The sun is out on Friday following one of the craziest, wettest days in the history of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. So how much rain fell? A lot.
That 12th hole will get ya— a river runs through a Palm Springs golf course in the aftermath of yesterday’s nearly record-breaking rainfall. Follow @mydesert for updates pic.twitter.com/nq2YgSZJoZ
— Joe Hong (@jjshong5) February 15, 2019
Here are the rainfall totals from Coachella Valley measuring stations, according to the National Weather Service:
- Indio Hills: 6.73 inches
- Whitewater: 6.38
- Windy Point: 5.47
- Palm Springs Airport: 3.70
- Palm Desert: 2.36
- Desert Hot Springs: 2.13
- Cathedral City: 1.69
- Sky Valley: 1.64
- Thousand Palms 1.62
- Indio: 1.37
- Mecca: 1.18
- Thermal Airport: 1.00
The Palm Springs totals was so high that now, amazingly, the city has seen more rain this year than Portland.
The storm broke rainfall total records all over Southern California:
RECORD RAIN
A handful of sites broke their record daily rainfall totals for Valentine's Day. Palomar Observatory had their wettest day EVER on record with over 10 inches of rain…WOW ? #CAwx #recordbreaking #castorm #RainyDay pic.twitter.com/u2DtAeNd9P
— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) February 15, 2019
And don’t look now, but the forecast says more rain could be on the way this weekend.
