Heat, Coachella Valley
- When
- June 15, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Coachella Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
ASOS at Palm Springs International Airport reached 117 on June 15th.
Heat in California, June 15 to 16, 2025
A heat wave due to a strong ridge over the region impacts the lower elevations of the deserts of SOCAL with extreme heat (June 15-16), with high temperatures exceeding 115F within the Coachella Valley and lower deserts of San Diego County.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
A heat wave due to a strong ridge over the region impacts the lower elevations of the deserts of SOCAL with extreme heat (June 15-16), with high temperatures exceeding 115F within the Coachella Valley and lower deserts of San Diego County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Coachella Valley
- When
- June 15, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Coachella Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
COOP site at Indio Fire Station reached 117 on June 15th.
Heat, Coachella Valley
- When
- June 16, 3:00 PM PST
- Where
- Coachella Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
ASOS at Palm Springs International Airport reached 117 on June 16th.
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 15, 2025
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, June 15, 2025
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 15 to 16, 2025
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 15, 2025
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 15, 2025
- Hail in Colorado, June 15, 2025
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 15, 2025
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, June 15 to 16, 2025
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, June 15 to 16, 2025
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1275055, 1275057, 1275054.