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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
107 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         66    339 PM  82    1980  69     -3       57       
  MINIMUM         48    700 AM  27    1953  43      5       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1936   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.61  -0.61     1.82    
  SINCE JUL 1      2.01                      1.99   0.02     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.20                      5.23   3.97     5.83    
                                                                     
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        8                         9     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       273   -104      249       
  SINCE DEC 1    169                       273   -104      249       
  SINCE JUL 1    208                       393   -185      419       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        16     -4        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     12                        16     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   4169                      4224    -55     4304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
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    72          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        84      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   651 AM PST   SUNSET   448 PM PST   
JANUARY  2 2006.......SUNRISE   651 AM PST   SUNSET   449 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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