On this day in…
2006: Strong thunderstorm winds hit Menifee. Numerous trees were blown down, some of which fell on homes. Lightning sparked the Coyote Fire southeast of Anza, which burned 460 acres.
1948: Thunderstorms in Palm Desert and La Quinta flooded homes. Erosion damaged roads and canals. 2.80 inches of rain fell in Palm Springs, the [...]

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On this day in…
2006: A major heat wave with humidity, in some ways unprecedented, hit Southern California. It was 121° in Palm Springs, 120° at Indio and Thermal, 114° at Ontario and the Wild Animal Park, and 113° at El Cajon. It was 112° at Escondido and 109° in La Mesa; both were highest temperatures [...]

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1979: Thunderstorms hit Southern California, especially hard in the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains. 1.92 inches of rain fell in Idyllwild and 1.29 inches fell in Borrego Springs, each the greatest daily amount on record for July. 2.50 inches fell in Palm Springs, 1.10 inches fell in Palomar Mountain and 1.09 inches [...]

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2002: The minimum temperature was 90° in Borrego Springs, the highest minimum temperature on record. This also occurred on 7.12.1968.
1999: Heavy thunderstorms hit the mountains and deserts each day starting on this day and ending on 7.13. Rainfall rates included 1.65 inches in less than 30 minutes at Lake Henshaw, 1.57 inches [...]

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