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This is the current conditions weather report for Indio. The report was made 79 minutes ago, at 05:52 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5 miles per hour / 7.4 kilometers per hour from the north (010°). The temperature was 66°F / 19°C, with a dew-point at 66°F / 19°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.88 inHg / 1013 hPa. The relative humidity was 35%. The skies were clear.

Indio, California, is a U.S. city located in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's desert region. Located 26 miles east of Palm Springs. Indio is one of Southern California's most important agricultural regions as well, once responsible for a large percentage of the nation's date crop, however with all the new development the date groves are being pushed more to the south of Indio. Even the grove of date palms at the Riverside County Date Festival fairgrounds has been torn out by the county. Travelers from around the world still can stop by Shields Date Gardens, a famous date grower that maintains a large retail store along Hwy 111 in Indio. There are citrus groves and vegetable fields surrounding the city limits, but rapid development of new housing tracts and golf courses in the "East Valley" in the 1990's and 2000's displaced most of the agricultural space.

Indio has been the location of the world famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival since 1999 at the Empire Polo grounds. Rolling Stone magazine called it one of the most beautiful festival sites in the world. Expanded to 3 days for May 2007, the festival has also announced that an all-country weekend will be added, featuring performances by Willie Nelson, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Lucinda Williams, Sugarland and others yet to be named. The Date festival/county fairgrounds' Shalimar Stadium is the site for live music concerts (mostly amateur bands), 4x4 monster truck rallies, rodeo or horse riding events and world-famous camel races during the National Date Festival.

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