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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
447 AM PST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         77    423 PM  98    1972  80     -3       94       
  MINIMUM         53    610 AM  38    1977  51      2       63       
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.39 1954   0.02   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.44  -0.35     0.13    
  SINCE JUL 1     11.01                      4.85   6.16     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.97                      2.86   4.11     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   24                        68    -44       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        68    -44       22       
  SINCE JUL 1    869                       858     11      883       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        49      5      127       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        49      5      127       
  SINCE JAN 1     65                        96    -31      130       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM PST   SUNSET   556 PM PST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   551 AM PST   SUNSET   557 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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