On this day in…
1979: A winter storm that started on 1.30 and ended on this day spread two to four inches of rainfall in 24 hours over Much of coastal Southern California, and two inches of snow in Palm Springs. On this day snow fell heavily in Palm springs and eight inches fell at Lancaster. [...]

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July through mid-September brings Thunderstorms here in Southern California from time to time and with that here’s an interesting fact…
At any given time, there are nearly 2,000 thunderstorms occurring over the planet.
The U.S. has over 100,000 thunderstorms annually. The estimated number of global thunderstorms in a single year is about 16 million.

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Death Valley is the driest place in the United States, receiving 2.33” annually (1971-2000 normals). In 1929, it did not rain at all.
Here in the Coachella Valley its been a very dry year! In addition it’s been severely dry all across the Southwest. Los Angeles is on track to have the driest year on record! [...]

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As the hot summer months approach..
It was 134° at Death Valley on July 10, 1913. It remains the highest reading on record for the Western Hemisphere, the nation’s highest temperature on record for July, and the second highest reading in the world. Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat.
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