Tourist Guide Palm Desert
Palm Desert can be described as a city located in county of Riverside, California, US.
Palm Desert lies at an approximate distance of 18 Km on the eastern side of Palm Springs.
Palm Desert is amongst the well-known retreats for ‘snowbirds’; who are said to swell their population by around 31000 every winter. It has been observed that in the last 2 years, Palm Desert has witnessed majority of people becoming ‘full-timers’.
Previously, this region was called ‘Old MacDonald Ranch’. However, name got changed to ‘Palm Village’ in 1920s. It was when plantation of date palms took place.
As per US Census Bureau, area of Palm Desert, on the whole, comes out to be 63.7 sq. Km; out of which 1.02%25 consists of water.
Palm Desert can boast of a hot summer/warm winter climate. It receives rainfall of around 6 inches every year. Snowfall does not occur. July proves to be the hottest month; with temperature of around 107 degree F; whereas January proves to be the coolest one; with temperature of around 39 degree F.
Population as per 2000 census was figured out to be 41155.
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