Were approaching the mights of summer and as July rolls by, and August is just around the corner, we can expect higher humidity levels here in the valley. The valley floor saw Dew Point values on Sunday averaging in the 50’s! This is caused by the “Monsoonal flow”.
With the Southwest Monsoon (which typically [...]

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On this day in…
2006: Lightning sparked the Sawtooth Fire near Morongo Valley and the Millard Fire near Banning. The Sawtooth Fire burned 62,000 acres, caused considerable damage in Pioneertown and killed a man. The Millard Fire burned 24,000 acres.
2002: It was 101° in Idyllwild, the highest temperature on record and the earliest date with a [...]

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