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This is the current conditions weather report for Palm Desert. The report was made 42 minutes ago, at 12:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 66°F / 19°C, with a dew-point at 66°F / 19°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.77 inHg / 1009 hPa. The relative humidity was 30%. The skies were clear.

Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area), approximately 11 miles east of Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley. The population was 41,155 at the 2000 census. Other cites in the Coachella Valley are Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage. The city was one of the state's fastest growing in the 1980s and 1990s, began with 11,801 in 1980 to doubled to 23,650 in 1990 to doubled again to 35,000 in five years.

A major center of growth in the Palm Springs area, it was a popular retreat for "snowbirds" from colder climates (the Eastern and Northern US, and Canada), who swell its population by an estimated 31,000 each winter, but in the past couple of years Palm Desert has seen more residents become "full-timers" (mainly from California came for affordable but high-valued home prices) who now live in the city year-round. Palm Desert may have 75,000 to 85,000 at January 1 as the "season" peaks and decreases by half at July 1 as the hot desert summer comes by.

Points of interest- Sun City Palm Desert, California, Palm Desert Scene, College of the Desert, and

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens- For close-up encounters with spectacular desert plants and animals, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is a must-see. Gecko Gulch, Wildlife Wonders, and Village Wa Tu Tu are just a sampling of the presentations and exhibits designed to entertain and educate.

El Paseo- Take a stroll for the soul down El Paseo and experience a landscaped median showcasing Palm Desert's Art In Public Places. This remarkable program is a museum without walls that includes more than 130 works of art exhibited throughout the City. It's free, it's ever-changing, and you can even take a docent-guided tour.

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