Light to moderate rainfall began around 6am on Friday and continued throughout the day until 2am this morning resulting in a total of 1.33 inches for Thousand Palms. This is the most rainfall we have seen, from one storm, since October 2005 and ends a 227 day dry spell! Here at DesertWeather.com we follow the “California rainfall season” which runs from July 1st to June 30th. We are at 1.33 inches putting us near normal rainfall for the season.

(totals updated December 2nd)

Other Rainfall totals:
Palm Springs: 1.52 (record set for Nov 30th)
Thermal: 1.47 (record set for Nov 30th)
Yucca Valley: 2.24
Beaumont: .18
Idyllwild: 3.87
Pinyon: 2.47
Hemet: 2.65
Temecula: 4.16

Regional rain totals from the National Weather Service:

SGUS46 KSGX 020505
 RRMSGX

 RAINFALL STORM TOTAL SUMMARY
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
 900 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2007

 RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 12 AM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 2007
 TO 10 PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, 2007   

 ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS

 FULLERTON AIRPORT       1.17
 HUNTINGTON BEACH        0.78
 JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT      1.18

 SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS

 OCEANSIDE AIRPORT       2.77
 CARLSBAD AIRPORT        2.77
 SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH     0.94
 BROWN FIELD             0.89
 MONTGOMERY FIELD        1.61
 VISTA                   3.12
 MIRAMAR                 1.97

 SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS

 CLARK                   1.96
 CRANSTON                2.63
 RIVERSIDE MARCH         2.31
 CORONA                  1.78
 MURRIETA                2.96
 TEMECULA                4.21
 DEVORE                  1.07

 SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS

 ALPINE                  2.29
 FALLBROOK               3.07
 RAMONA                  2.66
 RANCHO BERNARDO (NWS)   2.70
 SAN MIGUEL              1.60
 POTRERO                 1.40

 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS

 BIG PINE FLAT           2.37
 WRIGHTWOOD              1.74
 CLEVELAND FOREST        4.10
 CONVERSE                3.33
 FAWNSKIN                2.49
 HESPERIA                1.74
 LYTLE CREEK             3.03

 RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS

 ANZA                    3.41
 IDYLLWILD               3.87
 KEENWILD                3.84
 PINE COVE               3.73
 SANTA ROSA PLATEAU      3.91

 SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS

 FREMONT CANYON          1.52
 EL CARISO               2.95

 SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS

 CAMPO                   1.76
 DESCANSO                2.74
 JULIAN                  3.52
 MT. LAGUNA              2.66
 OAK GROVE               3.19
 PALOMAR MOUNTAIN        6.85
 PINE HILLS              3.91
 RANCHITA                2.11

 APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS

 HESPERIA                1.27
 APPLE VALLEY            1.57
 VICTORVILLE             1.22

 COACHELLA VALLEY

 PALM SPRINGS            1.52
 THOUSAND PALMS          1.33
 THERMAL                 0.84

 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS

 BORREGO SPRINGS         0.88