Lake City Weather Records (USC00044675)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake City (USC00044675), California, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake City

Lake City (USC00044675) is a weather station in California, United States at 41.63 latitude and -120.22 longitude, 1,406 m (4,613 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1960, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lake City 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, 41.63 latitude, -120.22 longitude.
Elevation: 1,406 m (4,613 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1960, 32 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 Lake City. 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 Lake City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lake City still stand. 1929 holds the most, with 152.

Standing records at Lake City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1929	152
1930	61
1931	63
1932	52
1936	43
1937	51
1938	51
1939	68
1940	42
1941	35
1942	45
1943	39
1944	38
1945	52
1946	32
1947	53
1948	44
1949	65
1950	69
1951	40
1952	32
1953	51
1954	39
1955	70
1956	50
1957	37
1958	21
1959	38
1960	31

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 116.8 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake City. The most was 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 11 December 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 January 1943
Feb	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 February 1960
Mar	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 March 1938
Apr	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 April 1953
May	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 May 1943
Jun	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 June 1955
Jul	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	26 July 1946
Aug	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 August 1951
Sep	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 September 1955
Oct	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 October 1931
Nov	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	14 November 1957
Dec	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	11 December 1937

Period of Record Coverage

1929 to 1960

29 years of record at Lake City, 1929 to 1960. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959 and others.

Days with data per year at Lake City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1929	305	84%	No
1930	360	99%	Yes
1931	363	99%	Yes
1932	244	67%	No
1936	301	82%	No
1937	363	99%	Yes
1938	332	91%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	360	98%	Yes
1941	357	98%	Yes
1942	357	98%	Yes
1943	361	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	232	63%	No
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	305	83%	No
1953	335	92%	Yes
1954	354	97%	Yes
1955	357	98%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	307	84%	No
1958	203	56%	No
1959	296	81%	No
1960	225	61%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1930 to 1956

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Lake City, 1930 to 1956. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1944, at 8.2 C (46.8 F), and the warmest was 1940, at 10.6 C (51.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lake City as warming stripes, 1930 to 1956
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1930	8.6 C	-0.68 C
1931	9.7 C	+0.48 C
1937	8.8 C	-0.48 C
1939	10.4 C	+1.16 C
1940	10.6 C	+1.29 C
1941	9.3 C	+0.01 C
1942	8.9 C	-0.34 C
1943	9.2 C	-0.04 C
1944	8.2 C	-1.05 C
1945	9.2 C	-0.06 C
1946	9.2 C	-0.08 C
1947	9.5 C	+0.26 C
1949	8.7 C	-0.54 C
1950	10.0 C	+0.72 C
1951	9.8 C	+0.49 C
1954	9.5 C	+0.28 C
1955	8.6 C	-0.63 C
1956	8.5 C	-0.76 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

1929 to 1960

Yearly extremes at Lake City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1931	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1937	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	1937	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	1937	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1936	49 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lake City, 1929 to 1960. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lake City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1929	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1947	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960	38.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lake City, 1929 to 1960. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-0.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lake City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1929	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1931	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1932	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1936	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1938	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1940	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1942	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1945	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1946	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1948	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1950	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1951	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1952	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1953	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1957	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1958	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1959	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake City, 1929 to 1960. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1937	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1938	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1955	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1956	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1958	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1960	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake City, 1929 to 1960. The record is 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.7 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1930	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1932	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1937	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1938	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1939	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1942	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1943	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1944	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1947	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1948	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1949	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1950	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1952	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1953	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1954	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1956	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1957	153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1958	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1960	85.9 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake City, 1929 to 1960. The record is 91 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	65 days
1930	37 days
1931	77 days
1932	41 days
1936	91 days
1937	40 days
1938	40 days
1939	42 days
1940	66 days
1941	17 days
1942	61 days
1943	74 days
1944	34 days
1945	34 days
1946	31 days
1947	54 days
1948	85 days
1949	62 days
1950	39 days
1951	32 days
1952	35 days
1953	54 days
1954	52 days
1955	60 days
1956	36 days
1957	69 days
1958	22 days
1959	51 days
1960	49 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 Lake City 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 2026-10-14 (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).