Benton, California

Local Time: 8:05 PM PST on December 21, 2009 (GMT -08) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 37.8° N 118.7° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone David (South Indian Ocean) Tropical Cyclone Laurence (South Indian Ocean)

	Current Conditions

Mammoth, California (Airport)

Updated: 7:50 PM PST on December 21, 2009

32 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	26 °F
Humidity:	93%
Dew Point:	30 °F
Wind:	6 mph from the NW
Pressure:	29.81 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 1600 ft Mostly Cloudy 7000 ft Overcast 11000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	7129 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KMMH)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	310° (NW)
Ceiling:	7000 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Mammoth	32 °F	Overcast	7:50 PM PST
	Bishop	34 °F	Overcast	7:56 PM PST
	Tonopah	24 °F	Clear	7:56 PM PST
	Fresno	52 °F	Mostly Cloudy	7:53 PM PST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

37 °F

22 °F

Record

53 °F (2000)

-4 °F (1998)

Yesterday

41 °F

7 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Los Angeles Downtown	68°F
Camp Pendleton	66°F
Los Angeles	66°F
Santee	66°F
Oceanside	66°F

State Lows:
Bishop	23°F
Mammoth	24°F
Big Bear City	26°F
China Lake	28°F
Alturas	30°F

Astronomy

December 21, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:06 AM PST

4:39 PM PST

Civil Twilight

6:37 AM PST

5:08 PM PST

Nautical Twilight

6:04 AM PST

5:41 PM PST

Astronomical Twilight

5:32 AM PST

6:13 PM PST

Moon

10:16 AM PST (12/21)

9:42 PM PST (12/21)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 31m

Length of Day

9h 32m

Tomorrow will be 0m 2s longer.

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Waxing Crescent, 27% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Benton, CA

32 °F

Overcast

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
29° F \| 16° F	31° F \| 20° F	34° F \| 22° F	40° F \| 25° F	41° F \| 23° F
Snow Showers 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Mono

Updated: 3:00 PM PST on December 21, 2009

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Tonight

Brisk. Periods of snow west of Highway 395. Rain or snow showers east of Highway 395. Snow level 7000 feet lowering to the valley floor. Snow accumulation 4 to 7 inches above 7500 feet west of Highway 395 with up to 3 inches elsewhere. Lows 8 to 18. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Ridge gusts up to 70 mph.

Tuesday

Brisk. Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the morning...then isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 24 to 34. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the morning. Ridge gusts up to 75 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Brisk. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear. Lows zero to 10 above zero. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Ridge gusts up to 75 mph increasing to 90 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny. Highs 21 to 31. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Ridge gusts up to 75 mph decreasing to 60 mph in the afternoon.

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Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear. Patchy freezing fog after midnight. Lows zero to 10 above zero. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs 23 to 33.

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Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 10 above zero.

Christmas Day and Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs 26 to 36. Lows 4 to 14.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy. Highs 28 to 38.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Lows 1 to 11.

Sunday and Sunday Night

Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs 27 to 37. Lows 9 to 19.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs 27 to 37.

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Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Deep Springs, CA	40 miles	2.5	10:17 PM PST 2009-12-19
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Giants vs. Redskins	8:30 PM EST on December 21, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 29 °F
Chargers vs. Titans	6:30 PM CST on December 25, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 38 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Beavers vs. Cougars	5:00 PM PST on December 22, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 54 °F
Utes vs. Golden Bears	5:00 PM PST on December 23, 2009	Clear, 58 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Cubs vs. Braves	12:00 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 67° F/ 19° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Caen vs. Metz	8:00 PM CET on December 22, 2009	Overcast, High 39° F/ 4° C
Tours vs. Bastia	8:00 PM CET on December 22, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 62° F/ 17° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	12:00 AM EST on February 06, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	12:00 AM EST on February 11, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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Pressure

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Elevation

Updated

Type

RAWS CRESTVIEW CA, June Lake, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

31 °F

29 °F

92%

NE at 3 mph

0.01 in / hr

31 °F

7600 ft

6:53 PM PST

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RAWS ROCK CREEK CA, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

38 °F

20 °F

47%

NNE at 8 mph

0.00 in / hr

32 °F

7040 ft

7:01 PM PST

MADIS

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The Old District, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Mammoth lakes, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

30.0 °F

24 °F

78%

ESE at 0.0 mph

29.78 in

0.00 in / hr

30 °F

7890 ft

8:04 PM PST

Rapid Fire

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Juniper Springs Lodge (760)924-1102, Mammoth Lakes, CA

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29.2 °F

26 °F

87%

NE at 8.0 mph

29.73 in

- / hr

21 °F

7953 ft

7:57 PM PST

Normal

MesoWest Mammoth Chair 22 , Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

23 °F

22 °F

97%

SW at 0 mph

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

10165 ft

7:00 PM PST

MADIS

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MesoWest Mammoth Base (Main Lodge) , Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26 °F

25 °F

95%

SW at 11 mph

0.00 in / hr

16 °F

8910 ft

7:00 PM PST

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MesoWest Mammoth Chair 1 , Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

22 °F

97%

NNW at 18 mph

0.00 in / hr

8 °F

9951 ft

7:00 PM PST

MADIS

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MesoWest Mammoth Sesame Snow Sudy Plot , Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26 °F

25 °F

98%

North at mph

0.09 in / hr

26 °F

9051 ft

7:00 PM PST

MADIS

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MesoWest Mammoth G2 (top) , Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

20 °F

18 °F

95%

West at 0 mph

0.00 in / hr

20 °F

11083 ft

7:00 PM PST

MADIS

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HADS ROCK CREEK LAKES NEAR MAMMOTH LA CA, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

26 °F

9600 ft

5:00 PM PST

MADIS

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HADS MAMMOTH PASS NEAR MAMMOTH LAKES CA, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

9500 ft

7:20 PM PST

MADIS

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