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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA
640 AM PST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE PALM SPRINGS INTL AIRPORT CA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   01/18/1971
 LOW               19   01/22/1937
HIGHEST            80   01/21        70      10       83  01/25
                        01/08
LOWEST             32   01/13        44     -12       39  01/18
                                                          01/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.6              69.0    -1.4     74.7
AVG. MINIMUM     44.2              46.0    -1.8     47.5
MEAN             55.9              57.5    -1.6     61.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX >= 100     0                                  0
DAYS MAX >= 110     0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               0.1     0.9        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.43   1943
 MINIMUM         0.00   2000
TOTALS           0.61              1.00   -0.39     0.03
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.03   -0.01     0.00
DAYS >= .01         3                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= .10         1                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= .50         1                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.50        0                                  0
DAYS >= 2.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.57   01/25 TO 01/26           01/23 TO 01/23
                                                          01/31 TO 01/31
                                                          01/31 TO 01/31
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                    01/23(00) TO 01/23(00)
                                                 01/31(00) TO 01/31(00)1
                                                 01/31(00) TO 01/31(00)1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0                MM      MM      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0                MM      MM      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     275               241      34      125
 SINCE 7/1        576               627     -51      552
COOLING TOTAL       1                 8      -7       12
 SINCE 1/1          1                 0       1       12

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/24/1951
 LATEST       03/13/1956
EARLIEST      01/13             12/16
LATEST                          01/29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/319
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/360    DATE  01/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/340    DATE  01/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     35

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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