On this day in…
1957: It was 121° in Palm Springs, the highest temperature on record for June. This also occurred two days later on 6.26 and on 6.29.1994.
Source: NWS

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Today (June 21st, 11:06am PDT to be exact) marks the official start of Summer! Summer Solstice. The sun, at its highest point in the sky, will provide the greatest amount of potential sunshine for the vast area of the Northern Hemisphere between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. From this [...]

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On this day in…
1995: 1.08 inches of rain fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily amount on record for June. Daily records were set across the region for the area rainfall during a rare off-season storm.
1917: The temperature of 124° at Mecca climaxed the most destructive heat wave of record in California history.
Source: NWS

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Temperatures reached 107 today, tied for the warmest day so far this year.
Palm Springs officially tied a record yesterday for the highest minimum temperature of 77 for the 13th of June! Record report from the National Weather Service shown below

RECORD REPORT

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RECORD REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
455 PM [...]

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