Editing Bermuda Dunes, California (section)

==Geography==
Bermuda Dunes is located at {{coord|33|44|40|N|116|17|7|W|type:city}} (33.745, -116.285).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The CDP's name originated from the Bermuda Dunes [[country club]], a [[golf course community]] designed by [[William Francis Bell]] first opened in 1962 and the former site of the [[Bob Hope Desert Classic|Bob Hope Chrysler Golf Classic]]. There are 10 other golf clubs and communities within the {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on}} radius, including [[Sun City Palm Desert]]. Bermuda Dunes Airport is located in the community.

===Public services===
The local public school district is the [[Desert Sands Unified School District]], with one elementary school within the community boundaries; James Monroe Elementary. Bermuda Dunes also hosts the Desert Christian Academy, a private preschool through grade 12 school. Electricity is provided by the [[Imperial Irrigation District]] and [[Southern California Edison]] across Washington Street. Water is provided by both the IID and the Myoma Dunes Water Company<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mtwmkj2/myoma-dunes-water|title=Toll Brothers San Antonio TX, 78257 – Manta.com}}</ref> and telephone landlines are administered by [[Verizon]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. The official elevation of Bermuda Dunes is {{convert|30|ft|m}} above sea level, but the surface drops by over {{convert|80|ft|m}} from west to east.

The distance from Bermuda Dunes to [[Washington, D.C.]] is approximately {{convert|2318|mi|km}}. The distance to [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], the California state capital, is approximately {{convert|507|mi|km}}, and to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], the state's largest city, is {{convert|122|mi|km}}. Bermuda Dunes shares two [[ZIP code]]s with Indio: 92201 and 92203. The [[area codes 760 and 442|telephone area codes are 760 and 442]].

=== Terrain and climate ===
Located in the Coachella Valley desert region, Bermuda Dunes is sheltered by the [[San Jacinto Mountains]] to the west, the [[Santa Rosa Mountains (California)|Santa Rosa Mountains]] to the south and by the [[Little San Bernardino Mountains]] to the east. This geography gives Bermuda Dunes its hot, dry climate, with 354 days of sunshine and only {{convert|3.44|in|mm|1}} of rain annually.<ref name= NCDC.NOAA.GOV >
{{cite web
 | url = http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USC00044259.normals.txt
 | title = Monthly Normals for Indio, CA – Temperature and Precipitation
 | access-date = 2011-07-24
 | publisher = NOAA
}}</ref>

Bermuda Dunes has a warm winter/hot summer climate: Its average annual high temperature is {{convert|89.5|°F|°C|abbr=on}} and average annual low is {{convert|62.1|°F|°C|abbr=on}} but summer highs above {{convert|110|°F|°C|abbr=on}} are common and sometimes exceed {{convert|120|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, while summer night lows often stay above {{convert|82|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. Winters are warm with daytime highs often between {{convert|70|-|86|°F|°C}} and corresponding night lows falling to {{convert|48|-|68|F|C}}. The mean annual temperature is {{convert|75.8|°F|°C|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Temperature-Related Normals |url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USC00044259.normals.txt |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=www1.ncdc.noaa.gov}}</ref>

{{Weather box|location = Bermuda Dunes, CA
|single line = yes
|Jan record high F = 97
|Feb record high F = 100
|Mar record high F = 103
|Apr record high F = 109
|May record high F = 117
|Jun record high F = 123
|Jul record high F = 125
|Aug record high F = 121
|Sep record high F = 122
|Oct record high F = 115
|Nov record high F = 101
|Dec record high F = 96
|year record high F = 125
|Jan high F = 71.9
|Feb high F = 75.3
|Mar high F = 81.3
|Apr high F = 87.5
|May high F = 95.7
|Jun high F = 103.1
|Jul high F = 107.3
|Aug high F = 106.6
|Sep high F = 102.0
|Oct high F = 91.9
|Nov high F = 79.6
|Dec high F = 71.0
|year high F = 89.5
|Jan low F = 44.6
|Feb low F = 48.0
|Mar low F = 54.8
|Apr low F = 60.7
|May low F = 67.7
|Jun low F = 74.2
|Jul low F = 80.3
|Aug low F = 80.3
|Sep low F = 74.0
|Oct low F = 63.7
|Nov low F = 51.8
|Dec low F = 44.2
|year low F = 62.1
|Jan record low F = 13
|Feb record low F = 20
|Mar record low F = 25
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 38
|Jun record low F = 45
|Jul record low F = 59
|Aug record low F = 56
|Sep record low F = 46
|Oct record low F = 31
|Nov record low F = 23
|Dec record low F = 17
|year record low F = 13
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.56
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.64
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.43
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.05
|May precipitation inch = 0.07
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.01
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.04
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.54
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.04
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.26
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.18
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.62
|year precipitation inch = 3.44
|source 1 = www.ncdc.noaa.gov <ref>{{cite web | author=NOAA | title=1981–2010 Monthly Normals for Indio, CA | url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/1981-2010/products/station/USC00044259.normals.txt | publisher=NOAA| access-date=2011-07-19}}</ref>
|date=July 2011}}