WETTESTSINCE
California · precipitation record 1922–2026

Palm Springs, CA

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
1.23in
year to date · normal 1.96"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 100 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 101 yrs
LAST 90 DAYS
0.0in
tied for driest of 105 yrs
0% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
1.23in
29th driest of 105 yrs
63% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.57in
on Jan 23, 1943 · in 105 years

Dry Streak

12days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 284 days (to Nov 27, 2009)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

63%
1.23" of a normal 1.96" · wettest 11.16" (1980) · driest 0.07" (2007)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 97-year record (1923–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 5.02" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194317.39in
2198313.72in
3198011.21in
4199311.2in
5192610.99in

Driest Years on Record

120020.76in
219530.96in
319561.01in
420221.18in
519961.32in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Feb (~0.56") and driest in Apr (~0.0"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jan 1943, 8.43".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Palm Springs — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.83in
set in 1968

Rain on Jul 28

5%
of 100 years had measurable rain
1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.20″1934: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.41″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.83″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.02″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.14″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Palm Springs's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Palm Springs, CA — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Palm Springs's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Palm Springs, CA — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon11:52 AM
Daylight13h 53m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.82°N, 116.50°W

Nearby Stations

Riverside, CA54 mi WRamona, CA59 mi SWSan Diego, CA84 mi SWEl Centro, CA86 mi SELong Beach, CA94 mi WLos Angeles Downtown, CA101 mi W

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