Cuyama Weather Records (USC00042236)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cuyama (USC00042236), California, United States, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Cuyama

Cuyama (USC00042236) is a weather station in California, United States at 34.93 latitude and -119.62 longitude, 689 m (2,260 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 1973, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cuyama still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 34.93 latitude, -119.62 longitude.
Elevation: 689 m (2,260 ft).
Period of record: 1944 to 1973, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cuyama. 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 Cuyama, 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)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cuyama still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 85.

Standing records at Cuyama by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1944	3
1945	74
1946	48
1947	34
1948	40
1949	85
1950	82
1951	45
1952	51
1953	58
1954	65
1955	83
1956	60
1957	50
1958	68
1959	56
1960	53
1961	40
1962	41
1963	50
1964	39
1965	34
1966	30
1967	62
1968	42
1969	21
1970	28
1971	46
1972	52
1973	24

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 61.5 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cuyama. The most was 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 11 February 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cuyama
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 January 1952
Feb	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	11 February 1962
Mar	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 March 1952
Apr	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 April 1958
May	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 May 1945
Jun	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 June 1967
Jul	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 July 1950
Aug	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 August 1958
Sep	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 September 1958
Oct	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 October 1968
Nov	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 November 1960
Dec	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 1973

30 years of record at Cuyama, 1944 to 1973. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1965, 1972, 1973.

Days with data per year at Cuyama
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1944	31	8%	No
1945	360	99%	Yes
1946	360	99%	Yes
1947	348	95%	Yes
1948	356	97%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	358	98%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	363	99%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	334	92%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	360	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	323	88%	No
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	360	98%	Yes
1969	351	96%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	342	94%	Yes
1972	313	86%	No
1973	197	54%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1945 to 1970

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Cuyama, 1945 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 13.3 C (55.9 F), and the warmest was 1959, at 15.3 C (59.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cuyama as warming stripes, 1945 to 1970
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1945	14.7 C	+0.61 C
1946	14.3 C	+0.22 C
1948	13.4 C	-0.63 C
1949	13.7 C	-0.38 C
1950	14.5 C	+0.45 C
1951	14.1 C	+0.05 C
1952	13.9 C	-0.17 C
1953	13.8 C	-0.23 C
1954	14.2 C	+0.12 C
1955	13.3 C	-0.77 C
1956	14.0 C	-0.06 C
1957	14.0 C	-0.07 C
1959	15.3 C	+1.28 C
1961	14.5 C	+0.40 C
1962	14.0 C	-0.04 C
1963	14.0 C	-0.09 C
1964	13.4 C	-0.67 C
1967	13.9 C	-0.19 C
1968	14.0 C	-0.09 C
1969	14.1 C	+0.05 C
1970	14.2 C	+0.16 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

1944 to 1973

Yearly extremes at Cuyama: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1960	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1963	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	1962	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	1962	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	256 days	1972	143 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cuyama, 1944 to 1973. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cuyama by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1944	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1945	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1947	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1949	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1951	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1955	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1956	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1960	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1961	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cuyama, 1944 to 1973. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.7 C (14.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cuyama by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1944	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1945	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1947	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1948	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1952	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1957	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1962	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1964	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1965	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1967	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973	-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cuyama, 1944 to 1973. The record is 61.5 mm (2.4 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.4 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cuyama by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1945	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1948	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1949	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1950	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1952	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1956	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1957	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1958	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1962	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1964	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1965	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1967	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1968	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1973	23.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cuyama, 1944 to 1973. The record is 138.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cuyama by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1948	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1949	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1951	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1952	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1953	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1956	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1958	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1962	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1963	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1964	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1965	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1968	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1971	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1973	33.0 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cuyama, 1944 to 1973. The record is 256 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 143 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cuyama by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944	19 days
1945	96 days
1946	176 days
1947	146 days
1948	91 days
1949	173 days
1950	91 days
1951	177 days
1952	167 days
1953	103 days
1954	225 days
1955	189 days
1956	146 days
1957	122 days
1958	84 days
1959	237 days
1960	160 days
1961	105 days
1962	204 days
1963	55 days
1964	102 days
1965	101 days
1966	121 days
1967	81 days
1968	193 days
1969	209 days
1970	240 days
1971	140 days
1972	256 days
1973	61 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cuyama falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 179 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Cuyama
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1945 to 1970)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	4 May	n/a	4 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	22 October	n/a	22 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	179 days	n/a	179 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.

Download the Data

Data for Cuyama standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).