.0
Avg Temperature | 55.6 55.6 56.7 58.3 61.9 64.8 68.9 69.8 68.2 64.8 59.9 55.4 | 61.7
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Extremes: | |
Extreme Max Temp| 87 89 87 98 91 92 98 95 100 96 93 96 | 100
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Date of Ext-Day | 30 21 30 27 03 21 22 31 05 05 15 05 |
-Year| 1999 2002 2003 2008 2004 2008 2006 1998 2004 2005 2008 2007 |
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Extreme Min Temp| 33 37 41 39 45 50 57 57 54 48 37 36 | 33
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Date of Ext-Day | 14 07 30 02 01 05 06 24 29 30 29 28 |
-Year| 2007 1999 1998 1999 1999 1999 2000 2002 2001 2004 2004 2003 |
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Heating Degree Days | 296 270 261 209 108 38 1 0 4 56 168 300 | 1712
Cooling Degree Days | 5 3 4 9 11 32 123 149 101 48 15 2 | 501
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Max Temp >= 90 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 | 2.6
Max Temp >= 75 | 4.1 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.8 10.8 15.1 10.1 8.5 4.5 2.0 | 65.9
Max Temp <= 32 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
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Min Temp <= 32 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
Min Temp <= 20 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
Min Temp <= 0 | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
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Avg Dew Point Temp | 41.6 44.0 47.1 48.6 53.4 57.0 61.3 62.0 59.3 52.4 46.5 40.5 | 51.1
Avg Wet Bulb Temp | 48.7 49.8 51.8 53.0 57.0 59.8 63.8 64.4 62.6 57.8 52.8 48.2 | 55.8
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Avg Sea Level Pres | 30.08 30.05 30.01 30.00 29.94 29.91 29.91 29.90 29.87 29.94 30.03 30.09 | 29.98
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WEATHER | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Thunderstorms | 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 | 5.3
Heavy Fog | 2.8 2.3 3.4 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.9 4.4 4.6 3.6 3.6 | 35.1
Fog | 14.9 14.9 15.6 12.9 14.4 18.0 18.4 17.6 16.9 16.5 15.1 13.7 | 188.8
Hail | 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0
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PRECIPITATION (In) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Average Monthly | 1.71 2.90 0.96 0.95 0.27 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.09 0.75 1.03 1.12 | 9.93
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Maximum Daily | 1.60 1.99 0.98 1.60 0.83 0.17 0.12 0.30 0.38 1.61 2.69 1.42 | 2.69
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Date of Ext-Day | 09 22 15 14 22 02 20 26 03 27 30 17 |
-Year| 2005 2008 2003 2003 2006 1999 1998 2007 1998 2004 2007 2008 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
>= 0.01 | 7.4 9.7 7.8 5.4 3.0 1.8 1.1 0.8 3.0 4.8 6.5 7.5 | 58.8
>= 0.10 | 3.6 5.6 2.1 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.4 1.7 2.8 | 20.4
>= 0.25 | 2.0 3.5 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.5 | 11.4
>= 0.50 | 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.6 | 6.0
>= 1.00 | 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 | 1.9
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WIND (MPH) | Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Year
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Daily Avg Wind Speed| 4.3 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.1 | 4.6
Daily Avg Max 2-Min | 12.6 14.0 13.8 14.3 13.5 12.9 12.4 12.2 12.3 12.3 11.9 12.0 | 12.9
Daily Avg Peak Gust | 15.8 17.4 17.4 18.4 17.1 16.5 16.0 16.0 15.7 15.4 14.8 15.1 | 16.3
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Maximum Daily Avg | 12.3 14.9 14.9 12.5 10.2 8.5 7.6 7.8 9.3 12.6 11.9 12.7 | 14.9
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Maximum 2-Minute Avg| 41 36 31 29 23 20 17 25 20 29 30 32 | 41
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Date of Max 2min-Day| 07 23 29 03 05 24 14 31 03 20 28 29 |
-Year| 2003 1998 2003 1999 1998 2006 2005 1998 2004 2004 2002 2004 |
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Maximum Peak Gust | 51 40 39 87 29 28 22 40 24 35 35 39 | 87
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Date of Max Gust-Day| 07 23 05 27 22 27 09 31 21 20 28 29 |
-Year| 2003 1998 2000 2001 2008 2006 2001 1998 2007 2004 2002 2004 |
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Avg Number of Days: | |
Peak Gust >=30 | 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 | 5.3
Peak Gust >=40 | 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.5
Peak Gust >=50 | 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.2
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Max 2-Minute >=30| 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 | 0.6
Max 2-Minute >=40| 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.1
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Observations of WEATHER may me innacurate due to early ASOS inconsistancies. Average days
with Thunderstorms may be low due to early mis-detection.
Heavy Fog = Visibility less than or equal to 1/4 mile.
Fog = Visibility greater than 1/4 mile or less than 7 miles.
Peak Gust = Maximum 5-second average.
Snowfall data not observed at ASOS stations.
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