Continuing to track excessive heat through the weekend
We continue to sit underneath a stubborn and persistent ridge of high pressure. The ridge is delivering excessively hot weather to the entire region. We remain under an Excessive Heat Warning through Monday evening as temperatures continue to reach well above 110°F.
Today we smashed the high temperature record with a high of 115°F! The previous record was 111°F set back in 1987. Tomorrow, there will be similar conditions, with another chance of breaking records.
A water year is essentially like a fiscal year for annual precipitation and runs from October 1st of a given year through September 30th of the following year. This past water year saw a total of 3.28 inches of rain recorded at the Palm Springs International Airport. This was drier than the average of 4.61 inches. This was also much drier than 2023 which saw a number of large rain events like Tropical Storm Hilary.
As mentioned before, we remain under that Excessive Heat Warning through Monday evening. A very slow and gradual cooldown will be in place for much of next week thanks to an area of low pressure. There is still some uncertainty as to the strength and location of this system, but a cooling trend will be in store nonetheless.
