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Thousand Palms, California

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Thousand Palms, California
113
°F
Warmer 2.4°F than last hour.
Uncomfortably Hot — clear
Feels like 111.0°F  ·  This time yesterday: 110°F
Past 2 Hours ▲ +4.5°F
108° 112.5°
2hr ago 60m Now
113
Today’s High
1:25 PM
113°
Yesterday’s High
4:26 PM
93
Today’s Low
6:23 AM
90°
Yesterday’s Low
3:36 AM
Updated: 1:26:00 pm PDT
Humidity
15 %
24h diff -8%
Hi 27% 6:07 AM
Lo 14% 12:44 PM
Dew Point
54 °F
24h diff -10°F
Hi 58° 11:21 AM
Lo 46° 12:22 AM
Wind
S2 mph
Gust 3.0 mph
Top gust 24.2 mph (3:16 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
13694 ft
10m avg 4.6 mph
Hour top gust 11 mph S
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.74 in
Falling  ·  24h diff -0.03
Hi 29.8 9:58 AM
Lo 29.73 3:00 AM
Solar
882 wm
91% of max
Daylight 13:12 hr
High Solar 896 wm
Max Temp for this Date
113 °F
2025 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
72 °F
2021 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
110 °F
+3.3° vs now
Record high (this date)
117 °F
1969 · (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
183 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
9.9 UV  ·  Very High  ·  Aug 22
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge

GRAPHS, LAST 3 HOURS:

Temperature °F112.3
▲ Last hour: +2.5 °F
106.9°112.5°
3hr ago90mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg54.0
▲ Last hour: +0.2 °F
52.6°57.0°
3hr ago90mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg2.9
▲ Last hour: +0.7 mph
0.04.6
3hr ago90mNow
Wind Gust mph5.0
▲ Last hour: +1.0 mph
0.012.0
3hr ago90mNow
Humidity %5m avg15
▼ Last hour: -1 %
1520
3hr ago90mNow
Barometer inHg5m avg29.74
▼ Last hour: -0.03 inHg
29.7429.80
3hr ago90mNow
Solar W/m²882
▼ Last hour: -9 W/m²
835896
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: Sat, 8/22 1:10pm Updated: Sat, 8/22 1:18pm Urgency: Expected
Next Update: Sat, 8/22 10:00pm 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: Saturday, August 22, 2026, 1:18 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 1-22

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for August 1-22: 0.24 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.24 in.
Jan 1 to August 22, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to Aug 22, 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 22, 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 ° 117 °
 ( 1969 )		 Sunrise:
6:14am 		Sunset:
7:25pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 69%
Low 80 ° 55 °
 ( 1968 )		   Moonrise:
4:09pm 		Moonset:
 12:50am 		 
       
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: 112.7 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 36.8 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 75.9 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 31.3 °F
Current Dew Point: 54.1 °F Cooler Temperature Output 81.4 °F
Current Humidity: 15 %

 

 


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