On this day in…
2001: A heat wave started on this day and ended on 5.9. Temperatures hit 109° at Palm Springs, Thermal, and Borrego Springs, 103° at Hemet, and 102° at San Bernardino.
1976: 1.11 inches of rain fell in Palm Springs, the greatest daily amount on record for May.
1964: It was 36° in Palm Springs, [...]

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*this chart is from the National Weather Service for Palm Springs

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High pressure aloft with weak offshore flow will bring very warm temperatures to Southern California this weekend. Temperatures will peak Sunday with highs expected to top 100° in the Coachella Valley. the last time Palm Springs reached 100° was September 16th of last year.
Per the National Weather Service:
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EARLY SEASON [...]

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