Palm Springs, CA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Palm Springs, CA: 124°F on Friday 5 July 2024.

The record begins: 1922

All-time records

Hottest day: 124°F; 5 July 2024
Coldest night: 19°F; 22 January 1937
Wettest day: 4.57 in; 23 January 1943
Warmest night: 97°F; 27 June 1926
Coldest day: 38°F; 12 December 1932

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Palm Springs, CA by decade since the 1950s: the most record highs, 90, came in the 1960s; the most record lows, 85, in the 1950s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1920s	0	0	8
1930s	0	0	10
1940s	0	0	10
1950s	76	85	10
1960s	90	46	10
1970s	54	27	10
1980s	69	8	10
1990s	36	10	10
2000s	20	0	10
2010s	22	0	10
2020s	52	0	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	95°F 18 January 1971	19°F 22 January 1937	4.57 in 23 January 1943
February	99°F 27 February 1986, 26 February 1986	24°F 21 February 1953, 15 February 1942	3.69 in 14 February 2019
March	108°F 20 March 2026	29°F 13 March 1956, 4 March 1952	1.93 in 1 March 1991
April	112°F 7 April 1989	34°F 19 April 1968	1.97 in 4 April 1926
May	116°F 28 May 1983	36°F 7 May 1964	1.11 in 7 May 1976
June	123°F 17 June 2021	44°F 10 June 1976	0.80 in 30 June 1980
July	124°F 5 July 2024	54°F 2 July 1979, 3 July 1935	2.80 in 23 July 1948
August	123°F 1 August 1993	52°F 2 August 1976, 30 August 1957, 27 August 1954	3.18 in 20 August 2023
September	122°F 5 September 2020	46°F 30 September 1930	2.76 in 10 September 1976
October	117°F 1 October 2024	30°F 24 October 1951	2.75 in 5 October 1925
November	102°F 1 November 1962	23°F 17 November 1964	2.75 in 23 November 1965
December	93°F 3 December 1958, 7 December 1938	23°F 25 December 1953	3.80 in 10 December 1943

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	157 days	20 May to 23 October 2020	A high of 90°F or above
Wettest month	8.43 in	January 1943
Driest month	0.00 in	August 2026	and 398 more
Wettest year	17.39 in	1943
Driest year	0.76 in	2002

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Palm Springs, CA: a low of 19°F on Friday 22 January 1937.
The wettest day on record in Palm Springs, CA: 4.57 in on Saturday 23 January 1943.
The warmest night on record in Palm Springs, CA: a low of 97°F on Sunday 27 June 1926.
The coldest day on record in Palm Springs, CA: a high of 38°F on Monday 12 December 1932.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Palm Springs, CA: 157 days, from Wednesday 20 May to Friday 23 October 2020.
The wettest month on record in Palm Springs, CA: January 1943, with 8.43 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Palm Springs, CA: August 2026, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 398 other months); provisional.
The wettest year on record in Palm Springs, CA: 1943, with 17.39 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Palm Springs, CA: 2002, with 0.76 in of precipitation.

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