Another record setting day today. Temperature reached 99° here in Thousand Palms. Palm Springs broke a 35 year record reaching 100°.
Don’t sweat it, a cool down is expected next week with temperatures expected to return to normals Tuesday with a slight change of rain come Tuesday night and into Wednesday.

Here are the records set today for the area:

RECORD REPORT

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 RERSGX

 RECORD REPORT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
 830 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2007

 ...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON MARCH 16...

 LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

 ALPINE                87            85 IN 1971         SINCE 1951
 BIG BEAR LAKE         72            66 IN 1972         SINCE 1960
 BORREGO DESERT PARK   98            95 IN 1972         SINCE 1965
 BEAUMONT              94            85 IN 2000         SINCE 1939
 CAMPO                 91            84 IN 2004         SINCE 1948
 CAMPO ASOS            89            84 IN 2004         SINCE 1948
 IDYLLWILD             81            75 IN 2004         SINCE 1943
 INDIO                101    TIED   101 IN 1934         SINCE 1906
 PALOMAR MOUNTAIN      78            75 IN 1972         SINCE 1940
 PALM SPRINGS         100            98 IN 1972         SINCE 1922
 RIVERSIDE UCR         94            93 IN 1972         SINCE 1924
 THERMAL              100            97 IN 1972         SINCE 1950