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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA                               
106 AM PST FRI MAR 31 2006

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...THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         76    341 PM 100    1966  83     -7       77       
  MINIMUM         50    602 AM  39    1998  53     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         63                        68     -5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.02 1978   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.62   0.09     0.21    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.23                      5.03  -1.80    11.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.22                      3.04  -1.82     7.09    
                                                                     
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        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       108     40       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    148                       108     40       52       
  SINCE JUL 1    623                       898   -275      897       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                       111    -87       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                       111    -87       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     80                       158    -78       67       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
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    68           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE   535 AM PST   SUNSET   606 PM PST   
APRIL  1 2006.........SUNRISE   533 AM PST   SUNSET   607 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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