Joshua Tree Weather Records (USC00044405)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Joshua Tree (USC00044405), California, United States, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree (USC00044405) is a weather station in California, United States at 34.15 latitude and -116.27 longitude, 781 m (2,563 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2026, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Joshua Tree still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Joshua Tree set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 11 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 34.15 latitude, -116.27 longitude.
Elevation: 781 m (2,563 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2026, 68 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

47 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Joshua Tree. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 47 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Joshua Tree, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)
Feb	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Mar	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)
Jul	46.1 C (115.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Aug	46.7 C (116.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)
Sep	45.0 C (113.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Joshua Tree still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 109.

Standing records at Joshua Tree by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
2008	35
2009	82
2010	79
2011	109
2012	90
2013	96
2014	62
2015	81
2016	64
2017	90
2018	69
2019	95
2020	89
2021	69
2022	62
2023	80
2024	74
2025	66
2026	72

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 47.2 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Joshua Tree. The most was 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 17 September 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Joshua Tree
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 January 2010
Feb	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 February 1973
Mar	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 March 1968
Apr	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 April 2020
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 May 1971
Jun	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4 June 2025
Jul	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 July 1967
Aug	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 August 1961
Sep	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 September 1963
Oct	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 October 2018
Nov	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 November 1959
Dec	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 December 2016

Period of Record Coverage

2008 to 2026

19 years of record at Joshua Tree, 2008 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2008, 2022, 2026.

Days with data per year at Joshua Tree
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2008	89	24%	No
2009	361	99%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	359	98%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	365	100%	Yes
2017	356	98%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	364	99%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	323	88%	No
2023	348	95%	Yes
2024	356	97%	Yes
2025	364	100%	Yes
2026	277	76%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Joshua Tree
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2026	Joshua Tree, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2026	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain (Provisional)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2026	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain (Provisional)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2026	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2026	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2025	Joshua Tree, US	monthly rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2025	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2024	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2024	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain (Tie)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2024	Joshua Tree, US	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 2009 to 2025

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Joshua Tree, 2009 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.1 C (66.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2019, at 17.8 C (64.0 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 20.0 C (67.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Joshua Tree as warming stripes, 2009 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2009	18.5 C	-0.55 C
2010	18.1 C	-1.03 C
2011	18.1 C	-1.04 C
2012	19.8 C	+0.73 C
2013	19.1 C	-0.03 C
2014	19.6 C	+0.54 C
2015	19.4 C	+0.27 C
2016	19.1 C	-0.04 C
2017	19.4 C	+0.31 C
2018	19.6 C	+0.47 C
2019	17.8 C	-1.33 C
2020	19.2 C	+0.12 C
2021	19.0 C	-0.09 C
2024	20.0 C	+0.87 C
2025	19.9 C	+0.79 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

1959 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Joshua Tree: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2020	43.9 C (111.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2008	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	1963	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	2010	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	276 days	1972	106 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Joshua Tree, 1959 to 2026. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 C (111.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Joshua Tree by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
2008	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2009	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2010	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2012	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2013	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2014	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2015	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2016	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2017	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2018	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2019	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2020	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2021	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2022	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2023	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2024	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2025	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2026	44.4 C (111.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Joshua Tree, 1959 to 2026. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Joshua Tree by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
2008	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2009	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2010	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2011	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2012	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2013	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2014	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2015	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2016	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2017	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2018	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2019	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2020	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2021	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2022	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2023	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2024	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2025	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2026	-1.1 C (30.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Joshua Tree, 1959 to 2026. The record is 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Joshua Tree by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1960	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1963	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1964	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1967	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2008	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2009	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2010	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2011	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2013	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2014	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2015	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2016	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2018	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2019	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2020	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2021	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2022	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2023	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
2025	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2026	43.9 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Joshua Tree, 1959 to 2026. The record is 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Joshua Tree by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1960	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1971	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2008	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2009	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2010	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2011	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2013	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2014	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2015	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2016	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2017	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2018	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2019	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2020	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2021	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
2022	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2023	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2024	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2025	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2026	43.9 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Joshua Tree, 1959 to 2026. The record is 276 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 106 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Joshua Tree by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	51 days
1960	85 days
1961	128 days
1962	128 days
1963	111 days
1964	115 days
1965	113 days
1966	116 days
1967	96 days
1968	92 days
1969	73 days
1970	94 days
1971	76 days
1972	276 days
1973	141 days
1974	34 days
2008	56 days
2009	185 days
2010	131 days
2011	89 days
2012	112 days
2013	175 days
2014	76 days
2015	120 days
2016	114 days
2017	97 days
2018	83 days
2019	78 days
2020	212 days
2021	181 days
2022	93 days
2023	89 days
2024	106 days
2025	90 days
2026	137 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

30 years, 1960 to 2025

A day with at least 24.2 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Joshua Tree: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
10 years	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
25 years	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
50 years	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1960 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: 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1963; 45.5 mm (1.8 in) in 2010; 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

Data for Joshua Tree standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Joshua Tree 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).