By Monday, Death Valley had already received over its annual average rainfall as Tropical Storm Hilary moved through California.
As a tropical storm, Hilary formed early last Wednesday and intensified into a hurricane by Thursday morning. It strengthened to a Category 4 early Friday morning with sustained wind speeds at 140 miles per hour. Winds weakened before the storm hit Baja California as a Category 1 hurricane over the weekend.
On Sunday, the National Park Service closed the park because of flooding. Meanwhile, the temperature also dropped, a stark contrast to what Death Valley National Park normally experiences this time of year. As of 11:25 a.m. ET on Monday, the park was a balmy 78 degrees. AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines toldthat on Sunday, the park's temperature didn't exceed 82 degrees. It is the lowest park daytime temperature during the month of August since 1982, when temperatures also were measured at 82 degrees.
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