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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
152 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         88    333 PM 111    1970  95     -7       91       
  MINIMUM         68    614 AM  46    1962  63      5       71       
  AVERAGE         78                        79     -1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.00 2002   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
                                      2001                          
                                      1999                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.01   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JUL 1     11.23                      5.13   6.10     3.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.19                      3.14   4.05     1.79    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                       161   -109       29       
  SINCE JUL 1    897                       951    -54      890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       209    -11      305       
  SINCE MAR 1    420                       569   -149      878       
  SINCE JAN 1    431                       616   -185      881       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
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    49          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   95       109      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 PM PDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 PM PDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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