Some local data from this recent storm: (provisional data, may not be verified)
- Friday’s High of 71 is 25 degrees below average for May 23rd
- From 113° on Sunday to 71° on Friday, that’s a difference of 42 degrees in 5 days!
- Palm Springs sets Lowest Maximum Temperature record for this day at 71°! (Old record 80° in 1995)
- Thermal sets Lowest Maximum Temperature record for this day at 75°! (Old record 76° in 1977)
- Beaumont sets Lowest Maximum Temperature record for this day at 49°! (Old record 55° in 1965)
- Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains see a dusting of snow
- Barometric pressure drops to 29.30in (lowest recorded for DesertWeather.com, data history: appx. 6 years)
Rain Totals (storm):
- Thousand Palms (DesertWeather.com): 0.14″
- Palm Springs:0.03
- Rancho Mirage: 0.12
- Indio: 0.59
- Thermal:0.04
- Whitewater: 0.02
- Beaumont: 0.40
- Mountain Center: 0.87
- Borrego Springs: 0.08
tags: rain,records
May 24th, 2008 at 7:05 am
What a day yesterday here in Thousand Palms when the rain and hail came down. I could see the neighbors open their curtains but not dare go outside. Living in a Mobile home with aluminum awnings the noise from the hail was deafening. Thanks for the stats John.