Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Baker (USC00040436), California, United States, with 43 years of record.
Key Facts for Baker
Baker (USC00040436) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.28 latitude and -116.06 longitude, 293 m (962 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1971 to 2013, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Baker still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Baker tied a monthly record low maximum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 27 August 2013.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 35.28 latitude, -116.06 longitude.
Elevation: 293 m (962 ft).
Period of record: 1971 to 2013, 43 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Baker. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Baker, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
46.7 C (116.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
48.9 C (120.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
51.1 C (124.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
51.1 C (124.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
48.3 C (118.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
43.3 C (109.9 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Baker still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 93.
Standing records at Baker by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1972
44
1973
29
1974
32
1975
29
1976
66
1977
35
1978
93
1979
15
1980
82
1981
39
1982
59
1983
38
1984
50
1985
46
1986
48
1987
40
1988
38
1989
81
1990
20
1996
18
1997
38
1998
39
1999
36
2000
50
2001
42
2002
43
2003
51
2004
28
2005
19
2006
20
2007
21
2008
29
2009
26
2010
28
2011
33
2012
37
2013
22
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 71.4 mm (2.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Baker. The most was 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 22 September 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Baker
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
17 January 1973
Feb
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
9 February 1976
Mar
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2 March 1983
Apr
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
15 April 1988
May
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
26 May 1981
Jun
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
6 June 1972
Jul
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
15 July 2012
Aug
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
19 August 2003
Sep
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
22 September 2007
Oct
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
28 October 1974
Nov
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
18 November 1986
Dec
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
22 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1972 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Baker, 1972 to 2013. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1990, 1996, 2005, 2006 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Baker, 1972 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.3 C (70.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1998, at 20.3 C (68.5 F), and the warmest was 1974, at 22.3 C (72.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Baker as warming stripes, 1972 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1972
20.8 C
-0.48 C
1973
21.5 C
+0.22 C
1974
22.3 C
+0.96 C
1976
22.1 C
+0.77 C
1978
20.7 C
-0.64 C
1980
21.2 C
-0.09 C
1981
22.0 C
+0.66 C
1984
21.0 C
-0.28 C
1985
20.5 C
-0.83 C
1986
21.2 C
-0.13 C
1987
20.6 C
-0.70 C
1988
21.1 C
-0.27 C
1997
21.7 C
+0.42 C
1998
20.3 C
-1.05 C
1999
21.0 C
-0.37 C
2000
21.9 C
+0.62 C
2001
22.0 C
+0.68 C
2002
21.5 C
+0.16 C
2003
22.0 C
+0.69 C
2004
21.5 C
+0.13 C
2008
21.6 C
+0.29 C
2009
21.2 C
-0.08 C
2010
20.9 C
-0.44 C
2011
20.4 C
-0.94 C
2012
22.1 C
+0.73 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1971 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Baker: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
51.1 C (124.0 F)
1980
48.3 C (118.9 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007
-5.8 C (21.5 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2007
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2010
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
201 days
1973
104 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Baker, 1971 to 2013. The record is 51.1 C (124.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 C (118.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Baker by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1971
n/a
1972
50.6 C (123.1 F)
1973
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1974
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1975
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1976
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1977
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1978
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
51.1 C (124.0 F)
1981
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1982
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1983
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1984
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1985
49.4 C (120.9 F)
1986
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1987
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1988
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1989
50.0 C (122.0 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1996
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1997
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1998
48.3 C (118.9 F)
1999
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2000
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2001
48.9 C (120.0 F)
2002
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2003
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2004
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2005
48.9 C (120.0 F)
2006
48.9 C (120.0 F)
2007
50.0 C (122.0 F)
2008
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2009
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2010
47.2 C (117.0 F)
2011
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2012
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2013
50.0 C (122.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Baker, 1971 to 2013. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.8 C (21.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Baker by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1971
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1973
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1976
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1977
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1978
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1979
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1980
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1982
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1983
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1984
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1985
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1986
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1987
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1988
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1990
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1996
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1997
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2000
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2001
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2002
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2004
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2005
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2006
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2009
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2010
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2011
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2012
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2013
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Baker, 1971 to 2013. The record is 71.4 mm (2.8 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.2 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Baker by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1971
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1972
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1975
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1976
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1982
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1983
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1984
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1985
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1986
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1987
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1988
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1990
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1996
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1997
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1998
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1999
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
2000
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
2001
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2002
5.8 mm (0.23 in)
2003
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2004
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2005
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2006
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2007
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2008
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2009
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2010
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2011
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2012
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2013
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Baker, 1971 to 2013. The record is 75.4 mm (3.0 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Baker by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1971
2.9 mm (0.11 in)
1972
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1976
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1977
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1978
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1979
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1982
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1985
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1986
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1989
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1990
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1996
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1997
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1998
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1999
9.8 mm (0.39 in)
2000
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2001
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
2002
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
2003
48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2004
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2005
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2006
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2007
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2008
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2009
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2010
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2011
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2012
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
2013
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Baker, 1971 to 2013. The record is 201 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Baker by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1971
23 days
1972
151 days
1973
201 days
1974
135 days
1975
81 days
1976
89 days
1977
61 days
1978
194 days
1979
37 days
1980
113 days
1981
116 days
1982
77 days
1983
62 days
1984
199 days
1985
92 days
1986
57 days
1987
81 days
1988
105 days
1989
136 days
1990
56 days
1996
59 days
1997
144 days
1998
92 days
1999
100 days
2000
133 days
2001
140 days
2002
116 days
2003
126 days
2004
131 days
2005
102 days
2006
57 days
2007
174 days
2008
108 days
2009
134 days
2010
172 days
2011
58 days
2012
57 days
2013
87 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Baker falls on 13 February and the median first autumn frost on 26 November, which leaves a median of 286 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Baker
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1972 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 February
n/a
13 February
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
26 November
n/a
26 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
286 days
n/a
286 days
n/a
n/a
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
30 years, 1972 to 2012
A day with at least 21.5 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.6 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Baker: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
21.5 mm (0.8 in)
5 years
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
10 years
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
25 years
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 30 years of values from 1972 to 2012.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 71.4 mm (2.8 in) in 2007; 49.5 mm (1.9 in) in 1973; 48.3 mm (1.9 in) in 2003.
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Data for Baker 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.