Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bakersfield (USC00040439), California, United States, with 45 years of record.
Key Facts for Bakersfield
Bakersfield (USC00040439) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.38 latitude and -119.02 longitude, 122 m (400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1937, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bakersfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bakersfield set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 17 September 1937.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 35.38 latitude, -119.02 longitude.
Elevation: 122 m (400 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1937, 45 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Bakersfield. 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 Bakersfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.0 C (113.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
47.8 C (118.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
47.2 C (117.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bakersfield still stand. 1909 holds the most, with 87.
Standing records at Bakersfield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
61
1895
6
1899
33
1900
27
1901
29
1902
34
1903
72
1904
53
1905
49
1906
40
1907
52
1908
76
1909
87
1910
56
1911
41
1912
48
1913
49
1914
31
1915
20
1916
31
1917
27
1918
33
1919
55
1920
23
1921
17
1922
24
1923
26
1924
27
1925
32
1926
29
1927
12
1928
21
1929
35
1930
36
1931
36
1932
25
1933
35
1934
24
1935
16
1936
21
1937
15
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 39.9 mm (1.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bakersfield. The most was 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 19 January 1933.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bakersfield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
19 January 1933
Feb
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
3 February 1911
Mar
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
8 March 1911
Apr
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
10 April 1923
May
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
8 May 1928
Jun
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
15 June 1920
Jul
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
22 July 1913
Aug
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
31 August 1913
Sep
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
23 September 1908
Oct
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
31 October 1927
Nov
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
27 November 1905
Dec
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
8 December 1931
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1937
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Bakersfield, 1893 to 1937. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1909, 1937.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Bakersfield, 1903 to 1936. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.9 C (64.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1903, at 16.5 C (61.7 F), and the warmest was 1910, at 19.7 C (67.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bakersfield as warming stripes, 1903 to 1936
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1903
16.5 C
-1.42 C
1904
18.0 C
+0.08 C
1910
19.7 C
+1.79 C
1914
18.1 C
+0.14 C
1915
17.7 C
-0.21 C
1916
17.3 C
-0.60 C
1917
17.8 C
-0.16 C
1918
17.7 C
-0.28 C
1919
16.6 C
-1.30 C
1920
17.1 C
-0.86 C
1921
18.0 C
+0.07 C
1922
17.2 C
-0.70 C
1923
17.1 C
-0.87 C
1924
18.0 C
+0.09 C
1925
18.3 C
+0.31 C
1926
19.0 C
+1.08 C
1927
17.7 C
-0.28 C
1928
18.3 C
+0.33 C
1929
17.8 C
-0.17 C
1930
18.0 C
+0.07 C
1931
19.1 C
+1.13 C
1932
18.0 C
+0.02 C
1933
17.9 C
-0.07 C
1934
19.2 C
+1.26 C
1935
17.8 C
-0.14 C
1936
18.6 C
+0.65 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
1893 to 1937
Yearly extremes at Bakersfield: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1908
43.3 C (109.9 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1905
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
198 days
1929
113 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bakersfield, 1893 to 1937. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1894
n/a
1895
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1899
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1900
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1901
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1902
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1903
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1904
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1905
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1906
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1907
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1908
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1909
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1910
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1911
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1912
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1913
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1914
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1915
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1916
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1917
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1918
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1919
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1920
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1921
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1922
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1923
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1924
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1925
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1926
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1927
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1928
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1929
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1930
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1931
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1932
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1933
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1934
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1935
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
42.8 C (109.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bakersfield, 1893 to 1937. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1894
n/a
1895
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1899
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1900
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1901
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1902
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1903
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1904
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1905
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1906
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1907
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1908
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1909
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1910
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1911
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1912
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1913
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1914
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1915
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1916
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1917
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1918
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1919
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1920
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1921
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1923
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1924
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1925
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1926
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1927
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1928
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1929
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1930
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1931
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1932
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1933
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1934
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1935
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1936
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1937
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bakersfield, 1893 to 1937. The record is 39.9 mm (1.6 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.0 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1894
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1895
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1899
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1900
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1901
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1902
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1903
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1904
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1905
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1907
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1908
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1909
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1910
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1911
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1912
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1913
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1914
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1915
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1916
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1917
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1918
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1919
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1920
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1921
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1922
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1924
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1926
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1930
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1931
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1932
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1933
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1935
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1937
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bakersfield, 1893 to 1937. The record is 62.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.8 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1894
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1895
9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1899
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1900
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1901
4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1902
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1904
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1905
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1906
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1907
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1909
37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1910
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1911
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1912
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1913
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1914
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1915
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1916
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1917
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1919
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1920
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
1921
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1923
6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1924
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1925
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1927
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1930
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1933
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1935
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1937
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bakersfield, 1893 to 1937. The record is 198 days in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 113 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
112 days
1894
12 days
1895
11 days
1899
71 days
1900
50 days
1901
120 days
1902
114 days
1903
115 days
1904
88 days
1905
149 days
1906
157 days
1907
106 days
1908
153 days
1909
92 days
1910
163 days
1911
86 days
1912
184 days
1913
78 days
1914
147 days
1915
69 days
1916
62 days
1917
26 days
1918
17 days
1919
20 days
1920
32 days
1921
61 days
1922
8 days
1923
3 days
1924
35 days
1925
42 days
1926
148 days
1927
172 days
1928
186 days
1929
198 days
1930
148 days
1931
160 days
1932
143 days
1933
125 days
1934
133 days
1935
151 days
1936
115 days
1937
156 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
26 years with a frost
Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bakersfield falls on 17 February and the median first autumn frost on 22 November, which leaves a median of 278 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +11.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bakersfield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1903 to 1936)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 February
n/a
17 February
n/a
-5.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 November
n/a
22 November
n/a
+5.3 days per decade
Growing days
278 days
n/a
278 days
n/a
+11.3 days per decade
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.
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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.