Idyllwild Weather Records (USC00044208)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Idyllwild (USC00044208), California, United States, with 51 years of record.

Key Facts for Idyllwild

Idyllwild (USC00044208) is a weather station in California, United States at 33.75 latitude and -116.70 longitude, 1,644 m (5,394 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1951, 51 years of record.
1,460 records set at Idyllwild 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, 33.75 latitude, -116.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,644 m (5,394 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1951, 51 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 Idyllwild. 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 Idyllwild, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Idyllwild still stand. 1907 holds the most, with 208.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 82.8 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Idyllwild. The most was 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 10 December 1909.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Idyllwild
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	9 January 1905
Feb	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 February 1902
Mar	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 March 1905
Apr	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 April 1903
May	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 May 1907
Jun	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7 June 1907
Jul	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 July 1908
Aug	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	9 August 1908
Sep	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 September 1903
Oct	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 October 1907
Nov	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	10 November 1949
Dec	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 December 1909

Period of Record Coverage

1901 to 1912

12 years of record at Idyllwild, 1901 to 1912. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1912.

Days with data per year at Idyllwild
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1901	209	57%	No
1902	12	3%	No
1903	9	2%	No
1904	41	11%	No
1905	364	100%	Yes
1906	292	80%	No
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	319	87%	No
1909	351	96%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	305	84%	No
1912	86	23%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1901 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Idyllwild: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1905	34.2 C (93.5 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1911	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	1909	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	16
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	1905	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	16
Longest dry spell (CDD)	108 days	1911	69 days	16

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Idyllwild, 1901 to 1951. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Idyllwild by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1902	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1904	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1908	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1912	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Idyllwild, 1901 to 1951. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Idyllwild by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1902	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1903	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1904	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1905	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1906	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1907	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1908	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1909	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1911	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1912	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Idyllwild, 1901 to 1951. The record is 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.8 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Idyllwild by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1902	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1903	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1906	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1907	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1908	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1909	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1910	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1911	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1912	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	31.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Idyllwild, 1901 to 1951. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.1 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Idyllwild by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1902	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1905	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1906	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1907	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1908	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1909	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1910	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1911	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1912	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1948	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1950	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1951	72.4 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Idyllwild, 1901 to 1951. The record is 108 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Idyllwild by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	69 days
1902	92 days
1903	61 days
1904	73 days
1905	91 days
1906	52 days
1907	64 days
1908	58 days
1909	69 days
1910	94 days
1911	108 days
1912	22 days
1948	85 days
1949	93 days
1950	46 days
1951	64 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.

Download the Data

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

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