Palm Springs usually sees just 4.85 inches of rain a year. Hilary, however, dropped a whopping 3.18 inches of rain by Sunday evening.
on Sunday, with some areas seeing rainfall totals that almost met their average rainfall total for the year. a year. Hilary, however, dropped a whopping 3.18 inches of rain on the city by Sunday evening, making it the wettest August day for the area.
The previous record for wettest August day in Palm Springs was set on Aug. 17, 1930, when rain after Hurricane Doreen dumped 2.03 inches on the city. Hilary has also broken the record for wettest day in August for several other areas, according to the National Weather Service.
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