the pros and cons
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10/2/2006
I lived in Palm Desert from 1988 to 1998. It was not the right place for me for climatic reasons, but I got stuck there for other reasons. So I assume anyone moving there is aware of the severity of the summer heat. The summer low are 83 degrees or more. The highs from June thru Sept will range from the tolerable 102-to-108, up to the frequent 108-to-116, and the 116-to-124 heat waves that occur every summer. In 1995 there were 15 separate days that hit between 121 to 125, with one day at 126! Now that there are over 120 golf courses in the Coachella Valley, there is also humidity with that heat.
The scenery is attractive (the mountains and the sunsets and sunrises). The architecture is attractive too.
The worst aspect of the area is the population. The people in general are the nastiest I've ever lived amongst. The well off in the country clubs as well as the service personnel who work for them are all the most unpleasant, hostile population I've ever lived in. There's also a lot of alcoholics and meth addicts in that population.
William | Portland, OR