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Hetch Hetchy Weather Records (USC00043939)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hetch Hetchy (USC00043939), California, United States, with 117 years of record.

Key Facts for Hetch Hetchy

  • Hetch Hetchy (USC00043939) is a weather station in California, United States at 37.96 latitude and -119.78 longitude, 1,180 m (3,870 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1910 to 2026, 117 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Hetch Hetchy still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Hetch Hetchy set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 12 May 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 37.96 latitude, -119.78 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,180 m (3,870 ft).
  • Period of record: 1910 to 2026, 117 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

13 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Hetch Hetchy, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hetch Hetchy. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 13 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hetch Hetchy. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 13 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Hetch Hetchy, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan22.2 C (72.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Feb25.6 C (78.1 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Apr31.1 C (88.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
May35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Jul39.4 C (102.9 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Oct38.9 C (102.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Nov28.3 C (82.9 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Dec23.9 C (75.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Hetch Hetchy by the year they were set 1,464 records at Hetch Hetchy still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 45. 02040601910: 11911: 291912: 281913: 311914: 91915: 311916: 261917: 451918: 111919: 121920: 191921: 121922: 291923: 91924: 231925: 161926: 171927: 151928: 71929: 101930: 101931: 301932: 141933: 211934: 121935: 171936: 141937: 171938: 31939: 131940: 41941: 61942: 81943: 11944: 41945: 41946: 31947: 91948: 101949: 211950: 131951: 71952: 171953: 61954: 171955: 151956: 81957: 81958: 91959: 71960: 121961: 141962: 121963: 121964: 201965: 61966: 71967: 151968: 151969: 21970: 31971: 141972: 151973: 11974: 81975: 121976: 141977: 141978: 41979: 31980: 101981: 101982: 131983: 141984: 21985: 111986: 121987: 121988: 81989: 241990: 111991: 81992: 21993: 81994: 101995: 111996: 181997: 61998: 101999: 212000: 192001: 142002: 92003: 162004: 92005: 32006: 72007: 102008: 92009: 72010: 152011: 92012: 102014: 142015: 312016: 92017: 212018: 82019: 132020: 192021: 162022: 162023: 82024: 132025: 82026: 191910192219341946195819701982199420062019
1,464 records at Hetch Hetchy still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Hetch Hetchy by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19101
191129
191228
191331
19149
191531
191626
191745
191811
191912
192019
192112
192229
19239
192423
192516
192617
192715
19287
192910
193010
193130
193214
193321
193412
193517
193614
193717
19383
193913
19404
19416
19428
19431
19444
19454
19463
19479
194810
194921
195013
19517
195217
19536
195417
195515
19568
19578
19589
19597
196012
196114
196212
196312
196420
19656
19667
196715
196815
19692
19703
197114
197215
19731
19748
197512
197614
197714
19784
19793
198010
198110
198213
198314
19842
198511
198612
198712
19888
198924
199011
19918
19922
19938
199410
199511
199618
19976
199810
199921
200019
200114
20029
200316
20049
20053
20067
200710
20089
20097
201015
20119
201210
201414
201531
20169
201721
20188
201913
202019
202116
202216
20238
202413
20258
202619

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Hetch Hetchy set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Hetch Hetchy between 19 November 1950 and 21 December 1990. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperature19 November 1950: Record daily precipitation 171.2 mm (6.7 in)21 December 1990: Record low maximum temperature -6.1 C (21.0 F)19501960197019801990
2 all-time records were set at Hetch Hetchy between 19 November 1950 and 21 December 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When Hetch Hetchy set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1950-11-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1990-12-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -6.1 C (21.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 171.2 mm (6.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hetch Hetchy The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hetch Hetchy. The most was 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 19 November 1950. 050100150200 Jan: 111.5 mm (4.4 in), 31 January 1963 Jan Feb: 138.4 mm (5.4 in), 1 February 1963 Feb Mar: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 11 March 1995 Mar Apr: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 8 April 1935 Apr May: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 18 May 2020 May Jun: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 29 June 2011 Jun Jul: 63.2 mm (2.5 in), 15 July 1992 Jul Aug: 46.5 mm (1.8 in), 15 August 1965 Aug Sep: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 19 September 1959 Sep Oct: 119.4 mm (4.7 in), 4 October 1916 Oct Nov: 171.2 mm (6.7 in), 19 November 1950 Nov Dec: 147.3 mm (5.8 in), 23 December 1955 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hetch Hetchy. The most was 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 19 November 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hetch Hetchy
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan111.5 mm (4.4 in)31 January 1963
Feb138.4 mm (5.4 in)1 February 1963
Mar106.7 mm (4.2 in)11 March 1995
Apr67.8 mm (2.7 in)8 April 1935
May58.7 mm (2.3 in)18 May 2020
Jun63.5 mm (2.5 in)29 June 2011
Jul63.2 mm (2.5 in)15 July 1992
Aug46.5 mm (1.8 in)15 August 1965
Sep90.2 mm (3.6 in)19 September 1959
Oct119.4 mm (4.7 in)4 October 1916
Nov171.2 mm (6.7 in)19 November 1950
Dec147.3 mm (5.8 in)23 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1910 to 2026
Days with data per year at Hetch Hetchy 116 years of record at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1966, 1973, 1975 and others. 1910: 78 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 359 of 366 days1913: 355 of 365 days1914: 294 of 365 days1915: 329 of 365 days1916: 347 of 366 days1917: 316 of 365 days1918: 319 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 335 of 366 days1921: 315 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 361 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 356 of 366 days1929: 332 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 358 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 358 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 356 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 357 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 347 of 366 days1957: 335 of 365 days1958: 355 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 357 of 366 days1961: 355 of 365 days1962: 339 of 365 days1963: 354 of 365 days1964: 355 of 366 days1965: 350 of 365 days1966: 319 of 365 days1967: 352 of 365 days1968: 359 of 366 days1969: 342 of 365 days1970: 354 of 365 days1971: 354 of 365 days1972: 355 of 366 days1973: 316 of 365 days1974: 355 of 365 days1975: 318 of 365 days1976: 350 of 366 days1977: 358 of 365 days1978: 292 of 365 days1979: 324 of 365 days1980: 355 of 366 days1981: 356 of 365 days1982: 354 of 365 days1983: 358 of 365 days1984: 359 of 366 days1985: 357 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 361 of 365 days1988: 352 of 366 days1989: 360 of 365 days1990: 353 of 365 days1991: 359 of 365 days1992: 361 of 366 days1993: 362 of 365 days1994: 333 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 333 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 357 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 361 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 362 of 366 days2005: 360 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 363 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 334 of 365 days2012: 305 of 366 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 361 of 365 days2016: 344 of 366 days2017: 352 of 365 days2018: 353 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 360 of 365 days2022: 361 of 365 days2023: 352 of 365 days2024: 354 of 366 days2025: 329 of 365 days2026: 211 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
116 years of record at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1966, 1973, 1975 and others.
Days with data per year at Hetch Hetchy
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19107821%No
191136399%Yes
191235998%Yes
191335597%Yes
191429481%No
191532990%Yes
191634795%Yes
191731687%No
191831987%No
191936399%Yes
192033592%Yes
192131586%No
1922364100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
192436199%Yes
1925364100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
192835697%Yes
192933291%Yes
1930365100%Yes
193135898%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193735898%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
195035698%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
195435798%Yes
195536399%Yes
195634795%Yes
195733592%Yes
195835597%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196035798%Yes
196135597%Yes
196233993%Yes
196335497%Yes
196435597%Yes
196535096%Yes
196631987%No
196735296%Yes
196835998%Yes
196934294%Yes
197035497%Yes
197135497%Yes
197235597%Yes
197331687%No
197435597%Yes
197531887%No
197635096%Yes
197735898%Yes
197829280%No
197932489%No
198035597%Yes
198135698%Yes
198235497%Yes
198335898%Yes
198435998%Yes
198535798%Yes
198636399%Yes
198736199%Yes
198835296%Yes
198936099%Yes
199035397%Yes
199135998%Yes
199236199%Yes
199336299%Yes
199433391%Yes
199536299%Yes
199636399%Yes
199733391%Yes
1998364100%Yes
199935798%Yes
200036499%Yes
200136199%Yes
200236199%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200436299%Yes
200536099%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200936399%Yes
2010364100%Yes
201133492%Yes
201230583%No
2014365100%Yes
201536199%Yes
201634494%Yes
201735296%Yes
201835397%Yes
201936199%Yes
202036499%Yes
202136099%Yes
202236199%Yes
202335296%Yes
202435497%Yes
202532990%Yes
202621158%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Hetch Hetchy
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 May 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)92 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily low max (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie69 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)103 years43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)96 years39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USmonthly high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USmonthly high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USmonthly high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)110 years52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USmonthly high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie110 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)56 years30 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily low max (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie74 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily snowfall (Tie)30.5 cm (12.0 in)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2026Hetch Hetchy, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

96 complete years, 1911 to 2024
Annual mean temperature at Hetch Hetchy as warming stripes, 1911 to 2024 One stripe for each of 96 complete years at Hetch Hetchy, 1911 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.2 C (53.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 10.4 C (50.7 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 14.6 C (58.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1911: 10.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1912: 10.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1913: 11.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1919: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1922: 12.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1923: 11.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1924: 10.5 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1925: 12.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1926: 13.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1927: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1928: 12.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1930: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1931: 12.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1932: 11.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1933: 11.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1934: 13.9 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1935: 11.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1936: 12.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1937: 11.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1938: 12.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1939: 12.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1940: 12.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1941: 11.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1942: 11.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1943: 12.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1944: 11.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1945: 11.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1946: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1947: 12.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1948: 10.6 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1949: 11.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1950: 12.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1951: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1952: 11.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1953: 11.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1954: 12.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1955: 11.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1956: 11.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1957: 11.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1958: 12.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1959: 13.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1960: 12.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1961: 12.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 11.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1963: 11.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1964: 11.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1965: 11.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 11.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1968: 11.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 11.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1970: 12.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 11.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1972: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1974: 12.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1977: 12.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1980: 12.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1981: 12.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: 10.6 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1983: 11.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1984: 12.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 11.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: 12.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1987: 12.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1988: 13.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1989: 12.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1991: 12.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 12.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1993: 12.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1995: 12.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 12.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1998: 10.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1999: 11.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2000: 13.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2001: 13.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2002: 13.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2003: 13.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2004: 13.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2005: 11.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2006: 12.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2007: 12.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 12.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2009: 12.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2010: 11.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 14.6 C, +2.4 C from the station mean2015: 14.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2016: 13.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2017: 13.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 13.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2019: 12.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2020: 13.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2021: 13.9 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2022: 13.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2023: 12.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2024: 13.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean191119201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 96 complete years at Hetch Hetchy, 1911 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.2 C (53.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 10.4 C (50.7 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 14.6 C (58.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hetch Hetchy as warming stripes, 1911 to 2024
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191110.8 C-1.37 C
191210.4 C-1.80 C
191311.0 C-1.22 C
191911.9 C-0.30 C
192212.0 C-0.21 C
192311.7 C-0.51 C
192410.5 C-1.69 C
192512.2 C-0.04 C
192613.2 C+0.98 C
192711.9 C-0.29 C
192812.5 C+0.28 C
193011.9 C-0.31 C
193112.8 C+0.57 C
193211.8 C-0.38 C
193311.7 C-0.45 C
193413.9 C+1.66 C
193511.6 C-0.57 C
193612.8 C+0.62 C
193711.5 C-0.74 C
193812.0 C-0.22 C
193912.7 C+0.51 C
194012.8 C+0.57 C
194111.5 C-0.74 C
194211.7 C-0.48 C
194312.5 C+0.29 C
194411.4 C-0.78 C
194511.8 C-0.41 C
194611.9 C-0.27 C
194712.4 C+0.17 C
194810.6 C-1.55 C
194911.5 C-0.68 C
195012.6 C+0.44 C
195111.9 C-0.26 C
195211.3 C-0.88 C
195311.8 C-0.42 C
195412.3 C+0.13 C
195511.3 C-0.85 C
195611.5 C-0.68 C
195711.1 C-1.07 C
195812.6 C+0.42 C
195913.2 C+0.98 C
196012.3 C+0.08 C
196112.2 C+0.03 C
196211.6 C-0.59 C
196311.3 C-0.87 C
196411.3 C-0.93 C
196511.3 C-0.94 C
196711.6 C-0.63 C
196811.6 C-0.59 C
196911.5 C-0.72 C
197012.1 C-0.11 C
197111.1 C-1.12 C
197211.9 C-0.31 C
197412.1 C-0.06 C
197611.9 C-0.29 C
197712.4 C+0.17 C
198012.1 C-0.13 C
198112.8 C+0.57 C
198210.6 C-1.56 C
198311.1 C-1.08 C
198412.0 C-0.22 C
198511.6 C-0.62 C
198612.4 C+0.19 C
198712.7 C+0.46 C
198813.1 C+0.94 C
198912.0 C-0.20 C
199011.9 C-0.33 C
199112.3 C+0.07 C
199212.9 C+0.73 C
199312.1 C-0.05 C
199512.7 C+0.46 C
199612.8 C+0.65 C
199810.4 C-1.80 C
199911.8 C-0.40 C
200013.3 C+1.15 C
200113.6 C+1.36 C
200213.3 C+1.11 C
200313.5 C+1.30 C
200413.3 C+1.07 C
200511.9 C-0.25 C
200612.3 C+0.15 C
200712.9 C+0.74 C
200812.7 C+0.51 C
200912.3 C+0.09 C
201011.4 C-0.80 C
201414.6 C+2.37 C
201514.2 C+1.96 C
201613.6 C+1.38 C
201713.5 C+1.30 C
201813.7 C+1.49 C
201912.1 C-0.05 C
202013.8 C+1.58 C
202113.9 C+1.68 C
202213.4 C+1.19 C
202312.5 C+0.33 C
202413.6 C+1.45 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1911 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 96 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hetch Hetchy
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1911 to 202496Rise
Mean daily maximum-0.03 C (-0.09 to 0.03) per decade-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade1911 to 202496Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade0.6 F (0.5 to 0.6) per decade1911 to 202496Rise

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

1910 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Hetch Hetchy: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)191735.9 C (96.5 F)116
Coldest night (TNn)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1912-8.9 C (16.0 F)116
Wettest day (Rx1day)171.2 mm (6.7 in)195066.0 mm (2.6 in)117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)395.2 mm (15.6 in)1955134.4 mm (5.3 in)117
Longest dry spell (CDD)147 days199567 days117

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Hetch Hetchy by year The hottest day of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F). 30354045192019401960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1917
The hottest day of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hetch Hetchy by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191030.0 C (86.0 F)
191135.6 C (96.1 F)
191235.6 C (96.1 F)
191339.4 C (102.9 F)
191440.6 C (105.1 F)
191539.4 C (102.9 F)
191635.6 C (96.1 F)
191741.1 C (106.0 F)
191835.6 C (96.1 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192038.3 C (100.9 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192236.7 C (98.1 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192437.2 C (99.0 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192836.7 C (98.1 F)
192936.1 C (97.0 F)
193035.0 C (95.0 F)
193138.3 C (100.9 F)
193236.1 C (97.0 F)
193340.0 C (104.0 F)
193438.9 C (102.0 F)
193535.0 C (95.0 F)
193635.6 C (96.1 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193936.7 C (98.1 F)
194036.1 C (97.0 F)
194137.2 C (99.0 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194335.0 C (95.0 F)
194436.7 C (98.1 F)
194537.2 C (99.0 F)
194636.1 C (97.0 F)
194735.0 C (95.0 F)
194834.4 C (93.9 F)
194934.4 C (93.9 F)
195037.2 C (99.0 F)
195135.6 C (96.1 F)
195233.9 C (93.0 F)
195335.0 C (95.0 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195634.4 C (93.9 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195937.2 C (99.0 F)
196037.8 C (100.0 F)
196139.4 C (102.9 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196334.4 C (93.9 F)
196434.4 C (93.9 F)
196532.2 C (90.0 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197136.1 C (97.0 F)
197238.3 C (100.9 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197432.2 C (90.0 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197635.6 C (96.1 F)
197736.1 C (97.0 F)
197835.0 C (95.0 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198233.9 C (93.0 F)
198337.2 C (99.0 F)
198435.6 C (96.1 F)
198534.4 C (93.9 F)
198633.9 C (93.0 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198837.2 C (99.0 F)
198936.7 C (98.1 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199233.9 C (93.0 F)
199333.9 C (93.0 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199534.4 C (93.9 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199737.2 C (99.0 F)
199835.0 C (95.0 F)
199933.9 C (93.0 F)
200035.6 C (96.1 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200436.1 C (97.0 F)
200535.6 C (96.1 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200737.8 C (100.0 F)
200838.3 C (100.9 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201036.7 C (98.1 F)
201132.8 C (91.0 F)
201236.1 C (97.0 F)
2013n/a
201438.9 C (102.0 F)
201536.1 C (97.0 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201835.0 C (95.0 F)
201933.3 C (91.9 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202137.8 C (100.0 F)
202239.4 C (102.9 F)
202338.3 C (100.9 F)
202438.3 C (100.9 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202634.4 C (93.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Hetch Hetchy by year The coldest night of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F). -20-15-10-50192019401960198020002020Record: -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1912
The coldest night of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hetch Hetchy by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1910-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1911-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1912-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1913-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1914-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1915-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1916-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1917-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1919-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1920-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1921-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1923-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1926-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1927-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1928-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1929-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1930-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1931-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1932-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1934-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1935-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1937-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1938-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1939-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1941-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1944-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1947-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1948-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1952-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1958-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1959-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1960-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1962-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1965-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1967-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1971-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1974-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1977-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1978-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1980-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1982-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1983-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1984-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1986-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1988-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1989-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1990-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1991-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1993-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1994-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1995-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1996-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1997-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1998-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2002-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2004-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2005-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2006-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2007-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2009-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2010-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2011-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2012-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2013n/a
2014-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2015-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2016-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2017-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2018-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2019-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2020-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2021-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2022-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2023-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2024-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2025-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2026-4.4 C (24.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hetch Hetchy by year The wettest day of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1950
The wettest day of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hetch Hetchy by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191028.2 mm (1.1 in)
1911100.6 mm (4.0 in)
191253.8 mm (2.1 in)
191345.7 mm (1.8 in)
191493.5 mm (3.7 in)
1915107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1916119.4 mm (4.7 in)
191740.6 mm (1.6 in)
191851.3 mm (2.0 in)
191951.1 mm (2.0 in)
192055.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921101.6 mm (4.0 in)
192245.7 mm (1.8 in)
192343.2 mm (1.7 in)
192456.4 mm (2.2 in)
192582.6 mm (3.3 in)
192667.1 mm (2.6 in)
192749.8 mm (2.0 in)
192879.5 mm (3.1 in)
192968.6 mm (2.7 in)
193046.2 mm (1.8 in)
193171.6 mm (2.8 in)
193252.1 mm (2.1 in)
193366.0 mm (2.6 in)
193445.5 mm (1.8 in)
193567.8 mm (2.7 in)
193692.2 mm (3.6 in)
1937114.3 mm (4.5 in)
193863.8 mm (2.5 in)
193936.8 mm (1.4 in)
194082.8 mm (3.3 in)
194166.0 mm (2.6 in)
194268.8 mm (2.7 in)
194372.6 mm (2.9 in)
194455.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945110.7 mm (4.4 in)
194698.6 mm (3.9 in)
194744.5 mm (1.8 in)
194851.8 mm (2.0 in)
194972.4 mm (2.9 in)
1950171.2 mm (6.7 in)
195171.4 mm (2.8 in)
195261.0 mm (2.4 in)
195347.0 mm (1.9 in)
195464.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955147.3 mm (5.8 in)
195658.9 mm (2.3 in)
195752.1 mm (2.1 in)
195843.2 mm (1.7 in)
195990.2 mm (3.6 in)
196068.3 mm (2.7 in)
196135.8 mm (1.4 in)
196290.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1964115.1 mm (4.5 in)
196547.5 mm (1.9 in)
196682.8 mm (3.3 in)
196760.2 mm (2.4 in)
196854.6 mm (2.1 in)
196994.0 mm (3.7 in)
197088.4 mm (3.5 in)
197161.0 mm (2.4 in)
197231.5 mm (1.2 in)
197363.8 mm (2.5 in)
197453.3 mm (2.1 in)
197576.2 mm (3.0 in)
197663.8 mm (2.5 in)
197771.1 mm (2.8 in)
197869.6 mm (2.7 in)
197962.2 mm (2.4 in)
198078.0 mm (3.1 in)
198163.0 mm (2.5 in)
198291.7 mm (3.6 in)
198371.6 mm (2.8 in)
198450.3 mm (2.0 in)
198538.6 mm (1.5 in)
198679.2 mm (3.1 in)
198761.7 mm (2.4 in)
198886.4 mm (3.4 in)
198954.9 mm (2.2 in)
199034.0 mm (1.3 in)
199157.7 mm (2.3 in)
199263.2 mm (2.5 in)
199342.9 mm (1.7 in)
199452.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995106.7 mm (4.2 in)
199671.6 mm (2.8 in)
199782.0 mm (3.2 in)
199872.4 mm (2.9 in)
199958.4 mm (2.3 in)
200053.1 mm (2.1 in)
200156.4 mm (2.2 in)
200282.0 mm (3.2 in)
200366.0 mm (2.6 in)
200476.2 mm (3.0 in)
200588.1 mm (3.5 in)
200667.1 mm (2.6 in)
200752.6 mm (2.1 in)
200888.6 mm (3.5 in)
200973.2 mm (2.9 in)
201080.5 mm (3.2 in)
201163.5 mm (2.5 in)
201291.9 mm (3.6 in)
201319.6 mm (0.8 in)
201450.5 mm (2.0 in)
201586.4 mm (3.4 in)
201696.8 mm (3.8 in)
201796.5 mm (3.8 in)
201873.7 mm (2.9 in)
201949.3 mm (1.9 in)
202058.7 mm (2.3 in)
202193.7 mm (3.7 in)
202287.4 mm (3.4 in)
2023101.6 mm (4.0 in)
202465.5 mm (2.6 in)
202575.7 mm (3.0 in)
202638.4 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hetch Hetchy by year The wettest five days of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 395.2 mm (15.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.4 mm (5.3 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 395.2 mm (15.6 in) in 1955
The wettest five days of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 395.2 mm (15.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.4 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hetch Hetchy by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191046.4 mm (1.8 in)
1911237.5 mm (9.4 in)
1912103.9 mm (4.1 in)
191396.0 mm (3.8 in)
1914214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1915132.3 mm (5.2 in)
191693.1 mm (3.7 in)
191743.6 mm (1.7 in)
1918128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1919120.5 mm (4.7 in)
192089.1 mm (3.5 in)
1921213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1922110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1923118.9 mm (4.7 in)
192483.0 mm (3.3 in)
1925175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1926169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1927121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1928215.6 mm (8.5 in)
192997.9 mm (3.9 in)
193097.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931183.3 mm (7.2 in)
1932140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1933129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1934105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1935139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1936166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1937245.3 mm (9.7 in)
1938157.7 mm (6.2 in)
193968.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1941157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1942162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1943209.7 mm (8.3 in)
1944131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1945228.4 mm (9.0 in)
1946179.1 mm (7.1 in)
194774.0 mm (2.9 in)
194878.8 mm (3.1 in)
194998.6 mm (3.9 in)
1950300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1951154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1952154.2 mm (6.1 in)
195371.8 mm (2.8 in)
1954134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1955395.2 mm (15.6 in)
1956151.8 mm (6.0 in)
195788.7 mm (3.5 in)
1958149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1959117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1960124.8 mm (4.9 in)
196181.8 mm (3.2 in)
1962228.3 mm (9.0 in)
1963310.8 mm (12.2 in)
1964243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1965132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1966194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1967163.4 mm (6.4 in)
196883.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1970164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1971100.9 mm (4.0 in)
197268.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1974106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1975141.5 mm (5.6 in)
197681.9 mm (3.2 in)
1977138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1978215.4 mm (8.5 in)
197971.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980295.1 mm (11.6 in)
1981154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1982152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1983180.8 mm (7.1 in)
198478.2 mm (3.1 in)
198583.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986306.4 mm (12.1 in)
198796.5 mm (3.8 in)
198888.7 mm (3.5 in)
198995.4 mm (3.8 in)
199057.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1992113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1993104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1994109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1995213.7 mm (8.4 in)
1996141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1997243.4 mm (9.6 in)
1998148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1999134.1 mm (5.3 in)
2000150.7 mm (5.9 in)
2001114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2002156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2003104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2004165.6 mm (6.5 in)
2005190.2 mm (7.5 in)
2006193.1 mm (7.6 in)
200785.3 mm (3.4 in)
2008160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2009133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2010164.9 mm (6.5 in)
2011117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2012139.4 mm (5.5 in)
201328.2 mm (1.1 in)
201497.1 mm (3.8 in)
2015119.6 mm (4.7 in)
201699.8 mm (3.9 in)
2017221.4 mm (8.7 in)
2018143.1 mm (5.6 in)
2019154.4 mm (6.1 in)
202088.9 mm (3.5 in)
2021148.3 mm (5.8 in)
2022178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2023237.0 mm (9.3 in)
202493.4 mm (3.7 in)
2025116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2026102.4 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hetch Hetchy by year The longest dry spell of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 147 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days. 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 147 days in 1995
The longest dry spell of the year at Hetch Hetchy, 1910 to 2026. The record is 147 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hetch Hetchy by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191029 days
191168 days
191247 days
191337 days
191485 days
1915111 days
191694 days
191722 days
191844 days
191923 days
192032 days
192128 days
192217 days
192323 days
192421 days
192536 days
192683 days
192787 days
1928114 days
192994 days
193094 days
193156 days
193244 days
193389 days
193472 days
1935123 days
193644 days
193781 days
193853 days
193964 days
1940109 days
194150 days
1942104 days
1943135 days
194488 days
194540 days
194699 days
1947101 days
1948125 days
194948 days
195092 days
1951123 days
195247 days
1953101 days
1954114 days
1955136 days
195685 days
195747 days
195847 days
1959110 days
1960121 days
196137 days
196247 days
196376 days
196475 days
196528 days
1966100 days
196765 days
196853 days
196980 days
1970115 days
197170 days
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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

96 years with a frost

Across 96 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hetch Hetchy falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 180 days between them.

In 1990 to 2024 the median growing season was 201 days. That is 28 days more than in 1911 to 1948.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Hetch Hetchy
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1911 to 1948)Recent period (1990 to 2024)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost30 April2 May21 April11 days earlier-1.6 days per decade
First autumn frost31 October26 October7 November12 days later+2.0 days per decade
Growing days180 days173 days201 days28 days more+3.6 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

100 years, 1911 to 2025

A day with at least 68.3 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.8 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hetch Hetchy: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years68.3 mm (2.7 in)
5 years89.3 mm (3.5 in)
10 years103.1 mm (4.1 in)
25 years120.5 mm (4.7 in)
50 years133.2 mm (5.2 in)
100 years145.8 mm (5.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1911 to 2025.

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: 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1950; 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1955; 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1963.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2007 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2007 to 2024, Hetch Hetchy had a mean temperature of 13.2 C (55.8 F) and 903.4 mm (35.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Placerville (United States, 122 km away), Montelimar (France, 9,282 km away) and Covelo (United States, 364 km away).

Climate twins of Hetch Hetchy: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2007 to 2024 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
PlacervilleUnited States122 km (76 mi)13.6 C (56.5 F)901.9 mm (35.5 in)0.70
MontelimarFrance9,282 km (5,768 mi)13.0 C (55.3 F)913.3 mm (36.0 in)0.80
CoveloUnited States364 km (226 mi)12.9 C (55.2 F)1,024.2 mm (40.3 in)1.12

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 Hetch Hetchy standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Hetch Hetchy 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.

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