It 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 so blessed here in the valley to … [Read more...]
A Rare Rainy Day in Palm Springs
Well, 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 a silvery mist, which is also beautiful, hauntingly … [Read more...]
Warm days and cool nights in Palm Springs
TV 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, ride a bike, or even work in a rose garden. This photo … [Read more...]
Palm Springs Weather Redux
Earlier 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 his clients' pool. Here we are on the desert floor with … [Read more...]
The Palm Springs Lifestyle and Weather
Palm 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 May and many current residents moved to Palm … [Read more...]
Tired of cold weather already?
"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 ones in the … [Read more...]
