July 31
Cumulonimbus Cloud Over Africa from Space
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Archive for July, 2009
July 27
On this day… July 27th
On this day in… 1998: It was 123° at Thermal, 119° at Borrego Springs and 118° at Palm Springs. 1995: A heat wave started on this day and ended on 7.29. It was 123° at Palm Springs on 7.28 and on 7.29. On this day it was 120° in Coachella, 113° in San Jacinto, 112° [...]
July 26
Saturday Thunderstorm Cell Movie
Stitched together some radar images of yesterday’s relatively light Thunderstorm activity over the south side of the valley. Video ends with locations of 3.5 earthquake and several smaller aftershocks. Click link below for clip. Thunderstorm Cell activity
July 20
On this day… July 20th
On this day in… 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 [...]
July 19
Record Low Set for Palm Springs, Indio
Ok, not the “lowest/maximum” low but the highest minimum temperatures have been set for a few locations including Palm Springs, Indio, and Idyllwild for July 18th. Record Report from the National Weather Service… RECORD REPORT SXUS76 KSGX 190022 RERSGX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 525 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009 [...]