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Los Angeles Weather Records and Extremes

Record highs and lows for Los Angeles, threaded from 1 station; the hottest day was 45.0 C (113.0 F) on 27 September 2010, with the station behind every year.

Key Facts for Los Angeles

  • The highest maximum temperature on record in Los Angeles is 45.0 C (113.0 F), set on 27 September 2010.
  • The lowest minimum temperature on record in Los Angeles is -2.2 C (28.0 F), set on 7 January 1913.
  • The lowest maximum temperature on record in Los Angeles is 6.1 C (43.0 F), set on 29 January 1922.
  • The highest minimum temperature on record in Los Angeles is 28.9 C (84.0 F), set on 30 September 1906.
  • The Los Angeles record is threaded from 1 station and runs from 1906 to 2026, 121 years.
  • 1,464 daily records at Los Angeles still stand.
  • 1909 holds the most standing records at Los Angeles: 43.

Stations Behind the Los Angeles Record

121 years of record
Stations threaded into the Los Angeles record
StationFromToNotes
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc19062026Los Angeles Downtown USC Campus.

Caveats

  • Downtown (USC campus) and the airport differ by several degrees on many days because of the marine layer.

All-Time Extremes

All-time temperature extremes at Los Angeles
ExtremeValueDateStation
Highest maximum45.0 C (113.0 F)27 September 2010Los Angeles Downtown/Usc
Lowest maximum6.1 C (43.0 F)29 January 1922Los Angeles Downtown/Usc
Highest minimum28.9 C (84.0 F)30 September 1906Los Angeles Downtown/Usc
Lowest minimum-2.2 C (28.0 F)7 January 1913Los Angeles Downtown/Usc

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

14 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Los Angeles, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Los Angeles. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -1001020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Los Angeles. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Los Angeles, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan35.0 C (95.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Feb35.0 C (95.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
Mar36.7 C (98.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Apr41.1 C (106.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
May38.9 C (102.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Jun44.4 C (111.9 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)
Sep45.0 C (113.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)
Oct42.2 C (108.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Nov37.8 C (100.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Dec33.3 C (91.9 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Los Angeles by the year they were set 1,464 records at Los Angeles still stand. 1909 holds the most, with 43. 02040601906: 391907: 171908: 91909: 431910: 261911: 361912: 321913: 311914: 51921: 211922: 151923: 161924: 251925: 81926: 81927: 131928: 151929: 141930: 161931: 161932: 171933: 421934: 101935: 131936: 121937: 121938: 121939: 191940: 131941: 111942: 141943: 91944: 121945: 151946: 121947: 51948: 191949: 311950: 111951: 81952: 101953: 141954: 41955: 141956: 121957: 131958: 101959: 71960: 81961: 71962: 71963: 111964: 111965: 121966: 51967: 131968: 91969: 61971: 361972: 171973: 81974: 71975: 161976: 171977: 61978: 221979: 161980: 171981: 231982: 131983: 341984: 141985: 211986: 211987: 121988: 131989: 181990: 161991: 71992: 51993: 21994: 191995: 131996: 101997: 131998: 61999: 72000: 12001: 52002: 32003: 42004: 92006: 132007: 52008: 92009: 92010: 72011: 72012: 62013: 32014: 62015: 132016: 52017: 92018: 52019: 52020: 122021: 42022: 22023: 12024: 42025: 62026: 71906192419361948196019731985199720102022
1,464 records at Los Angeles still stand. 1909 holds the most, with 43.
Standing records at Los Angeles by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
190639
190717
19089
190943
191026
191136
191232
191331
19145
192121
192215
192316
192425
19258
19268
192713
192815
192914
193016
193116
193217
193342
193410
193513
193612
193712
193812
193919
194013
194111
194214
19439
194412
194515
194612
19475
194819
194931
195011
19518
195210
195314
19544
195514
195612
195713
195810
19597
19608
19617
19627
196311
196411
196512
19665
196713
19689
19696
197136
197217
19738
19747
197516
197617
19776
197822
197916
198017
198123
198213
198334
198414
198521
198621
198712
198813
198918
199016
19917
19925
19932
199419
199513
199610
199713
19986
19997
20001
20015
20023
20034
20049
200613
20075
20089
20099
20107
20117
20126
20133
20146
201513
20165
20179
20185
20195
202012
20214
20222
20231
20244
20256
20267

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Los Angeles set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Los Angeles between 1 September 1955 and 27 September 2010. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperature1 September 1955: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)26 June 1990: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)27 September 2010: Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)196019701980199020002010
3 all-time records were set at Los Angeles between 1 September 1955 and 27 September 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Los Angeles set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1955-09-01Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1990-06-26Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
2010-09-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 149.4 mm (5.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Los Angeles The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Los Angeles. The most was 149.4 mm (5.9 in) on 2 March 1938. 050100150 Jan: 145.0 mm (5.7 in), 26 January 1956 Jan Feb: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 24 February 1913 Feb Mar: 149.4 mm (5.9 in), 2 March 1938 Mar Apr: 69.6 mm (2.7 in), 5 April 1926 Apr May: 51.3 mm (2.0 in), 8 May 1977 May Jun: 19.3 mm (0.8 in), 5 June 1993 Jun Jul: 15.2 mm (0.6 in), 25 July 1906 Jul Aug: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 20 August 2023 Aug Sep: 100.6 mm (4.0 in), 25 September 1939 Sep Oct: 43.7 mm (1.7 in), 17 October 1934 Oct Nov: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 7 November 1966 Nov Dec: 141.0 mm (5.6 in), 28 December 2004 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Los Angeles. The most was 149.4 mm (5.9 in) on 2 March 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Los Angeles
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan145.0 mm (5.7 in)26 January 1956
Feb121.9 mm (4.8 in)24 February 1913
Mar149.4 mm (5.9 in)2 March 1938
Apr69.6 mm (2.7 in)5 April 1926
May51.3 mm (2.0 in)8 May 1977
Jun19.3 mm (0.8 in)5 June 1993
Jul15.2 mm (0.6 in)25 July 1906
Aug63.0 mm (2.5 in)20 August 2023
Sep100.6 mm (4.0 in)25 September 1939
Oct43.7 mm (1.7 in)17 October 1934
Nov97.8 mm (3.9 in)7 November 1966
Dec141.0 mm (5.6 in)28 December 2004

Period of Record Coverage

1906 to 2026
Days with data per year at Los Angeles 115 years of record at Los Angeles, 1906 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 2026. 1906: 271 of 365 days1907: 179 of 365 days1908: 123 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 335 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 108 of 365 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 282 of 365 days1935195019651980199520102025
115 years of record at Los Angeles, 1906 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 2026.
Days with data per year at Los Angeles
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190627174%No
190717949%No
190812334%No
1909365100%Yes
1910364100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
191233592%Yes
1913364100%Yes
191410830%No
1921365100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
194936399%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628277%No

Latest Records

Latest records at Los Angeles
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)89 years40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)55 years30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)65 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)72 years39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max (Provisional)40.0 C (104.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)72 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)68 years38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max (Provisional)39.4 C (102.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)40.6 C (105.1 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily rain (Provisional)0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)119 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily rain (Provisional)18.0 mm (0.7 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie95 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie44 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.7 C (98.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)95 years41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie53 years6 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie43 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years21 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)28 years28 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Threshold Days in Los Angeles

How many days a year reach a given temperature or amount of rain. The combined page lists every threshold.

Download the Data

  • Data for Los Angeles standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Los Angeles threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). The city record threads stations by a curated mapping and is not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).