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Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms, California
72
°F
Warmer 1°F than last hour.
Mild —
Feels like 77.0°F  ·  This time yesterday: 70°F
Past 2 Hours ● -0.7°F
70.6° 72.7°
2hr ago 60m Now
83
Today’s High
12:06 AM
99°
Yesterday’s High
3:24 PM
71
Today’s Low
6:08 AM
70°
Yesterday’s Low
5:13 AM
Updated: 7:05:00 am PDT
Humidity
48 %
24h diff 21%
Hi 51% 6:03 AM
Lo 30% 12:04 AM
Dew Point
51 °F
24h diff 16°F
Hi 52° 4:47 AM
Lo 46° 2:18 AM
Wind
WSW7 mph
Gust 11.0 mph
Top gust 25.3 mph (6:24 AM)
Cloud Height / Wind
5026 ft
10m avg 9.2 mph
Hour top gust 25 mph W
Wind Run  mi
Barometer
29.71 in
Rising  ·  24h diff -0.10
Hi 29.71 12:22 AM
Lo 29.66 4:30 AM
Solar
142 wm
81% of max
Daylight 13:35 hr
High Solar 142 wm
Max Temp for this Date
105 °F
2017 · (This Station · Since 2004)
Min Temp for this Date
54 °F
2010 · (This Station · Since 2004)
This time yesterday
70 °F
+1.6° vs now
Record high (this date)
115 °F
1947 · (Palm Springs Airport)
Rain today
0.00 in
Rate: 0.000 in/hr
Yesterday
0.00  in
Storm: 0.00 in
May
0.00 in
Last rain: 2/19/2026
Cal year
0.98 in
72 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
8.5 UV  ·  Very High  ·  May 03
Live data from sensors installed in Thousand Palms, CA  ·  Rain verified by NWS Standard Rain Gauge
Temperature °F71.8
▼ -0.7 °F
70.5°72.7°
2hr ago60mNow
Dew Point °F5m avg51.0
▼ -0.2 °F
50.0°52.0°
2hr ago60mNow
Avg Wind Speed mph10m avg9.4
▼ -2.0 mph
0.014.0
2hr ago60mNow
Wind Gust mph18.0
▲ +6.0 mph
0.025.0
2hr ago60mNow
Humidity %5m avg48
▲ +1 %
4651
2hr ago60mNow
Barometer inHg10m avg29.71
▲ +0.03 inHg
29.6729.71
2hr ago60mNow
Solar W/m²142
▲ +142 W/m²
0142
2hr ago60mNow
Rain in0.00
● +0.00 in
2hr ago60mNow

warnings updated: Sunday, May 03, 2026, 7:03 am PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain Climatology

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

May 1-3

Observed Rainfall: 0.00 in.
Normal Rain for May 1-3: 0.00 in.

Departure from Normal: below  0.00 in.
Jan 1 to May 3, 2026

Observed Rainfall: 0.98 in.
Normal Rain for Jan 1 to May 3, 2026: 1.78 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.80 in.
Water Year: Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Observed Rainfall: 2.89 in.
Normal Rain for Oct 1 to May 3, 2026: 2.98 in.

Departure from Normal: below  -0.09 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 91 ° 115 °
 ( 1947 )		 Sunrise:
5:53am 		Sunset:
7:29pm 		 
Moon Percent:
 98%
Low 63 ° 42 °
 ( 1955 )		   Moonrise:
9:53pm 		Moonset:
 6:46am 		 
       
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: 71.8 °F Wet Bulb Depression: 11.5 °F
Current Wet Bulb: 60.3 °F Cooler Effectiveness at 85% Effcy 9.8 °F
Current Dew Point: 51.0 °F Cooler Temperature Output 62 °F
Current Humidity: 48 %

 


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