Palm Springs, CA

California · Records since 1922–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

116°F

September 7, 1977

+11° from 105° normal

❄ Record Low

56°F

September 7, 1965

-21° from 77° normal
🌞 Normal high: 105°F 🌑 Normal low: 77°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Palm Springs

🔥
124°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 5, 2024
❄
19°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1937
🌧
4.57"
Wettest Day Ever
Jan 23, 1943
☃
2.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 11, 1930

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 116°F September 7, 1977
2 115°F September 7, 1932
3 114°F September 7, 1923
4 113°F September 7, 1990
5 113°F September 7, 1953
6 112°F September 7, 2024
7 112°F September 7, 2018
8 112°F September 7, 2011
9 112°F September 7, 1957
10 112°F September 7, 1952

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 56°F September 7, 1965
2 57°F September 7, 1946
3 57°F September 7, 1930
4 58°F September 7, 1956
5 58°F September 7, 1951
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1922–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Palm Springs

threshold: 114°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
118°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
98
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

145 of 247 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1922–2026
152
2026 so far
173
Avg/year 1970–2025
187
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
202
Most in a year (1966)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Palm Springs

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 1, 1995 – Aug 10, 1995 10 118°F (Aug 3) 115°F 82°F
2 Jul 14, 2023 – Jul 22, 2023 9 120°F (Jul 21) 117°F 87°F
3 Jul 4, 2024 – Jul 11, 2024 8 124°F (Jul 5) 118°F 86°F
4 Jun 28, 1972 – Jul 5, 1972 8 119°F (Jul 4) 116°F 75°F
5 Jun 15, 2008 – Jun 22, 2008 8 117°F (Jun 20) 115°F 80°F
6 Jul 8, 1958 – Jul 14, 1958 7 121°F (Jul 11) 118°F 74°F
7 Aug 13, 2020 – Aug 19, 2020 7 120°F (Aug 14) 115°F 89°F
8 Jun 23, 1974 – Jun 29, 1974 7 119°F (Jun 27) 117°F 78°F
9 Aug 26, 2017 – Sep 1, 2017 7 117°F (Aug 27) 115°F 88°F
10 Jul 3, 1940 – Jul 9, 1940 7 116°F (Jul 5) 115°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

71
2026 total
above-normal nights
32.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
83
Most in a summer
2022

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

1.33"
2026 YTD
Normal: 3.32"
-1.99"
0.10"
September so far
September normal: 0.24"
-0.14"
0
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Palm Springs is 1.99" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1922–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1922, annual totals have trended -0.15" per decade, about -1.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

97.7°F

Average temperature · August 2026

3rd-warmest month on record

1st-warmest August of 98 on record

+4.5° vs. 93.2° average (1991–2020)
100.0°F
Warmest month ever
July 2024
97.7°F
Warmest August ever
2026
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
118°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 26

Longest 90°F Streak in August

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–31, 2026, peaking at 118°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2025 (1 year).

Average August Temperature by Year

1922–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.67° per decade (warming since 1922)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

0.00"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-0.15"
vs. average
Normal: 0.15" · 0% of normal
1st-driest
August rank
of 101 on record
4.32"
Wettest August ever
1983 · driest 0.00" (1924)

August Precipitation by Year

1922–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1983 4.32"
2 2023 3.23"
3 1945 2.17"
4 1977 2.07"
5 1930 2.03"
6 1979 1.78"
7 1941 1.12"
8 1967 0.97"
9 2014 0.88"
10 1947 0.81"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2026 0.00"
2 2024 0.00"
3 2022 0.00"
4 2021 0.00"
5 2020 0.00"
6 2019 0.00"
7 2018 0.00"
8 2016 0.00"
9 2015 0.00"
10 2011 0.00"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2026 97.7°F
2 2020 97.3°F
3 2022 96.9°F
4 2018 96.1°F
5 2024 96.0°F
6 1995 95.8°F
7 2015 95.6°F
8 1994 95.4°F
9 2017 95.2°F
10 2019 95.2°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2024 100.0°F
2 July 2023 98.5°F
3 August 2026 97.7°F
4 July 2021 97.6°F
5 July 2018 97.4°F
6 August 2020 97.3°F
7 July 2006 97.2°F
8 August 2022 96.9°F
9 July 2017 96.8°F
10 July 2022 96.1°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Palm Springs, CA 97.7°F 1st of 98
Riverside, CA 84.4°F 1st of 123
Ramona, CA 78.3°F 1st of 48
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,159 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 101 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 4 Oct 13, 1972 Dec 29, 1980 -0.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Dec 3 Nov 2, 1994 Dec 31, 1980 -0.2 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet — Oct 24, 1951 Dec 31, 1969 +0.5 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1923 · trending +0.5 days later per decade

351
Longest on record
1924
247
Shortest on record
1956

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -2.4 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1922–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.51° per decade (warming since 1922)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1922–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.07" per decade (drier since 1922)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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