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California Desert Destinations
Excellent photography of areas in and around the Coachella Valley. DesertWeather would like to take this opportunity to thank Jim and his site, California Desert Destinations, for supporting us! Jim was one of the first, years ago, to visit and give ideas to DesertWeather. He is an avid photographer and a great one at that.
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September 272009
Another Hot Day for the End of September
Today was another hot day in the valley with a high of 111° in Thousand Palms. Yes, this is hot for the end of September. Palm Springs again hit 111° today and again tied the record for the day. Thermal also broke its record at 111°.
A major cool down is coming starting tomorrow and by midweek the high will only reach 90 degrees, Enjoy!
Record report from the National Weather Service is posted below.
RECORD REPORT
SXUS76 KSGX 280035 RERSGX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 530 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON SEPTEMBER 27... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD CAMPO COOP 100 99 IN 1992 SINCE 1948 WILD ANIMAL PARK 103 TIED 103 IN 1993 SINCE 1979 PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT 111 TIED 111 IN 1963 SINCE 1922 THERMAL AIRPORT 111 110 IN 1994 SINCE 1950
September 262009
Fall is here, where is the cooler weather?
It was a warm one today! Palm Springs hit 111° which tied the record for this day set back in 1947. Climate data puts the average for September 26th at 98°, so that equates to 13 degrees above average!
Much cooler temperatures are on the way. Next week a trough will pass just to the north of us and bring fall like weather for several days before rebounding slightly next weekend. Highs only in the low 90’s are expected Wednesday and Thursday, with a few models showing a possibility of not even reaching 90! Long range models show that this 100+ weather is over for good!
Other select records set today:
- Indio at 112° breaking record of 111° in 1963
- Borrego at 109° breaking record of 108° in 1991
- Thermal tied its record at 110°