RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65		45		50		56		64		71		80		87		85		78		67		53		45

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		81		59		65		70		79		86		96		103		101		95		83		69		60

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		50		30		35		41		48		56		64		70		68		61		50		37		30

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		119		80		89		92		104		108		118		119		119		114		103		90		77

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		6		6		12		21		28		38		42		50		51		39		27		16		8

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		132		---		---		---		4		13		24		31		30		23		7		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		251		3		9		17		25		29		30		31		31		30		29		14		3

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		21		10		4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		8		21

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.5		0.6		0.7		0.4		0.1		0.1		---		0.2		0.1		0.3		0.1		0.4		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		2		2		2		1		1		---		1		1		1		---		2		2

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.2		2.8		4.2		2.1		1.3		0.8		0.3		1.4		1.2		1.9		0.8		2.8		2.8

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.4		1.1		2.4		1.4		0.9		0.4		0.3		1.1		0.9		1.5		0.7		1.4		2.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		2		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		1		---		1		1

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		---		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.5		0.3		0.4		0.4		0.4		0.5		0.5		0.7		0.7		0.6		0.5		0.4		0.4

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		---		---		1		---		1		1		---		---		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		9.8		5		4.1		3.6		0.9		2.1		0.3		0.8		2.4		2.1		1.3		2		1.5

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		1.1		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		10		10		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		4

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		31.5		48.8		46.3		36.2		30.1		24.7		20.8		20.7		20.3		22.4		28.1		35.1		44

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		45		66		61		53		42		35		29		29		32		36		41		54		64

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		22		34		29		25		20		17		14		14		15		16		19		26		33

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		32		24		26		28		30		34		37		42		42		38		32		26		24

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2378.8		635.5		423.8		294.5		45		---		---		---		---		---		---		360		620

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2343.5		---		---		---		---		186		450		666.5		604.5		390		46.5		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 32

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5753.5		---		---		170.5		405		651		900		1116		1069.5		840		511.5		90		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.5		11.4		12.4		13.6		14.6		15		14.8		13.9		12.8		11.7		10.7		10.3

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		32.2		43.1		47.2		39.3		38.1		35.4		21.8		21.8		21.3		20.3		27		30		39.2

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		27.3		36		41.7		33.9		33.4		28.7		18.2		19.5		19		16.8		24		25.5		31

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		2.8		3.6		5		6.4		7.4		7.9		7.4		6.7		5.8		4.4		3.2		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.8		1		1.3		1.6		1.8		1.8		1.9		1.7		1.3		1		0.8		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		4.4		4.9		6		6.5		6.7		6.8		6.6		6.5		6.5		6		5		4.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7		5		5.6		6.7		7.6		8.4		9.1		8.4		7.8		7.7		6.8		5.8		5.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.3		2.8		3.6		5		6.4		7.4		7.9		7.4		6.7		5.8		4.4		3.2		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.9		1.3		1.6		1.9		2.1		2.2		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.3		1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.8		5.7		6.3		7.2		7.5		7.3		7.4		7.7		7.3		7.1		6.8		6		5.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.9		6.9		7.9		8.7		9.8		9.9		10.8		11.4		9.6		8.7		8.2		7.4		7.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		2.1		2.6		4.4		5.4		6.6		6.8		6.5		6		5.2		3.6		2.7		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1		0.6		0.7		1		1.2		1.5		1.4		1.2		1.3		1.1		0.8		0.6		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3.1		3.2		5		5.5		6		6		5.8		5.8		5.8		4.6		4		3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		3		2.9		5		5.6		6.8		6.9		6.4		6.3		6.3		4.7		4.2		3