July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded in Palm Springs

The results are in: July was officially the warmest month in the history of Palm Springs. The average temperature in July was 98.5 degrees, making ...

August 5, 2023
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The results are in: July was officially the warmest month in the history of Palm Springs. The average temperature in July was 98.5 degrees, making it the hottest month since records began in 1922 and beating out the previous record of 97.6 degrees in July 2021, according to the National Weather Service. Warmest average monthly temperatures in Palm Springs: July 2023: 98.5 July 2021: 97.6 July 2018: 97.4 August 2020: 97.3 July 2006: 97.2 August 2022: 96.9 July 2017: 96.8 July 2022: 96.1 August 2018: 96 Five of the nine warmest months have occurred since 2020, and eight of the nine warmest months have occurred in the past 10 years, showing how climate change is driving up average temperatures in the region.

Erin Rode