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 [...]

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 [...]

Palm Springs today reached 117°, breaking a 11 year old record for the highest daily temperature for August 28th. The old record was set back in 1998 at 116°.
Record report from the National Weather Service:
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
449 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2009

…HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS [...]

Strong high pressure conditions with little winds the past few days brought well above high temperatures for most of California. Thermal set a record on Tuesday at 107 degrees! And Beaumont at 94!
Below is a list from the National Weather Service for  a few Southern California cities that have had records set.
April 20th records:

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