Some preliminary information on the strong winter storm that drenched the valley today. Rain Totals: CAZ061-080630- COACHELLA VALLEY- 835 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 WHITEWATER TROUT FARM 1.77 WIDE CANYON DAM 1.14 PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT 1.48 THERMAL AIRPORT 0.55 CATHEDRAL CITY 0.94 PALM DESERT 1S 1.49 BEAR CREEK 0.63 INDIO HILLS 9N 0.71 INDIO [...]

It was a rare event for early June. Dark skies, thunderstorms, cooler temperatures, and some rain mainly west of the valley. Here’s some information and a map showing the total number of lightning strikes as the results of this unstable air mass… RAINFALL STORM TOTAL SUMMARY…PRELIMINARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 530 AM PDT [...]

May 22nd 2008, Rare late storm out of Canada brings rain, snow, and even a tornado to Moreno Valley. See last years blog post: http://www.desertweather.com/blog/wild-southern-california-weather.htm

Some stats for yesterday’s wet weather: Rain Totals: DesertWeather (1000 Palms): 0.22 in. Thousand Palms (Tri-Palms): 0.20 Palm Springs Airport: 0.34 Cathedral City: 0.16 Rancho Mirage: 0.20 Palm Desert (Fred Waring & Cook): 0.17 Pinyon Pines: 1.20 Indio: 0.08 Thermal: 0.14 Anza: 0.72 rain Idyllwild: 2 inches of new snow Borrego Springs: 0.50

Skies are clear this morning but be forewarned another another storm system is expected this weekend. Storm totals for yesterday’s storm: RAINFALL STORM TOTAL SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 945 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009 RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD (UNLESS SNOW IS INDICATED) BEGINNING: 400 PM PST SUN FEB 8 2009 [...]