Heat in Coachella Valley, California

Heat August 7, 2025 · Coachella Valley, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Daily record high temperature of 119 at Palm Springs Regional Airport. Daily record high temperature of 117 at Jaqueline Cochran Regional Airport.

The wider storm

A strong upper level high pressure over the southwest US produced well above average temperatures for several days during the first half of August. Most inland areas saw dangerous heat levels with the low elevations of the deserts being particularly affected. Temperatures peaked on August 7th, a day that produced several record highs across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292641. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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