Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kern River Ph 3 (USC00044523), California, United States, with 66 years of record.
Key Facts for Kern River Ph 3
Kern River Ph 3 (USC00044523) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.78 latitude and -118.44 longitude, 824 m (2,703 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1946 to 2011, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kern River Ph 3 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kern River Ph 3 set a daily record low maximum temperature of 4.4 C (39.9 F) on 2 January 2011.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 35.78 latitude, -118.44 longitude.
Elevation: 824 m (2,703 ft).
Period of record: 1946 to 2011, 66 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Kern River Ph 3. 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 Kern River Ph 3, 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)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kern River Ph 3 still stand. 1949 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Kern River Ph 3 by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1946
11
1947
43
1948
45
1949
51
1950
47
1951
25
1952
24
1953
36
1954
33
1955
33
1956
28
1957
29
1958
21
1959
22
1960
25
1961
28
1962
21
1963
27
1964
20
1965
18
1966
22
1967
3
1968
19
1969
14
1970
19
1971
37
1972
27
1973
18
1974
14
1975
21
1976
32
1977
16
1978
22
1979
11
1980
25
1981
13
1982
15
1983
26
1984
20
1985
20
1986
28
1987
24
1988
28
1989
40
1990
37
1991
28
1992
10
1993
14
1994
21
1995
18
1997
6
1998
22
1999
27
2000
16
2001
15
2002
22
2003
35
2004
21
2005
15
2006
18
2007
26
2008
4
2009
5
2010
2
2011
1
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Kern River Ph 3 between 22 December 1990 and 19 July 1998. Each dot is a new record.
When Kern River Ph 3 set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1990-12-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997-01-14
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 15.2 cm (6.0 in)
1998-07-19
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 85.6 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kern River Ph 3. The most was 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 19 November 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kern River Ph 3
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
31 January 1963
Feb
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
9 February 1978
Mar
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
4 March 1978
Apr
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
6 April 1986
May
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
16 May 2000
Jun
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
8 June 1977
Jul
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
30 July 1984
Aug
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
22 August 1961
Sep
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
29 September 1976
Oct
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
20 October 2004
Nov
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
19 November 1950
Dec
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
11 December 1996
Period of Record Coverage
1946 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
66 years of record at Kern River Ph 3, 1946 to 2011. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1967, 1978, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Kern River Ph 3, 1947 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.6 C (61.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1998, at 14.6 C (58.2 F), and the warmest was 1988, at 18.2 C (64.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kern River Ph 3 as warming stripes, 1947 to 2005
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1947
16.1 C
-0.49 C
1948
14.9 C
-1.72 C
1949
15.3 C
-1.29 C
1950
16.6 C
-0.02 C
1951
16.8 C
+0.17 C
1952
16.1 C
-0.49 C
1953
16.1 C
-0.54 C
1954
16.8 C
+0.19 C
1955
15.9 C
-0.67 C
1956
16.4 C
-0.19 C
1957
16.6 C
-0.02 C
1958
17.2 C
+0.61 C
1959
17.6 C
+1.00 C
1960
17.0 C
+0.37 C
1961
17.0 C
+0.36 C
1962
16.5 C
-0.10 C
1963
16.4 C
-0.16 C
1964
16.0 C
-0.56 C
1968
16.7 C
+0.11 C
1969
16.5 C
-0.07 C
1970
17.0 C
+0.36 C
1971
15.7 C
-0.89 C
1972
16.7 C
+0.07 C
1973
16.3 C
-0.28 C
1974
16.5 C
-0.11 C
1975
16.0 C
-0.56 C
1976
16.8 C
+0.19 C
1977
16.8 C
+0.20 C
1979
16.6 C
-0.05 C
1980
16.7 C
+0.13 C
1981
17.6 C
+0.98 C
1982
15.6 C
-1.00 C
1983
16.4 C
-0.23 C
1984
17.4 C
+0.76 C
1985
17.0 C
+0.35 C
1986
17.8 C
+1.19 C
1987
17.4 C
+0.83 C
1988
18.2 C
+1.56 C
1989
17.6 C
+1.00 C
1990
17.1 C
+0.45 C
1991
17.2 C
+0.59 C
1992
17.9 C
+1.31 C
1993
17.0 C
+0.40 C
1994
17.2 C
+0.62 C
1998
14.6 C
-2.04 C
1999
15.8 C
-0.79 C
2000
16.4 C
-0.22 C
2002
16.0 C
-0.63 C
2004
16.3 C
-0.32 C
2005
16.1 C
-0.50 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1947 to 2005 is 0.08 C (-0.04 to 0.20) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kern River Ph 3
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.08 C (-0.04 to 0.20) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1947 to 2005
50
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1947 to 2005
50
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1947 to 2005
50
Not clearly different from zero
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
1946 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Kern River Ph 3: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
66
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1990
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
66
Wettest day (Rx1day)
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1980
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
66
Longest dry spell (CDD)
218 days
1948
92 days
66
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kern River Ph 3, 1946 to 2011. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kern River Ph 3 by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1946
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1948
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1949
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1950
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1951
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1960
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1961
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
39.4 C (102.9 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
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1976
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1991
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1992
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1993
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1994
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1995
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1996
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1997
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2005
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2011
22.2 C (72.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kern River Ph 3, 1946 to 2011. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kern River Ph 3 by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1946
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1948
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1949
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1950
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1951
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1952
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1956
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1960
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1963
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1965
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1969
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1970
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1972
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1973
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1974
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1978
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1980
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1982
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1983
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1984
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1985
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1990
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1991
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1992
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1993
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1994
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1995
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1996
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1997
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2001
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2003
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2005
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2006
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2010
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2011
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kern River Ph 3, 1946 to 2011. The record is 85.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.4 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kern River Ph 3 by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1946
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1948
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1949
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1954
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1961
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1963
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1964
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1968
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1970
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1976
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1982
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1984
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1985
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1986
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1988
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1991
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1997
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1998
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1999
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2000
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2001
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2002
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2006
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2009
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
2010
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2011
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kern River Ph 3, 1946 to 2011. The record is 175.4 mm (6.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.6 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kern River Ph 3 by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1946
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1948
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1949
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1950
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1951
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1959
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1960
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1961
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1962
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1963
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1964
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1968
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1969
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1970
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1972
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1976
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1978
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1979
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1980
175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1981
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1982
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1984
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1986
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1987
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1988
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1989
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1991
155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1992
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1993
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1994
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1996
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1997
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1998
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1999
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
2000
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2002
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
2003
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2004
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2006
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2007
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2008
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2009
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2010
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2011
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kern River Ph 3, 1946 to 2011. The record is 218 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kern River Ph 3 by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1946
27 days
1947
103 days
1948
218 days
1949
173 days
1950
126 days
1951
163 days
1952
101 days
1953
66 days
1954
184 days
1955
189 days
1956
75 days
1957
142 days
1958
85 days
1959
94 days
1960
121 days
1961
88 days
1962
204 days
1963
56 days
1964
92 days
1965
56 days
1966
152 days
1967
63 days
1968
96 days
1969
80 days
1970
101 days
1971
91 days
1972
79 days
1973
78 days
1974
79 days
1975
113 days
1976
126 days
1977
78 days
1978
90 days
1979
78 days
1980
63 days
1981
78 days
1982
102 days
1983
99 days
1984
54 days
1985
112 days
1986
78 days
1987
137 days
1988
81 days
1989
124 days
1990
60 days
1991
133 days
1992
169 days
1993
126 days
1994
73 days
1995
55 days
1996
75 days
1997
144 days
1998
133 days
1999
118 days
2000
76 days
2001
115 days
2002
96 days
2003
57 days
2004
205 days
2005
87 days
2006
72 days
2007
112 days
2008
52 days
2009
22 days
2010
8 days
2011
28 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
50 years with a frost
Across 50 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kern River Ph 3 falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 8 November, which leaves a median of 224 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kern River Ph 3
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1970 to 2005)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
31 March
n/a
29 March
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 November
n/a
11 November
n/a
+1.7 days per decade
Growing days
224 days
n/a
225 days
n/a
+3.4 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
56 years, 1947 to 2006
A day with at least 37.0 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 92.4 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kern River Ph 3: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
100 years
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1947 to 2006.
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: 85.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1950; 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1963; 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 2002.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Kern River Ph 3 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kern River Ph 3 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.