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Palm Desert, CA

Earthquake hazard, typical weather and growing season from public federal data. Population 50,508.

Flood zone: it depends on the exact parcel

There is no such thing as a flood zone for a whole city. Two houses on the same street can sit in different zones, and it is the single fact here that changes most over a short distance. So this page does not guess one.

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Earthquake hazard very-high

Design category D

Very high seismic hazard — at or near a major active fault. Very strong ground shaking is likely and the most stringent seismic-design provisions apply. A site-specific ground-motion study is typically required. The ASCE 7 Seismic Design Category here is D. (Short-period design value Ss ≈ 1.5 g — the standard headline measure of ground-shaking hazard.)

USGS Seismic Design Web Services (ASCE 7), assuming Site Class D — stiff or unknown soil. Real soil conditions can move the category either way.

Typical weather

107.8° in July, 45.3° in December

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Any individual year can differ substantially.

MonthHighLowRainSnow
Jan70.6°47.2°1.42"0"
Feb73.3°49.2°1.11"0"
Mar80.4°53.5°0.55"0"
Apr87.7°58.6°0.1"0"
May94.3°64.8°0.01"0"
Jun103.1°71.9°0"0"
Jul107.8°78.5°0.25"0"
Aug107.5°78.8°0.18"0"
Sep102.1°73.2°0.21"0"
Oct91.2°63.7°0.18"0"
Nov78.4°53.7°0.28"0"
Dec68.6°45.3°0.82"0"

NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals — station PALM SPRINGS, CA US, 10.8 mi away.

Growing season zone 10a

365 frost-free days

Last spring frost around n/a, first fall frost around n/a. Roughly half of years see frost outside that window.

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 frost normals.

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