On this day in…
1968: It was 34° in Palm Springs, the lowest temperature on record for April.

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.

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 on record for April.