Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palm Springs (USC00046635), California, United States, with 121 years of record.
Key Facts for Palm Springs
Palm Springs (USC00046635) is a weather station in California, United States at 33.83 latitude and -116.51 longitude, 130 m (425 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 2026, 121 years of record.
1,464 records set at Palm Springs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Palm Springs set a daily record precipitation of 5.1 mm (0.20 in) on 28 September 2025.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 33.83 latitude, -116.51 longitude.
Elevation: 130 m (425 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 2026, 121 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Palm Springs. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Palm Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
50.0 C (122.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
50.6 C (123.1 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
50.6 C (123.1 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
49.4 C (120.9 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
46.7 C (116.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Palm Springs still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Palm Springs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1917
3
1922
21
1923
18
1924
13
1925
21
1926
14
1927
22
1928
16
1929
19
1930
33
1931
18
1932
32
1933
42
1934
23
1935
13
1936
34
1937
23
1938
10
1939
22
1940
14
1941
28
1942
17
1943
16
1944
18
1945
16
1946
15
1947
23
1948
17
1949
30
1950
23
1951
30
1952
16
1953
21
1954
19
1955
15
1956
18
1957
24
1958
13
1959
11
1960
15
1961
10
1962
23
1963
11
1964
18
1965
16
1966
11
1967
23
1968
12
1969
13
1970
4
1971
30
1972
18
1973
3
1974
6
1975
8
1976
13
1977
7
1978
10
1979
10
1980
21
1981
11
1982
10
1983
10
1984
11
1985
15
1986
14
1987
11
1988
9
1989
22
1990
10
1991
15
1992
12
1993
4
1994
8
1995
13
1996
12
1997
11
1998
13
1999
9
2000
13
2001
16
2002
9
2003
15
2004
12
2005
10
2006
11
2007
11
2008
14
2009
7
2010
10
2011
8
2012
17
2013
17
2014
11
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Palm Springs between 23 January 1943 and 1 August 1993. Each dot is a new record.
When Palm Springs set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1943-01-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1957-07-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 50.0 C (122.0 F)
1993-08-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 50.6 C (123.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 116.1 mm (4.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palm Springs. The most was 116.1 mm (4.6 in) on 23 January 1943.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Palm Springs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
23 January 1943
Feb
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
14 February 2019
Mar
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1 March 1991
Apr
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
4 April 1926
May
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
7 May 1976
Jun
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
30 June 1980
Jul
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
23 July 1948
Aug
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
20 August 2023
Sep
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 September 1976
Oct
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
5 October 1925
Nov
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
23 November 1965
Dec
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
21 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1917 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
94 years of record at Palm Springs, 1917 to 2014. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Palm Springs, 1923 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.8 C (73.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1941, at 20.7 C (69.2 F), and the warmest was 1996, at 24.6 C (76.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Palm Springs as warming stripes, 1923 to 2013
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1923
21.8 C
-1.05 C
1924
22.4 C
-0.40 C
1927
21.5 C
-1.31 C
1928
22.6 C
-0.21 C
1929
22.4 C
-0.46 C
1930
22.0 C
-0.86 C
1931
22.5 C
-0.35 C
1932
21.8 C
-0.99 C
1933
22.0 C
-0.83 C
1934
23.8 C
+0.97 C
1935
21.6 C
-1.25 C
1941
20.7 C
-2.16 C
1942
21.3 C
-1.51 C
1946
21.4 C
-1.45 C
1947
21.9 C
-0.93 C
1948
22.0 C
-0.78 C
1949
22.0 C
-0.79 C
1950
23.1 C
+0.33 C
1951
21.9 C
-0.89 C
1952
21.4 C
-1.41 C
1954
22.2 C
-0.66 C
1955
21.0 C
-1.81 C
1956
21.7 C
-1.14 C
1957
22.1 C
-0.72 C
1959
22.8 C
-0.03 C
1960
22.6 C
-0.26 C
1961
22.5 C
-0.28 C
1962
22.5 C
-0.35 C
1966
22.9 C
+0.06 C
1967
22.3 C
-0.47 C
1968
22.4 C
-0.37 C
1969
22.7 C
-0.12 C
1970
22.7 C
-0.10 C
1971
22.1 C
-0.67 C
1972
22.9 C
+0.05 C
1973
22.3 C
-0.50 C
1974
23.2 C
+0.41 C
1975
22.8 C
-0.06 C
1976
22.7 C
-0.08 C
1977
23.1 C
+0.26 C
1978
22.3 C
-0.47 C
1979
22.6 C
-0.18 C
1980
23.4 C
+0.63 C
1981
24.2 C
+1.43 C
1982
22.2 C
-0.62 C
1983
22.6 C
-0.26 C
1985
22.9 C
+0.13 C
1986
24.0 C
+1.19 C
1987
23.4 C
+0.59 C
1988
23.6 C
+0.80 C
1989
24.1 C
+1.32 C
1990
23.3 C
+0.52 C
1991
23.3 C
+0.44 C
1993
23.2 C
+0.43 C
1994
23.6 C
+0.76 C
1995
23.9 C
+1.13 C
1996
24.6 C
+1.79 C
1997
24.2 C
+1.36 C
1998
22.7 C
-0.09 C
1999
23.5 C
+0.69 C
2000
24.2 C
+1.34 C
2001
24.3 C
+1.53 C
2002
24.3 C
+1.49 C
2003
24.5 C
+1.68 C
2004
23.9 C
+1.08 C
2005
23.8 C
+0.96 C
2007
23.8 C
+1.02 C
2008
24.2 C
+1.40 C
2013
24.0 C
+1.14 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1923 to 2013. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Palm Springs
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
1923 to 2013
69
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.11 C (0.05 to 0.16) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1923 to 2013
69
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.7 to 1.0) per decade
1923 to 2013
69
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1906 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Palm Springs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
50.6 C (123.1 F)
1993
47.8 C (118.0 F)
94
Coldest night (TNn)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1937
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
94
Wettest day (Rx1day)
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1943
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1943
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
116
Longest dry spell (CDD)
274 days
2024
126 days
116
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Palm Springs, 1906 to 2026. The record is 50.6 C (123.1 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 C (118.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Palm Springs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1918
n/a
1922
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1923
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1924
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1925
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1926
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1927
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1928
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1929
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1930
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1931
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1932
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1933
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1934
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1935
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1936
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1938
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1939
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1940
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1941
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1942
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1943
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1944
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1945
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1946
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1947
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1948
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1949
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1950
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1951
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1952
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1953
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1954
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1955
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1956
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1957
50.0 C (122.0 F)
1958
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1959
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1960
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1961
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1962
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1963
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1964
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1965
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1966
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1967
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1968
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1969
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1970
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1971
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1972
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1973
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1974
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1975
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1976
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1977
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1978
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1979
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1980
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1981
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1982
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1983
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1984
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1985
50.0 C (122.0 F)
1986
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1987
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1988
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1989
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1990
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1991
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1992
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1993
50.6 C (123.1 F)
1994
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1995
50.6 C (123.1 F)
1996
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1997
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1998
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1999
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2000
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2001
48.9 C (120.0 F)
2002
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2003
50.0 C (122.0 F)
2004
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2005
49.4 C (120.9 F)
2006
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2007
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2008
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2009
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2010
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2011
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2012
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2013
50.0 C (122.0 F)
2014
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Palm Springs, 1906 to 2026. The record is -7.2 C (19.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Palm Springs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1918
n/a
1922
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1923
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1924
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1925
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1926
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1927
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1928
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1929
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1930
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1931
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1932
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1933
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1934
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1935
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1936
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1937
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1938
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1939
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1940
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1941
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1942
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1943
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1944
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1945
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1946
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1948
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1950
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1951
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1952
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1953
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1955
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1956
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1957
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1958
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1960
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1962
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1964
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1965
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1966
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1970
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1971
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1972
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1973
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1974
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1976
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1977
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1978
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1979
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1980
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1981
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1982
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1983
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1984
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1986
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1987
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1988
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1989
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1990
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1991
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1992
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1993
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1994
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1995
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1996
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1997
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1998
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2000
2.2 C (36.0 F)
2001
2.2 C (36.0 F)
2002
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2003
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2005
3.3 C (37.9 F)
2006
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2007
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2008
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2009
2.2 C (36.0 F)
2010
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2011
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2012
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2013
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2014
4.4 C (39.9 F)
2015
n/a
2016
n/a
2017
n/a
2018
n/a
2019
n/a
2020
n/a
2021
n/a
2022
n/a
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Palm Springs, 1906 to 2026. The record is 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palm Springs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1907
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1908
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1909
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1910
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1912
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1916
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917
n/a
1918
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1922
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1924
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1925
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1927
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1929
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1934
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1939
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1944
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1945
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1948
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1951
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1952
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1954
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1956
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1957
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1961
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1963
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1967
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1969
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1970
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1971
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1972
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1974
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1975
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1976
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1979
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1982
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1983
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1985
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1986
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1987
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1988
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1989
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1990
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1991
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1993
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1994
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1995
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1996
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1997
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1998
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1999
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
2000
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
2001
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2003
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2004
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2005
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2007
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2008
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2009
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2011
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2012
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2013
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2014
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2015
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2016
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2017
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2018
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2020
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2021
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2022
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2023
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2024
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2025
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2026
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Palm Springs, 1906 to 2026. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palm Springs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1907
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1908
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1909
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1912
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1915
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1922
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1924
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1925
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1927
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1931
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1933
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1937
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1938
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1940
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1941
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1944
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1946
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1951
14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1952
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1954
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1956
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1959
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1961
17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1962
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1963
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1966
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1967
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1969
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1973
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1974
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1975
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1976
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1979
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1981
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1983
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1985
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1986
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989
15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1990
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1991
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1992
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1993
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1994
12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1995
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1996
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1997
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1998
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2000
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2001
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2002
12.5 mm (0.5 in)
2003
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2004
45.9 mm (1.8 in)
2005
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2006
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2007
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2008
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2009
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2010
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2011
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2012
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2013
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2014
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2015
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2016
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2017
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2018
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2019
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2020
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2021
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2022
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2023
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2024
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
2025
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2026
24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Palm Springs, 1906 to 2026. The record is 274 days in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 126 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palm Springs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906
133 days
1907
92 days
1908
181 days
1909
117 days
1910
88 days
1911
180 days
1912
81 days
1913
198 days
1914
37 days
1915
94 days
1916
1 day
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1922
81 days
1923
114 days
1924
92 days
1925
187 days
1926
211 days
1927
168 days
1928
250 days
1929
166 days
1930
118 days
1931
59 days
1932
114 days
1933
99 days
1934
134 days
1935
86 days
1936
111 days
1937
98 days
1938
147 days
1939
94 days
1940
159 days
1941
99 days
1942
112 days
1943
110 days
1944
178 days
1945
131 days
1946
182 days
1947
102 days
1948
120 days
1949
138 days
1950
116 days
1951
75 days
1952
102 days
1953
94 days
1954
109 days
1955
180 days
1956
158 days
1957
162 days
1958
68 days
1959
207 days
1960
125 days
1961
122 days
1962
240 days
1963
102 days
1964
62 days
1965
89 days
1966
126 days
1967
116 days
1968
78 days
1969
112 days
1970
268 days
1971
227 days
1972
158 days
1973
145 days
1974
136 days
1975
123 days
1976
125 days
1977
105 days
1978
148 days
1979
72 days
1980
184 days
1981
101 days
1982
98 days
1983
92 days
1984
91 days
1985
227 days
1986
110 days
1987
198 days
1988
130 days
1989
143 days
1990
147 days
1991
125 days
1992
79 days
1993
182 days
1994
141 days
1995
159 days
1996
271 days
1997
65 days
1998
88 days
1999
176 days
2000
126 days
2001
225 days
2002
133 days
2003
123 days
2004
159 days
2005
151 days
2006
129 days
2007
261 days
2008
173 days
2009
195 days
2010
171 days
2011
13 days
2012
75 days
2013
134 days
2014
142 days
2015
72 days
2016
163 days
2017
154 days
2018
108 days
2019
179 days
2020
210 days
2021
104 days
2022
118 days
2023
150 days
2024
274 days
2025
83 days
2026
192 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Palm Springs falls on 12 February and the median first autumn frost on 11 December, which leaves a median of 301 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Palm Springs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1924 to 1990)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 February
n/a
12 February
n/a
+1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 December
n/a
11 December
n/a
-0.4 days per decade
Growing days
301 days
n/a
301 days
n/a
-1.8 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
99 years, 1908 to 2025
A day with at least 27.5 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Palm Springs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
25 years
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
50 years
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
100 years
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 99 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 99 years of values from 1908 to 2025.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1943; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 2010; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1926.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Palm Springs, at 1969. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1969 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Palm Springs, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1969
+0.3
+0.6
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.