Palm Springs and Ramona were hit with record highs for the second day in a row, but the October heat wave that has swept through Riverside County is nearing its end Tuesday with cooler temperatures in the forecast.
It was 113 in Palm Springs on Monday, breaking the record for the day of 111 set in 1996. It was 101 in Ramona, tying the record for the day set in 1996.
It was 98 in Alpine, breaking the record for the day of 97 set in 1991.
On Sunday, it was 106 in San Jacinto, breaking the record for the day of 102 set in 1996. It was 99 in Ramona, breaking the record for the day of 98 set in 2017. It was 115 in Palm Springs, breaking the record for the day of 112 set in 1980. It was 116 in Indio, breaking the record for the day of 111 set in 1952. It was 111 in Borrego, breaking the record for the day of 108 set in 1991.
The excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Riverside County ended at 8 p.m. Monday.
Monday’s highs reached 101 degrees in the downtown Riverside area and 102 in the Temecula Valley. The extreme heat was expected to continue in the county through at least Monday, with overnight lows in the upper 60s.
A cooling center for people and their pets was established in the Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library located at 2985 Madison St. The cooling center is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More information is available at riversideca.gov/library/.
Information on all cooling centers across Riverside County is available at capriverside.org/cool-centers.
Forecasters predict slightly cooler temperatures on Tuesday, with the Riverside metropolitan area reaching 95 degrees, the Temecula Valley reaching 92 degrees and the Coachella Valley reaching 106.
Temperatures are expected to continue dropping by a few degrees each day this week, according to the National Weather Service. Overnight lows are expected to remain in the 60s all week in the Riverside metropolitan and Temecula Valley areas while the Coachella Valley was expected to have lows in the 70s.