How extreme does Palm Springs's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Palm Springs has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Palm Springs station 3 km away. Updated through March 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Palm Springs has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

123°F Jul 10, 1979

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Palm Springs (typical high near 108°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 123°F Jul 10, 1979

2 123°F Aug 1, 1993

3 123°F Jul 28, 1995

❄️ Coldest night

3°F May 13, 1987

About 62°F colder than a normal May night in Palm Springs (typical low near 65°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 3°F May 13, 1987

2 17°F Jul 11, 2004

3 21°F Apr 22, 1993

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.00 in Dec 21, 2010

More rain in a single day than Palm Springs usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 0.8 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.00 in Dec 21, 2010

2 3.02 in Feb 14, 2019

3 2.76 in Sep 10, 1976

⛄ Most snow in one day

1.5 in Jan 31, 1979

Top recorded days

1 1.5 in Jan 31, 1979

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Palm Springs's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 123°F is about 15°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Palm Springs's warmest days reach the high 100s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 123°F and as low as 3°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 2 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Palm Springs (NOAA GHCN station USC00046635), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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