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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
1254 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         73   1220 PM  97    1972  77     -4       73       
  MINIMUM         53   1149 PM  29    1952  49      4       51       
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.90 1943   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.13    
  SINCE JUL 1     10.92                      4.53   6.39     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.88                      2.54   4.34     1.71    
                                                                     
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        2                         4     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        16     -5       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        16     -5       20       
  SINCE JUL 1    856                       806     50      881       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        55    -44        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       100      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM PST   SUNSET   546 PM PST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM PST   SUNSET   547 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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