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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
109
°F
Colder 2.6°F than last hour.
Uncomfortably Hot — clear
Feels like 108.4°F  ·  This time yesterday: 113°F
Past 2 Hours ● +0°F
109.6° 112.1°
2hr ago 60m Now
112
Today’s High
12:47 PM
115°
Yesterday’s High
3:05 PM
94
Today’s Low
6:44 AM
94°
Yesterday’s Low
6:23 AM
Updated: 1:48:00 pm PDT
Humidity
16 %
24h diff 0%
Hi 28% 12:00 AM
Lo 14% 12:07 PM
Dew Point
54 °F
24h diff -2°F
Hi 58° 10:52 AM
Lo 51° 8:57 AM
Wind
S11 mph
Gust 11.0 mph
Top gust 21.0 mph (2:04 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
13140 ft
10m avg 11.3 mph
Hour top gust 20 mph SE
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.70 in
Steady  ·  24h diff -0.04
Hi 29.76 10:20 AM
Lo 29.68 3:13 AM
Solar
455 wm
48% of max
Daylight 13:10 hr
High Solar 1037 wm
Max Temp for this Date
115 °F
2011 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
76 °F
2019 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
113 °F
-4° vs now
Record high (this date)
119 °F
1985 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
August
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
184 days since rain
Water year
2.89 in
Oct.’25 – Sep.’26
Max rain rate: 0.000 (00:00 AM)
CWOP: CW2285  ·  WU: KCATHOUS8
NWS verified rain gauge
10.4 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 23
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F109.9
▼ Last hour: -1.8 °F
107.1°112.3°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg52.0
▼ Last hour: -1.8 °F
51.8°56.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg12.1
▲ Last hour: +4.4 mph
0.010.1
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph16.0
▲ Last hour: +6.0 mph
0.020.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg15
▼ Last hour: -1 %
1419
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.70
▼ Last hour: -0.01 inHg
29.6929.76
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²455
▼ Last hour: -471 W/m²
343986
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● Last hour: +0.00 in
3hr ago90mNow

 

 

 

Extreme Heat Warning  EXTREME HEAT WARNING   Extreme Heat Warning
COACHELLA VALLEY
Areas Affected:
Coachella Valley - San Diego County Deserts - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
This Notice Updated: Sun, 8/23 5:17am Updated: Sun, 8/23 1:48pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sun, 8/23 2:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 117.

* WHERE...Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts, and San
Gorgonio Pass near Banning.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight temperatures 5 to 8 degrees above
normal will limit relief from the heat.

Information: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

NWS Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

warnings updated: Sunday, August 23, 2026, 1:48 pm PDT

 

 

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Record Watch

Data: NWS - Palm Springs (KPSP)

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

Rainfall data: Thousand Palms, CA(DesertWeather.com) / Climate data: DesertWeather.com - Averaged data, last 25 years. Archived gauges displayed HERE.

August 1-23

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-23: 0.24 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.24 in.
Jan 1 to August 23, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 23, 2026: 2.17 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -1.19 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to Aug 23, 2026: 3.37 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.48 in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Almanac

Almanac information is for the Palm Springs Airport and is provide by the National Weather Service

Temperature *Normal *Record                           sun/moon graph
High 108 ° 119 °
 ( 1985 )		 Sunrise:
6:15am 		Sunset:
7:24pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 77%
Low 79 ° 57 °
 ( 1943 )		   Moonrise:
4:55pm 		Moonset:
 1:43am 		 
       
Fire Danger

 

MicroCool   

"To Fog or Not"

 

With the help of MicroCool we've come up with a simple way for you to determine if turning on your fog / mister system will cool the air around you effectively.

Fogging Effectiveness

(This guide generally will work for evaporative coolers also)

 

Current Temperature: 109.6 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 34.9 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 74.7 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 29.7 °F
Current Dew Point: 53.4 °F Cooler Temperature Output 79.9 °F
Current Humidity: 16 %

 

 


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