DesertWeather.com blog » Storm Reports http://www.desertweather.com/blog Weather related discussions for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:44:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Local Storm Reports 6/3/09 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/local-storm-reports-6309.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/local-storm-reports-6309.htm#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:33:18 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1339 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1001 PM PDT WED JUN 03 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1100 AM LIGHTNING BIG BEAR CITY 34.27N 116.85W 06/03/2009 SAN BERNARDINO CA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE *** 1 FATAL *** A FEMALE DRIVER WAS KILLED WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK A PINE TREE THAT FELL AND CRUSHED THE VEHICLE. 1142 AM DOWNBURST 4 SE LUCERNE VALLEY 34.40N 116.92W 06/03/2009 SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER *** 1 INJ *** DOWNBURST THUNDERSTORM WINDS MEASURED GUST TO 52 MPH. TEMPERATURE FELL FROM 68 TO 55 DEGREES IN MINUTES. SMALL HAIL CAUSED MINOR FACIAL INJURY. 1200 PM LIGHTNING CABAZON 33.91N 116.77W 06/03/2009 RIVERSIDE CA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE *** 1 INJ *** A WOMAN SUFFERED MODERATE INJURIES FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE. 0500 PM LIGHTNING FONTANA 34.10N 117.46W 06/03/2009 SAN BERNARDINO CA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE *** 1 FATAL *** A LIGHTNING STRUCK AND KILLED A WOMAN STANDING BENEATH A TREE. ]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/local-storm-reports-6309.htm/feed 0 Storm Summary for 2/16/09 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-21609.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-21609.htm#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:24:56 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1237 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

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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
    ENDING:   900 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

 STATIONS IN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WHERE SNOW OCCURRED MIGHT NOT REFLECT
 THE ENTIRE RAINFALL AMOUNT.



 CAZ048-102230-
 RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
 945 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

      YUCAIPA REGIONAL  1.26
 CAL ST SAN BERNARDINO  0.98
       ONTARIO AIRPORT  0.90
              TEMECULA  0.71
     RIVERSIDE AIRPORT  0.60
      HEMET/RYAN FIELD  0.51



 CAZ056-102230-
 RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
 945 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

             PINE COVE  15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW

         BEAUMONT 4NNE  1.02
                  ANZA  0.78
          PINYON PINES  0.50



 CAZ061-102230-
 COACHELLA VALLEY-
 945 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

                 INDIO  0.83
  PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT  0.65
      CATHEDRAL CANYON  0.47
        THOUSAND PALMS  0.23
       THERMAL AIRPORT  0.02  



 CAZ062-102230-
 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
 945 PM PST MON FEB 9 2009

       BORREGO SPRINGS  0.72
]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-2909.htm/feed 0 Storm Summary for 2/7/09 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-2709.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-2709.htm#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:50:53 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1209 After a dry January with no measurable rain and above normal temperatures, we finally saw a nice light to moderate rain this morning. Starting around 4:15am the rain was moderately steady through the 6 o’clock hour. The heaviest rainfall rate was around 5am at 0.29″ per hour.

Some unofficial rainfall amounts through 10am:
Revised unofficial totals for this storm (2/7-2/8):
Thousand Palms (DesertWeather): 0.25″ 0.35″
Thousand Palms (Tri-Palms): 0.24″ 0.26″
Rancho Mirage (Bob Hope & 111):  0.18″ 0.23″
Palm Desert: 0.22″ 0.25″
Coachella: 0.34″ 0.39″

Snow levels in the mountains around the valley dropped to 5000 feet with snow accumulations around 4-6 inches above 8000 feet.

Below is a gorgeous photo of Lake Arrowhead sent from John Black. Thanks!

Lake Arrowhead Snowfall on 2/7/09 / source: John Black

Lake Arrowhead Snowfall on 2/7/09 / source: John Black

Click photo for larger version

On and off showers are still likely today in the Coachella Valley and will taper off tonight. A smaller chance for showers is forcasted Monday and Monday night.

3 day forecast

3 day forecast

Forecast page

Weather Story

Community Forum post about event

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Palm Springs Airport: 1.67 inches (Broke old “official” record of 1.51 set in 1940)
Cathedral City:  1.59
Rancho Mirage: 1.52
Thousand Palms (DesertWeather.com): 1.36
Palm Desert (Cook & Fred Warning): 1.39
Indio Hills: 0.98
Thermal Airport: 1.34

Snowfall amounts:

Big Bear: 22 inches
Lake Arrowhead: 18
Pine Cove: 10
Yucca Valley: non-official reports range from 6 to 18 inches

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RECORD REPORT

 SXUS76 KSGX 180706 CCA
 RERSGX

 RECORD EVENT REPORT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
 1040 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008

 ...LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON DECEMBER 17...

 LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

 ALPINE                 49           52 IN 1961         SINCE 1952
 BIG BEAR LAKE          23           32 IN 1987         SINCE 1960
 CAMPO COOP             41           44 IN 1965         SINCE 1948
 LAGUNA BEACH           51           55 IN 1967         SINCE 1928
 OCEANSIDE HARBOR       49           56 IN 1955         SINCE 1953
 RIVERSIDE MARCH        45           50 IN 1940         SINCE 1927
 THERMAL                51   TIED    51 IN 1987         SINCE 1950
 RIVERSIDE UCR          48           49 IN 1965         SINCE 1948
 VISTA                  51           56 IN 1987         SINCE 1957
 WILD ANIMAL PARK       51           60 IN 1987         SINCE 1979

 ...MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORDS BROKEN ON DECEMBER 17...

 RAMONA                2.05        1.42 IN 1978         SINCE 1974
 ONTARIO               0.82        0.42 IN 1978         SINCE 1951
 BROWN FIELD           1.73        0.27 IN 1957         SINCE 1943
 THERMAL               1.33        1.06 IN 1952         SINCE 1950
 PALM SPRINGS          1.57        1.52 IN 1940         SINCE 1927
]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/records-broken-on-wednesday.htm/feed 0 Storm Summary for 12/15/08 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-121508.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-121508.htm#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:36:52 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=937 Light to moderate rain showers soaked the valley starting around 11am and lingered into the evening. No major flooding was reported just minor street flooding. Snow levels were down to 3000 feet to the north and Yucca and Morongo Valleys reported snow. The southern mountains were not as luck and snow levels were higher.

Some preliminary rain totals:

Thousand Palms: 0.75 inches
Rancho Mirage: 0.65
Catherdral City: 0.63
Palm Springs Airport:
Borrego Springs: 0.47
Thermal: 0.20
Mecca: 0.12
Indio: 0.35
Indio Hills: 0.39
Beaumont: 2.13
Pinyon Pines: 1.87

Map provided by NWS: (higher elevations will show 0.00 or low amounts due to snow)

December 15th Rain Totals

]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-summary-for-121508.htm/feed 3 Storm Statistics for 11/26 & 11/27/08 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-statistics-for-1126-112708.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-statistics-for-1126-112708.htm#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:06:23 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=805 Final rainfall storm totals for DesertWeather.com (Thousand Palms) the past 2 days stand at 0.38 in. That brings the rain season total to 6 tenths of an inch which is about 44% of the normal season rainfall for this date. Average rainfall for the month of November is 0.29 in., so we exceeded the average rainfall for November. (I use Palm Springs Airport records from the NWS for averages)

Both Palm Springs and Thermal set official records for most rain recorded on November 26th.  Palm Springs at 0.36 in. breaking the old record of 0.01 (yes that is correct) back in 1970. And Thermal’s new record is 0.46 from 0.01 set in 2002.

Link to the National Weather Service “Rainfall Storm Total Summary” for the areas covered by the National Weather Service office in San Deigo

other totals from the community reported to DesertWeather may follow Friday afternoon.

I’ve updated the map in the post below with the final storm totals.

]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/storm-statistics-for-1126-112708.htm/feed 0 11/26, 11/27/08 Rain Totals (updated) http://www.desertweather.com/blog/112608-rain-totals.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/112608-rain-totals.htm#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:08:26 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=738 Here is a quick map I put together to get a graphical location view of totals for this mornings rain this past storm on the 26th & 27th. Click on each marker for rain totals and details concerning the source of the data. Some figures are “provisional” and not verified.

View Larger Map

Other local totals from the National Weather Service (report has been edited to limit size):

 RAINFALL STORM TOTAL SUMMARY...PRELIMINARY
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
 735 AM PST WED NOV 26 2008

 72 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD
 BEGINNING:
    ENDING:  735 AM PST WED NOV 26 2008

 CAZ062-261730-
 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
 735 AM PST WED NOV 26 2008

       BORREGO SPRINGS  0.35

 CAZ049-261730-
 RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
 735 AM PST WED NOV 26 2008

     RIVERSIDE AIRPORT .68
         LAKE MATTHEWS .13
              TEMECULA .59
          SKINNER LAKE .47
      HEMET/RYAN FIELD .55  

 CAZ056-261730-
 RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
 735 AM PST WED NOV 26 2008

         BEAUMONT 4NNE  0.59
  SNOW CK 7N IDYLLWILD  0.87
       LIVE OAK CANYON  0.47
  UPPER TAHQUITZ CREEK  0.55
         KEENWILD RAWS  0.62
     PINYON PINES RAWS  0.59

 CAZ061-261730-
 COACHELLA VALLEY-
 735 AM PST WED NOV 26 2008

           WINDY POINT .19
       WIDE CANYON DAM .23
 SNOW CK NR WHITEWATER .04
  PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT .28
       THERMAL AIRPORT .28
           CACTUS CITY .31
        CATHEDRAL CITY .20
        PALM DESERT 1S .39
     DEAD INDIAN BASIN .16
            BEAR CREEK .16
        INDIO HILLS 9N .24
                 INDIO .20  

 WARNING! THIS REPORT CONTAINS PROVISIONAL DATA FROM AUTOMATED GAUGES.
 THIS DATA HAS NOT BEEN SCREENED OR VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY
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LOCAL STORM REPORT
NWUS56 KSGX 112306 LSRSGX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 406 PM PDT THU SEP 11 2008 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0340 PM TSTM WND GST LA QUINTA 33.67N 116.29W 09/11/2008 M67 MPH RIVERSIDE CA TRAINED SPOTTER WIND GUST WAS FROM OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 30 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST.
(this storm report is from the National Weather Service and rebroadcast here)
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