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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
1252 AM PST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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    218 PM  96    1972  79     -4       95       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  34    1952  50      2       59       
  AVERAGE         64                        65     -1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1941   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.38  -0.31     0.13    
  SINCE JUL 1     10.99                      4.79   6.20     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.95                      2.80   4.15     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        1                         4     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        56    -39       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        56    -39       22       
  SINCE JUL 1    862                       846     16      883       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        37     17       86       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        37     17       86       
  SINCE JAN 1     65                        84    -19       89       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        98      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM PST   SUNSET   554 PM PST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM PST   SUNSET   555 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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