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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
106 AM PST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         68    228 PM  98    2004  80    -12       75       
  MINIMUM         44    557 AM  34    1955  51     -7       52       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1991   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.50   0.18     0.09    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.20                      4.91  -1.71    11.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      2.92  -1.73     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        9                         3      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                        78     55       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                        78     55       32       
  SINCE JUL 1    608                       868   -260      877       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        61    -61       54       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        61    -61       54       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                       108    -52       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   548 AM PST   SUNSET   558 PM PST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   547 AM PST   SUNSET   559 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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