DesertWeather.com Blog http://www.desertweather.com/blog Weather related discussions for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Desertweatherhttp://feedburner.google.com On this day… November 9th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/oCaSvElTGJ4/on-this-day-november-9th-2.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-november-9th-2.htm#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:30:50 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1645 On this day in…
2002: 5.68 inches of precipitation fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily amount on record for November. Incredibly, no rain at all fell just on the other side of the mountain in Palm Springs.
1982: Seven tornadoes touched down in the LA Basin. Three of the tornadoes began as waterspouts off Pt. Mugu, Malibu, and Long Beach. The Long Beach waterspout moved ten miles inland. Two of the tornadoes were in Garden Grove and Mission Viejo. Property damage occurred, especially with the Long Beach waterspout/tornado.
1937: 2.68 inches of rain fell in San Diego, the fifth wettest calendar day on record and the wettest November day on record.
1914: In Bagdad, California rain finally fell on this day ending an incredible dry spell at 767 days that started on 10.3.1912 (Southern Pacific RR employees kept this debated record).

FYI, Bagdad, CA if just east of Yucca Valley near Amboy!

]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-november-9th-2.htm/feed 0 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-november-9th-2.htm On this day… October 26th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/HM4UMEgmKZw/on-this-day-october-26th-2.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-26th-2.htm#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:45:15 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1643 On this day in…
2006: Offshore winds blew to 40 mph in the Banning Pass. The Esperanza Fire was started by an arsonist. It eventually burned 40,200 acres from Cabazon to San Jacinto. It destroyed 34 homes and killed 5 firefighters.
2003: Santa Ana winds started on 10.25 and ended on 10.27. Gusts of 56 mph were measured at Descanso, 46 mph in Anza, 45 mph in Ontario, 43 mph at Fremont Canyon, 41 mph in Beaumont and 40 mph in Campo. Unprecedented
wildfires, including the Cedar, Paradise and Otay Fires consumed hundreds of thousands of acres, killed over 20 people and caused over one billion dollars in damage. The Cedar Fire itself consumed more than 280,000 acres,
making it the largest wildfire in California history, and killed 16. This is the also the second costliest fire in U.S.
History (the costliest fire was the Oakland Fire of 1991).
2002: A funnel cloud was observed five miles northeast of Borrego Springs

]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-26th-2.htm/feed 0 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-26th-2.htm On this day… October 20th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/ITdTAk0C2Dk/on-this-day-october-20th-2.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-20th-2.htm#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:01:57 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1628 On this day in…
2004: A large winter season storm pummeled Southern California. Not just daily, but monthly record rainfall was received in only one day across the region. The same happened again on 10.27. The monthly record rainfall was exceeded in only six hours in many locations of Orange County on this day. Totals for last two weeks of October were four to eight inches in lower elevations, and up to 14 inches at Lake Arrowhead. A storm wind of 39 mph was measured at Lindbergh Field from the south, the strongest October wind on record. 1.95 inches of rain fell in Riverside and 3.15 inches fell in Santa Ana, the greatest daily amounts on record for October. 3.5 inches of snow fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily amount on record for October. Widespread flooding occurred. A bridge washed out near Wrightwood. One was killed in floodwaters near Lytle Creek. Many mountain roads were impassable with mud and rockslides. Railroad tracks washed out, derailing a train. The Santa Ana River flooded, putting horses neck-deep in flood waters in Norco and a rescue was made at a Chino golf course. Several funnel clouds were reported offshore from San Clemente.

]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-20th-2.htm/feed 0 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-20th-2.htm On this day… October 19th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/D1ff0yi554k/on-this-day-october-19th-2.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-19th-2.htm#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:15:54 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1626 On this day in…
1991: It was 111° in Palm Springs, the latest date in the season to record 110° or higher.

]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-19th-2.htm/feed 0 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/on-this-day-october-19th-2.htm DesertWeather.com needs your help http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/s749IYCEwhQ/desertweather-com-needs-your-help.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/desertweather-com-needs-your-help.htm#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:18:54 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1620

Your Help Needed

DesertWeather needs: $800
for a replacement server.

Thanks to you we’re at Goal met $800 Thanks!

For 7 years now DesertWeather.com has grown into a site that provides a wealth of information to the community. The expense of running DesertWeather, and maintaining and expanding it, comes with costs! Those costs mostly came from my own pocket. As with most, times are a little tougher for me and I currently don’t have the funds available to replace the weather server that failed on October 18th with a machine that is capable of supplying DesertWeather.com with the full feature set it had before the failure!

If you can help please consider making a donation via Paypal with the form below. No amount is too little, any helps! Your donation will be solely used to purchase an up to date server that will replace the failing one and take DesertWeather.com into the years to come.

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]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/desertweather-com-needs-your-help.htm/feed 2 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/desertweather-com-needs-your-help.htm Hurricane Rick Conditions and Projected Path http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/s44QR3u--5Q/hurricane-rick-conditions-and-projected-path.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/hurricane-rick-conditions-and-projected-path.htm#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:35:35 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/hurricane-rick-conditions-and-projected-path.htm

Note 180mph winds and gusts to 220mph!

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]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/hurricane-rick-conditions-and-projected-path.htm/feed 0 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/hurricane-rick-conditions-and-projected-path.htm California Desert Destinations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/rx-1erzi4sU/california-desert-destinations.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/california-desert-destinations.htm#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:17:30 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1612 Excellent photography of areas in and around the Coachella Valley. DesertWeather would like to take this opportunity to thank Jim and his site, California Desert Destinations, for supporting us!  Jim was one of the first, years ago, to visit and give ideas to DesertWeather. He is an avid photographer and a great one at that.

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]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/california-desert-destinations.htm/feed 0 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/california-desert-destinations.htm Another Hot Day for the End of September http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/EHTacZXvGTk/another-hot-day-for-the-end-of-september.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/another-hot-day-for-the-end-of-september.htm#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:32:39 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=1603 Today was another hot day in the valley with a high of 111° in Thousand  Palms. Yes, this is hot for the end of September.  Palm Springs again hit 111° today and again tied the record for the day. Thermal also broke its record at 111°.

A major cool down is coming starting tomorrow and by midweek the high will only reach 90 degrees, Enjoy!

Record report from the National Weather Service is posted below.

RECORD REPORT

 SXUS76 KSGX 280035
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 RECORD EVENT REPORT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
 530 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009

 ...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON SEPTEMBER 27...

 LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

 CAMPO COOP            100           99 IN 1992         SINCE 1948
 WILD ANIMAL PARK      103   TIED   103 IN 1993         SINCE 1979
 PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT  111   TIED   111 IN 1963         SINCE 1922
 THERMAL AIRPORT       111          110 IN 1994         SINCE 1950
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Much cooler temperatures are on the way. Next week a trough will pass just to the north of us and bring fall like weather for several days before rebounding slightly next weekend. Highs only in the  low 90’s are expected Wednesday and Thursday, with a few models showing a possibility of not even reaching 90! Long range models show that this 100+ weather is over for good!

Other select records set today:

  • Indio at 112° breaking record of  111° in 1963
  • Borrego at 109° breaking record of 108° in 1991
  • Thermal tied its record at 110°
]]> http://www.desertweather.com/blog/fall-is-here-where-is-the-cooler-weather.htm/feed 0 http://www.desertweather.com/blog/fall-is-here-where-is-the-cooler-weather.htm First Day of Autumn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Desertweather/~3/5D8GdlEaZFc/first-day-of-autumn.htm http://www.desertweather.com/blog/first-day-of-autumn.htm#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:05:15 +0000 John http://www.desertweather.com/blog/?p=567 Today marks the first day of Autumn. Below is some information I posted a few years back that I thought I’d repost for this occasion.

“Did you ever wonder why leaves change colors in the fall?
A pigment called chlorophyll helps turn water, air and light energy into food for plants. When a plant contains a lot of chlorophyll, it appears green. There are also other pigments present, such as purple, red and yellow, but these colors are masked by the green chlorophyll. During the fall, the production of chlorophyll decreases due to the change in temperature. This is when the other pigments appear, and the leaves display brilliant colors. But this also means that the leaves are reaching the end of their life cycle.

The Autumnal Equinox
The point in late September when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator from north to south marks the beginning of autumn. On this date, the night becomes longer than the day for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere.

Autumn vs. Fall
The word autumn refers to the autumnal equinox that marks the start of the season, but what about fall? An online search indicates people have several theories about where the use of the word fall comes from. Some say its simply because of falling leaves. Others say its a term that started in the South where the word autumn seemed to invoke a colorful season that didnt occur there. It seems that the prevalence of one term over the other follows geography.”

(sources: weather.com, USC)

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