Death Valley, California

Local Time: 5:38 PM PDT on October 11, 2008 — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 36.4° N 117.1° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 97 (North Atlantic) Invest 98 (North Atlantic) Hurricane Norbert (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Odile (East Pacific)

	Current Conditions

China Lake, California (Airport)

Updated: 4:56 PM PDT on October 11, 2008

60 °F / 16 °C

Clear

Humidity:	16%
Dew Point:	13 °F / -11 °C
Wind:	17 mph / 28 km/h / 7.7 m/s from the West
Wind Gust:	25 mph / 41 km/h / 11.3 m/s
Pressure:	29.79 in / 1009 hPa (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	2283 ft / 696 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KNID)
Wind Speed:	17 mph / 28 km/h / 7.7 m/s
Wind Dir:	270° (West)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	China Lake	60 °F / 16 °C	Clear	4:56 PM PDT
	Mercury	51 °F / 11 °C	Partly Cloudy	4:53 PM PDT
	Inyokern	61 °F / 16 °C	Partly Cloudy	4:45 PM PDT
	Indian Springs	This station is not reporting.

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

82 °F / 27 °C

53 °F / 11 °C

Record

93 °F / 33 °C (1999)

39 °F / 3 °C (2000)

Yesterday

73 °F / 23 °C

50 °F / 10 °C

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
El Centro	78°F / 26°C
Thermal	77°F / 25°C
Imperial	75°F / 24°C
Palm Springs	74°F / 23°C
Blythe	72°F / 22°C

State Lows:
Mammoth	21°F / -6°C
Truckee-Tahoe	24°F / -4°C
South Lake Tahoe	24°F / -4°C
Big Bear City	24°F / -4°C
Alturas	27°F / -3°C

Astronomy

October 11, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:52 AM PDT

6:16 PM PDT

Civil Twilight

6:26 AM PDT

6:42 PM PDT

Nautical Twilight

5:56 AM PDT

7:12 PM PDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:27 AM PDT

7:42 PM PDT

Moon

4:30 PM PDT (10/11)

3:25 AM PDT (10/11)

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 16m

Length of Day

11h 24m

Tomorrow will be 2m 16s shorter.

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Waxing Gibbous, 90% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	10 / 14 Full	10 / 21 Last Quarter	10 / 28 New	11 / 5 First Quarter

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Death Valley, CA

60 °F / 16 °C

Clear

at 4:56 PM PDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 92328

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
76° F \| 50° F 24° C \| 10° C	76° F \| 56° F 24° C \| 13° C	83° F \| 61° F 28° C \| 16° C	90° F \| 61° F 32° C \| 16° C	92° F \| 65° F 33° C \| 18° C
Partly Cloudy	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Death Valley National Park

Updated: 3:50 PM PDT on October 11, 2008

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North wind around 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

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Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North wind around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Columbus Day

Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. North wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Monday Night

Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North wind around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

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Tuesday Night

Clear. Lows around 60.

Wednesday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

Wednesday Night

Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

Thursday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

Friday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

Friday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Alamo, NV	116 miles / 187 km	2.9	1:16 AM PDT 2008-10-11
Telescope Peak, CA	42 miles / 67 km	3.2	9:57 PM PDT 2008-10-08
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

MSN Map of Earthquakes

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on October 12, 2008	Chance of Rain, 72 °F / 22 °C
Dolphins vs. Texans	12:00 PM CDT on October 12, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F / 27 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Bobcats vs. Golden Flashes	2:30 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Clear, 72 °F / 22 °C
Commodores vs. Bulldogs	1:30 PM CDT on October 11, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F / 26 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Red Sox vs. Rays	8:07 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Rain Showers, 81 °F / 27 °C
Phillies vs. Dodgers	5:22 PM PDT on October 12, 2008	Clear, 67 °F / 19 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
New England vs. Kansas City	7:00 PM CDT on October 11, 2008	Clear, 76 °F / 24 °C
Toronto FC vs. FC Dallas	12:30 AM Universal on October 12, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 59° F/ 15° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Bank of America 500	7:40 PM EDT on October 11, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F / 17 °C
TUMS QuikPak 500	1:45 PM EDT on October 19, 2008	Average High 70° F/ 21° C
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