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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
1253 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         66   1244 PM 100    1972  77    -11       75       
  MINIMUM         53    542 AM  30    1964  49      4       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        63     -3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.67 1941   0.03   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.15  -0.08     0.13    
  SINCE JUL 1     10.99                      4.56   6.43     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.95                      2.57   4.38     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        5                         4      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        20     -4       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        20     -4       22       
  SINCE JUL 1    861                       810     51      883       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        57    -46        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM PST   SUNSET   547 PM PST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM PST   SUNSET   548 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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