On this day in…
1937: It was 22° in Escondido and 19° in Palm Springs, each the lowest temperature on record. It was 21° in Riverside, the lowest temperature recorded in January and the second lowest on record.

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A cold storm dropping south out of British Columbia will begin to affect us here in the valley starting Tuesday. This cold storm won’t have much moisture to work with but it will bring some cool temperatures. Highs Tuesday through Friday are only expected to be in the mid 50’s! Snow levels will drop [...]

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On this day in…
1971: It was 90° in Borrego Springs, the highest temperature on record for January.
1969: Heavy rains of tropical origin began on 1.18 ended on 1.28. As much as 50 inches of rain fell at 7,700 feet. 31 inches of rain fell on the south slopes of Mt. San Gorgonio, 15.5 inches at [...]

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On this day in…
2005: Five consecutive days of heavy rainfall started on 1.7 and ended on this day. The wet weather was blamed on the “Madden-Julian Oscillation”, also known as the “Pineapple Connection”. Thirty inches of rainfall over the five days deluged Lytle Creek. Four to ten inches fell at lower elevations. Widespread catastrophic floods [...]

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