Weather
Rainfall Above Average in 2010
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010It was reported yesterday in the Desert Sun that rainfall in the Coachella Valley was already above average at 6.29 inches this season. That was yesterday. Today it is gently raining again. Our annual average is just above five inches, so we can be sure that this added rainfall will benefit our aquifers. We are [...]
A Rainy Day in Palm Springs
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Well, it’s here – our rainy season, when we’ll probably get our three to six inches of rain for the entire year. These rare grey days really emphasize to us how lucky we are with abundant sunshine almost every day of the year. The surrounding mountains whose views we so enjoy are today shrouded in [...]
Warm days and cool nights in Palm Springs
Saturday, January 9th, 2010TV weather coverage of the colder states seems as if they are showing us another planet. Today and all this coming week, the highs in Palm Springs will be in the low seventies. What does this mean? Oh, people can still walk around in their shorts and tee shirts, play tennis, catch a few rays, [...]
Palm Springs Weather Redux
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Earlier this afternoon, I drove up Racquet Club Drive to photograph the distant mountains capped with snow. It seemed odd that, as I was looking at the snow, a pickup truck drove up behind me and a pool guy dressed in shorts and tee shirt got out and retrieved his skimmer pole to go tend [...]
The Palm Springs Lifestyle and Weather
Sunday, February 8th, 2009Palm Springs is located in the Coachella Valley and is a part of the Sonora Desert. Thus being in the desert, we can proudly boast to having well over 300 days of sunshine annually, and only about 5 inches of rain each year, yes that’s right – 5 inches! Our weather is incredible from October through [...]
Tired of cold weather already?
Friday, November 21st, 2008“Are you ready for cold weather?” and ”What to do before snow” – These are two headlines on my AOL news feed yesterday afternoon. We have an easy answer – move to Palm Springs! Here we enjoy well over 300 days of sunshine annually. Right now the temperatures are just fabulous with daytime averages in the low eighties and nighttime [...]
Desert Living is good for your health!
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Having grown up in the South, I’ve always enjoyed the summer and its heat. Now I recently read an article stating, “You’ll live longer if you enjoy heat”. Hey, this is good news for those of us who live in the desert year round. It’s yet another benefit of living in Palm Springs, with our [...]
Deluge In the Desert
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Rain is one thing you don’t often see here in the desert. After all that’s why it’s a desert! Usually we get about five inches of rain a year; some years it’s a little more, some years a little less. In the last few years less has been the norm, so much so that our [...]
Palm Springs Wears a Crown (of Snow)
Monday, December 10th, 2007When thinking about winter vacationing in Palm Springs, you can expect mostly balmy temperatures, and the chance to play golf, swim, sun around the pool, and enjoy many other outdoor activities. December, January and February average high temperatures in the low 70’s, so snow is the last thing you might expect to see. Many people [...]
Rain in the Desert
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Yippee! It rained in Palm Springs this past weekend. For most anyone who doesn’t live in the desert, precipitation in the form of rain or snow is not something necessarily to be celebrated. Here in Palm Springs, it IS an event to be celebrated. Of course, there are exceptions. If you had a leaky [...]