http://www.desertweather.com/blog Weather related discussions for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas Fri, 02 May 2008 05:24:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *this chart is from the National Weather Service for Palm Springs http://www.desertweather.com/blog/april-chart-for-palm-springs.htm 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 ... http://www.desertweather.com/blog/warmer-temperatures-this-weekend.htm On this day in... 1968: It was 34° in Palm Springs, the lowest temperature on record for April. http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-april-19th.htm With temperatures reaching 96° today (9° above normal), we got a good taste of the long summer season that is quickly approaching! Records were set for many areas in Southern California. Temperatures are expected to return to more seasonal values on Tuesday. http://www.desertweather.com/blog/signs-of-summer.htm On this day in... 1989: During a major heat wave lasting from late March to mid April, Palm Springs set a record high temperature at 112° on this day (the earliest date in the season to record 110° or higher). 1958: 15 inches of snow fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily snowfall ... http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-april-7th.htm On this day in... 1989: A major heat wave lasted from late March to mid April. On this day and on 4.7, daily high temperature records were broken at all recording stations in Southern California. Many monthly record high temperatures were set for April, including 112° at Palm Springs on 4.7, ... http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-april-6th.htm On this day in... 1958: It was 14° in Idyllwild, the lowest temperature on record for April. http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-april-5th.htm On this day in... 1927: 1.97 inches of rain fell in Palm Springs, the greatest daily amount on record for April. http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-april-4th.htm Today is the first day of spring or the Vernal Equinox, the sun crossed the equator at 10:48pm last night, here on the west coast. Equinox means "equal night", and today is a day with equal hours of light and dark. Wikipedia.org for details http://www.desertweather.com/blog/first-day-of-spring.htm On this day in... 1936: It was 29° in Palm Springs, the lowest temperature on record for March. This also occurred on 3.4.1952. This is also the latest date of a freezing temperature on record. http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-march-13th.htm