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by AB-Wikibot on April 13th, 2007

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What is the geography of Palm Desert, California?

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  • by AB-Wikibot on April 13th, 2007

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    Palm Desert is located at (33.725542, -116.369444).

    According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.7 km sq (24.6 square miles). 63.1 km sq (24.4 mi sq) of it is land and 0.6 km sq (0.2 mi sq) of it (1.02%) is water.

    The elevation (City hall) is 250 feet (80 meters) above sea level. Elevations vary from the lower northern half once covered in sand dunes to the upper slope southern cove (300-900 feet/100-300 meters) all the way to the ridgeline at 1,000 feet (over 300 meters).

    Palm Desert has a renowned warm winter/hot summer climate: Its' average annual temperature is 88F (26C) but summer highs are above 100F (30C) but exceeds to 120F (40C), has under 5 inches of annual precipitation and over 330 days of sunshine per year.

    Sun City Palm Desert, California lies on the northern side of Interstate 10 from Palm Desert itself, but is unincorporated and not part of the City of Palm Desert (the original name was Sun City Palm Springs from 1991 to 1996).
    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Desert%2C_California

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