Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Carmel Valley (USC00041534), California, United States, with 64 years of record.
Key Facts for Carmel Valley
Carmel Valley (USC00041534) is a weather station in California, United States at 36.48 latitude and -121.72 longitude, 146 m (480 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2022, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Carmel Valley still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Carmel Valley set a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.9 C (93.0 F) on 22 June 2022.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 36.48 latitude, -121.72 longitude.
Elevation: 146 m (480 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2022, 64 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 Carmel Valley. 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 Carmel Valley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Carmel Valley still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Carmel Valley by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1959
50
1960
38
1961
39
1962
43
1963
40
1964
63
1965
45
1966
41
1967
44
1968
47
1969
46
1970
53
1971
72
1972
44
1973
36
1974
30
1975
39
1976
42
1977
33
1978
20
2002
27
2003
28
2004
30
2005
17
2006
26
2007
25
2008
37
2009
39
2010
35
2011
23
2012
36
2013
25
2014
23
2015
35
2016
24
2017
48
2018
26
2019
24
2020
46
2021
7
2022
18
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Carmel Valley between 2 September 2017 and 6 September 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Carmel Valley set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2017-09-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
2020-09-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 87.4 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Carmel Valley. The most was 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 8 November 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Carmel Valley
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
4 January 2008
Feb
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
9 February 1962
Mar
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
7 March 1975
Apr
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
5 April 2006
May
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
21 May 2006
Jun
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
4 June 2011
Jul
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
19 July 2015
Aug
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
19 August 1976
Sep
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
19 September 1959
Oct
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
13 October 2009
Nov
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
8 November 2002
Dec
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2 December 2019
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2022
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Carmel Valley, 1959 to 2022. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1978, 2002, 2022.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 37 complete years at Carmel Valley, 1959 to 2021. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.4 C (57.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 13.1 C (55.6 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 15.8 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Carmel Valley as warming stripes, 1959 to 2021
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1959
15.0 C
+0.60 C
1960
14.2 C
-0.21 C
1961
14.8 C
+0.41 C
1962
14.0 C
-0.43 C
1963
13.9 C
-0.54 C
1964
13.2 C
-1.22 C
1965
13.5 C
-0.86 C
1966
14.2 C
-0.22 C
1967
14.3 C
-0.14 C
1968
14.1 C
-0.33 C
1969
13.7 C
-0.70 C
1970
13.5 C
-0.87 C
1971
13.1 C
-1.29 C
1972
14.0 C
-0.43 C
1974
13.7 C
-0.67 C
1975
13.6 C
-0.79 C
1976
14.8 C
+0.35 C
1977
14.4 C
-0.01 C
2003
15.0 C
+0.56 C
2004
14.7 C
+0.26 C
2005
14.7 C
+0.28 C
2006
14.3 C
-0.08 C
2007
14.0 C
-0.37 C
2008
14.4 C
+0.04 C
2009
14.5 C
+0.05 C
2010
14.0 C
-0.42 C
2011
13.9 C
-0.53 C
2012
14.2 C
-0.22 C
2013
14.5 C
+0.11 C
2014
15.8 C
+1.42 C
2015
15.6 C
+1.23 C
2016
15.1 C
+0.66 C
2017
15.6 C
+1.18 C
2018
15.1 C
+0.72 C
2019
15.0 C
+0.58 C
2020
15.8 C
+1.39 C
2021
14.8 C
+0.41 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1959 to 2021. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 37 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Carmel Valley
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1959 to 2021
37
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1959 to 2021
37
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1959 to 2021
37
Rise
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
1959 to 2022
Yearly extremes at Carmel Valley: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2020
38.3 C (100.9 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2007
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2002
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1963
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
41
Longest dry spell (CDD)
206 days
2021
119 days
41
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Carmel Valley, 1959 to 2022. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Carmel Valley by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1959
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2014
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2015
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2016
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2018
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2019
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2020
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2021
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2022
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Carmel Valley, 1959 to 2022. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.8 C (27.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Carmel Valley by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1959
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1960
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1961
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1962
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1964
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1965
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1971
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1975
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1976
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1977
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1978
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2003
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2004
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2006
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2007
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2009
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2011
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2012
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2014
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2015
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2016
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2017
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2018
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2019
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2020
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2021
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2022
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Carmel Valley, 1959 to 2022. The record is 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Carmel Valley by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1965
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2002
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2003
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2004
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2007
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2009
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2010
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2011
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2012
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2013
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2014
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2015
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2016
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2017
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2018
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2019
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2020
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2021
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2022
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Carmel Valley, 1959 to 2022. The record is 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.6 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Carmel Valley by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1960
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1962
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1963
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1964
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1966
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1967
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1970
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1972
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1974
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1975
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1976
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1977
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1978
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2002
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
2003
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2004
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
2005
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
2006
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2007
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2008
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2009
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2010
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2011
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2012
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2013
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2014
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
2015
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2016
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
2017
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2018
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2019
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2020
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2021
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
2022
17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Carmel Valley, 1959 to 2022. The record is 206 days in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 119 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Carmel Valley by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959
127 days
1960
127 days
1961
148 days
1962
119 days
1963
124 days
1964
82 days
1965
80 days
1966
109 days
1967
88 days
1968
60 days
1969
127 days
1970
163 days
1971
124 days
1972
178 days
1973
114 days
1974
84 days
1975
114 days
1976
68 days
1977
130 days
1978
46 days
2002
137 days
2003
133 days
2004
101 days
2005
85 days
2006
116 days
2007
138 days
2008
163 days
2009
134 days
2010
103 days
2011
92 days
2012
63 days
2013
158 days
2014
127 days
2015
56 days
2016
131 days
2017
90 days
2018
129 days
2019
176 days
2020
79 days
2021
206 days
2022
69 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Carmel Valley falls on 6 March and the median first autumn frost on 29 November, which leaves a median of 274 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Carmel Valley
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1964 to 2021)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 March
n/a
11 March
n/a
-3.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 November
n/a
2 December
n/a
+1.7 days per decade
Growing days
274 days
n/a
275 days
n/a
+5.3 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
36 years, 1959 to 2021
A day with at least 44.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Carmel Valley: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
10 years
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
25 years
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
50 years
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1959 to 2021.
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: 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 2002; 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 2008; 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1963.
Climate Twins
2007 to 2021 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2007 to 2021, Carmel Valley had a mean temperature of 14.8 C (58.7 F) and 427.4 mm (16.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Santa Barbara Muni AP (United States, 285 km away), Twitchell Dam (United States, 209 km away) and San Mateo (United States, 128 km away).
Climate twins of Carmel Valley: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2021 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
Data for Carmel Valley standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Carmel Valley 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.