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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
1253 AM PST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         80    144 PM  99    1972  78      2       78       
  MINIMUM         51    527 AM  30    1952  49      2       52       
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 2001   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.18  -0.11     0.13    
  SINCE JUL 1     10.99                      4.59   6.40     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.95                      2.60   4.35     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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        24     -8       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        24     -8       22       
  SINCE JUL 1    861                       814     47      883       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        13    -12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        13    -12        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        60    -48        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM PST   SUNSET   548 PM PST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   605 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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