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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
1252 AM PST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         90    359 PM  91    2004  78     12       91       
  MINIMUM         52    525 AM  33    1942  50      2       64       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.61 1968   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.24  -0.17     0.13    
  SINCE JUL 1     10.99                      4.65   6.34     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.95                      2.66   4.29     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                        32    -16       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        32    -16       22       
  SINCE JUL 1    861                       822     39      883       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        19    -10       18       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        19    -10       18       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        66    -46       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM PST   SUNSET   549 PM PST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   550 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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