Palm Springs sets new daily temperature record. Here's how hot it got

Palm Springs is on a roll breaking high temperature records this week. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in San Diego confirmed that the city hit 122 degrees on Monday, marking the hottest temperature ever recorded on July 8.

The previous record high of 119 degrees was set in 1958, according to the NWS. It's certainly not an ideal record to break, but at least there have been plenty of advancements in air conditioning in the past 66 years.

Monday's daily-high temperature comes just days after Palm Springs broke its all-time high temperature record Friday afternoon with 124 degrees recorded at 3:53 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The previous high temperature of 123 was reached a handful of times, most recently on June 17, 2021.

All-time high record: Palm Springs hits 124 degrees

"We have a really strong high-pressure region pretty much right over us, and we have had for more than a week now," meteorologist Miguel Miller said Monday.

In fact, the city could possibly break a few more daily-high records this week. The forecasted highs are 120 degrees on Tuesday and 121 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday.

The current records for those dates are:

• Tuesday: 120 degrees set in 1958.

• Wednesday: 120 degrees set in 2021.

• Thursday: 121 degrees in 1958.

Temperatures will begin to drop ever-so-slightly beginning Friday, which is forecasted to hit 119 degrees (the record is 121 degrees in 2020). By Sunday, temperatures may be as low as 113 degrees, Miller said.

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Ema Sasic covers entertainment and health in the Coachella Valley. Reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @ema_sasic.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Palm Springs sets new temperature record for July 8