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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
1249 AM PST SUN MAR 12 2006

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1927 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         50    427 PM  95    1972  78    -28       91       
  MINIMUM         41    512 AM  36    1939  50     -9       65       
  AVERAGE         46                        64    -18       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          0.84 1995   0.02   0.63     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.32   0.36     0.07    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.20                      4.73  -1.53    10.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      2.74  -1.55     6.95    
                                                                     
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       19                         4     15        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        44     22       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        44     22       16       
  SINCE JUL 1    541                       834   -293      861       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        28    -28       42       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        28    -28       42       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        75    -19       53       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2006.........SUNRISE   600 AM PST   SUNSET   551 PM PST   
MARCH 13 2006.........SUNRISE   559 AM PST   SUNSET   552 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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