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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
106 AM PST SUN MAR 19 2006

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         67    119 PM  95    1990  80    -13       72       
  MINIMUM         49    439 AM  37    1963  51     -2       52       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.13 1937   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.46   0.22     0.09    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.20                      4.87  -1.67    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      2.88  -1.69     6.97    
                                                                     
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        7                         4      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                        72     43       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                        72     43       27       
  SINCE JUL 1    590                       862   -272      872       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        53    -53       54       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        53    -53       54       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                       100    -44       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
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    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   551 AM PST   SUNSET   557 PM PST   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   550 AM PST   SUNSET   558 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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