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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
1252 AM PST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1927 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         75    201 PM  90    1986  77     -2       67       
  MINIMUM         49    600 AM  32    1962  49      0       48       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1991   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03      T      
  SINCE JUL 1     10.92                      4.44   6.48     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.88                      2.45   4.43     1.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         4     -1        7       
  SINCE JUL 1    848                       794     54      868       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        49    -38        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM PST   SUNSET   544 PM PST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM PST   SUNSET   544 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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