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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
107 AM PST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         69    404 PM  98    1956  81    -12       90       
  MINIMUM         52    529 AM  36    1935  52      0       65       
  AVERAGE         61                        66     -5       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1964   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.55  -0.34     0.13    
  SINCE JUL 1     11.13                      4.96   6.17     3.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.09                      2.97   4.12     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        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        87    -50       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        87    -50       22       
  SINCE JUL 1    882                       877      5      883       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        75    -20      225       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        75    -20      225       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                       122    -56      228       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   544 AM PST   SUNSET   601 PM PST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   543 AM PST   SUNSET   602 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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