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Merced Weather Records (USC00045532)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Merced (USC00045532), California, United States, with 128 years of record.

Key Facts for Merced

  • Merced (USC00045532) is a weather station in California, United States at 37.29 latitude and -120.52 longitude, 47 m (154 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1899 to 2026, 128 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Merced still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Merced set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 18 March 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 37.29 latitude, -120.52 longitude.
  • Elevation: 47 m (154 ft).
  • Period of record: 1899 to 2026, 128 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

1 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Merced, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Merced. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 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 Merced. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Merced, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan23.9 C (75.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Apr36.7 C (98.1 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
May42.8 C (109.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Jun43.9 C (111.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Jul45.6 C (114.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Aug45.6 C (114.1 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Sep43.3 C (109.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Oct38.9 C (102.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Nov32.8 C (91.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Dec24.4 C (75.9 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Merced by the year they were set 1,464 records at Merced still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 50. 02040601899: 81900: 111901: 161902: 91903: 461904: 451905: 501906: 341907: 91908: 311909: 261910: 221911: 81912: 341913: 181914: 11915: 121916: 141917: 91918: 131919: 131920: 161921: 191922: 121923: 171924: 201925: 151926: 231927: 111928: 171929: 231930: 121931: 151932: 121933: 131934: 141935: 201936: 81937: 201938: 51939: 121940: 91941: 131942: 51943: 31944: 41945: 31946: 61947: 111948: 121949: 171950: 101951: 71952: 81953: 121954: 61955: 81956: 91957: 71958: 61959: 91960: 71961: 111962: 91963: 141964: 91965: 61966: 31967: 101968: 101969: 111970: 21971: 61972: 181973: 51974: 71975: 81976: 111977: 71978: 191979: 211980: 101981: 141982: 131983: 121984: 91985: 111986: 61987: 101988: 81989: 61990: 121991: 91992: 51993: 51995: 81996: 101997: 61998: 81999: 102000: 102001: 162002: 42003: 82004: 132005: 72006: 152007: 92008: 62009: 102010: 82011: 42012: 62013: 12014: 32015: 52016: 72017: 122018: 112019: 82020: 82021: 72022: 62023: 42024: 82025: 12026: 31899191219251938195119641977199020042017
1,464 records at Merced still stand. 1905 holds the most, with 50.
Standing records at Merced by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18998
190011
190116
19029
190346
190445
190550
190634
19079
190831
190926
191022
19118
191234
191318
19141
191512
191614
19179
191813
191913
192016
192119
192212
192317
192420
192515
192623
192711
192817
192923
193012
193115
193212
193313
193414
193520
19368
193720
19385
193912
19409
194113
19425
19433
19444
19453
19466
194711
194812
194917
195010
19517
19528
195312
19546
19558
19569
19577
19586
19599
19607
196111
19629
196314
19649
19656
19663
196710
196810
196911
19702
19716
197218
19735
19747
19758
197611
19777
197819
197921
198010
198114
198213
198312
19849
198511
19866
198710
19888
19896
199012
19919
19925
19935
19958
199610
19976
19988
199910
200010
200116
20024
20038
200413
20057
200615
20079
20086
200910
20108
20114
20126
20131
20143
20155
20167
201712
201811
20198
20208
20217
20226
20234
20248
20251
20263

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Merced set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Merced between 8 January 1937 and 13 January 2007. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature8 January 1937: Record low maximum temperature 1.1 C (34.0 F)24 December 1990: Record low minimum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)13 January 2007: Record low minimum temperature -10.6 C (12.9 F)1940195019601970198019902000
3 all-time records were set at Merced between 8 January 1937 and 13 January 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Merced set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1937-01-08Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 1.1 C (34.0 F)
1990-12-24Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007-01-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -10.6 C (12.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Merced The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Merced. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 30 January 1911. 0204060 Jan: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 30 January 1911 Jan Feb: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 22 February 1907 Feb Mar: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 9 March 1911 Mar Apr: 39.1 mm (1.5 in), 4 April 1925 Apr May: 32.8 mm (1.3 in), 21 May 1921 May Jun: 15.7 mm (0.6 in), 6 June 1934 Jun Jul: 10.7 mm (0.4 in), 9 July 1974 Jul Aug: 11.9 mm (0.5 in), 12 August 1965 Aug Sep: 31.8 mm (1.3 in), 23 September 1904 Sep Oct: 39.9 mm (1.6 in), 25 October 2021 Oct Nov: 51.3 mm (2.0 in), 13 November 1981 Nov Dec: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 23 December 1955 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Merced. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 30 January 1911.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Merced
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan55.9 mm (2.2 in)30 January 1911
Feb53.6 mm (2.1 in)22 February 1907
Mar55.9 mm (2.2 in)9 March 1911
Apr39.1 mm (1.5 in)4 April 1925
May32.8 mm (1.3 in)21 May 1921
Jun15.7 mm (0.6 in)6 June 1934
Jul10.7 mm (0.4 in)9 July 1974
Aug11.9 mm (0.5 in)12 August 1965
Sep31.8 mm (1.3 in)23 September 1904
Oct39.9 mm (1.6 in)25 October 2021
Nov51.3 mm (2.0 in)13 November 1981
Dec53.3 mm (2.1 in)23 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1899 to 2026
Days with data per year at Merced 128 years of record at Merced, 1899 to 2026. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1955 and others. 1899: 210 of 365 days1900: 214 of 365 days1901: 162 of 365 days1902: 363 of 365 days1903: 329 of 365 days1904: 315 of 366 days1905: 319 of 365 days1906: 358 of 365 days1907: 298 of 365 days1908: 334 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 275 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 364 of 365 days1914: 363 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 364 of 365 days1919: 364 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 364 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 364 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 363 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 333 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 341 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 351 of 365 days1950: 353 of 365 days1951: 346 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 354 of 365 days1954: 344 of 365 days1955: 321 of 365 days1956: 324 of 366 days1957: 322 of 365 days1958: 347 of 365 days1959: 345 of 365 days1960: 353 of 366 days1961: 349 of 365 days1962: 359 of 365 days1963: 355 of 365 days1964: 362 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 358 of 365 days1967: 357 of 365 days1968: 361 of 366 days1969: 349 of 365 days1970: 352 of 365 days1971: 356 of 365 days1972: 356 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 354 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 362 of 365 days1979: 359 of 365 days1980: 358 of 366 days1981: 358 of 365 days1982: 312 of 365 days1983: 331 of 365 days1984: 356 of 366 days1985: 322 of 365 days1986: 329 of 365 days1987: 294 of 365 days1988: 353 of 366 days1989: 327 of 365 days1990: 360 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 360 of 366 days1993: 329 of 365 days1994: 343 of 365 days1995: 358 of 365 days1996: 355 of 366 days1997: 322 of 365 days1998: 325 of 365 days1999: 328 of 365 days2000: 316 of 366 days2001: 323 of 365 days2002: 308 of 365 days2003: 337 of 365 days2004: 347 of 366 days2005: 358 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 342 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 361 of 365 days2010: 354 of 365 days2011: 334 of 365 days2012: 239 of 366 days2013: 143 of 365 days2014: 327 of 365 days2015: 214 of 365 days2016: 246 of 366 days2017: 362 of 365 days2018: 347 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 152 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 334 of 366 days2025: 363 of 365 days2026: 77 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
128 years of record at Merced, 1899 to 2026. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1955 and others.
Days with data per year at Merced
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189921058%No
190021459%No
190116244%No
190236399%Yes
190332990%Yes
190431586%No
190531987%No
190635898%Yes
190729882%No
190833491%Yes
1909365100%Yes
191027575%No
1911365100%Yes
1912365100%Yes
1913364100%Yes
191436399%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916365100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918364100%Yes
1919364100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
1923364100%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926364100%Yes
1927364100%Yes
1928365100%Yes
192936399%Yes
1930364100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
1932365100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193736399%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
194233391%Yes
1943365100%Yes
194434193%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
1948365100%Yes
194935196%Yes
195035397%Yes
195134695%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195335497%Yes
195434494%Yes
195532188%No
195632489%No
195732288%No
195834795%Yes
195934595%Yes
196035396%Yes
196134996%Yes
196235998%Yes
196335597%Yes
196436299%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196635898%Yes
196735798%Yes
196836199%Yes
196934996%Yes
197035296%Yes
197135698%Yes
197235697%Yes
197336399%Yes
197436399%Yes
197535497%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197836299%Yes
197935998%Yes
198035898%Yes
198135898%Yes
198231285%No
198333191%Yes
198435697%Yes
198532288%No
198632990%Yes
198729481%No
198835396%Yes
198932790%No
199036099%Yes
199136399%Yes
199236098%Yes
199332990%Yes
199434394%Yes
199535898%Yes
199635597%Yes
199732288%No
199832589%No
199932890%No
200031686%No
200132388%No
200230884%No
200333792%Yes
200434795%Yes
200535898%Yes
2006364100%Yes
200734294%Yes
200836399%Yes
200936199%Yes
201035497%Yes
201133492%Yes
201223965%No
201314339%No
201432790%No
201521459%No
201624667%No
201736299%Yes
201834795%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
202215242%No
2023365100%Yes
202433491%Yes
202536399%Yes
20267721%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Merced
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 March 2026Merced, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)53 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Merced, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2026Merced, USdaily high min (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie43 years5 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2026Merced, USdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie114 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Merced, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)32 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2026Merced, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)86 years39 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2025Merced, USdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2025Merced, USdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie58 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2025Merced, USdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)90 years55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2025Merced, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2025Merced, USdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2025Merced, USdaily low min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie74 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2025Merced, USdaily high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie24 years4 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2025Merced, USdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)119 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2024Merced, USdaily high max (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2024Merced, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)116 years41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2024Merced, USdaily high max (Tie)40.6 C (105.1 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2024Merced, USdaily low max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)104 years43 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2024Merced, USdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)61 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2024Merced, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

97 complete years, 1902 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Merced as warming stripes, 1902 to 2025 One stripe for each of 97 complete years at Merced, 1902 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.6 C (61.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1948, at 15.0 C (59.0 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 18.4 C (65.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1902: 15.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1906: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1909: 15.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1911: 15.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1912: 16.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1913: 16.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1914: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1915: 16.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1916: 15.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1917: 16.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1918: 15.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1919: 15.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1920: 15.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1921: 16.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1922: 15.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1923: 15.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1924: 16.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1925: 16.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1926: 17.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1927: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1928: 16.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1930: 16.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1931: 17.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1932: 16.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1933: 16.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1934: 17.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: 15.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 16.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1937: 16.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1938: 16.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1939: 16.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1940: 16.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1941: 16.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1943: 16.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1946: 15.3 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1947: 15.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1948: 15.0 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1949: 15.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1950: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1952: 16.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1953: 16.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1954: 16.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1955: 16.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1957: 16.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1958: 17.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1959: 16.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1960: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1961: 16.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1962: 16.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 15.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1964: 16.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1965: 16.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1966: 17.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1967: 16.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1968: 17.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1969: 16.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1970: 17.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1971: 16.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 16.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1973: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1974: 16.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1975: 15.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1976: 16.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1977: 16.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 15.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1979: 16.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 16.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 17.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1984: 17.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1988: 17.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1990: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 16.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 17.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1994: 16.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1995: 17.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1996: 17.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1997: 17.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1998: 16.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1999: 16.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2000: 17.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2001: 17.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2003: 17.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2004: 17.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2005: 17.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2006: 17.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 16.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2008: 17.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2009: 17.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2010: 16.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 15.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 18.4 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2017: 17.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 16.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2020: 17.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2021: 17.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2023: 16.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2025: 16.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1902191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 97 complete years at Merced, 1902 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.6 C (61.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1948, at 15.0 C (59.0 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 18.4 C (65.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Merced as warming stripes, 1902 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190215.5 C-1.03 C
190616.8 C+0.24 C
190915.7 C-0.88 C
191115.9 C-0.68 C
191216.6 C+0.03 C
191316.9 C+0.29 C
191416.8 C+0.19 C
191516.4 C-0.21 C
191615.5 C-1.06 C
191716.2 C-0.33 C
191815.9 C-0.64 C
191915.6 C-0.94 C
192015.7 C-0.86 C
192116.5 C-0.09 C
192215.8 C-0.75 C
192315.7 C-0.84 C
192416.6 C0.00 C
192516.4 C-0.21 C
192617.6 C+1.02 C
192716.8 C+0.20 C
192816.9 C+0.34 C
193016.1 C-0.49 C
193117.0 C+0.45 C
193216.2 C-0.32 C
193316.1 C-0.50 C
193417.0 C+0.43 C
193515.9 C-0.65 C
193616.7 C+0.17 C
193716.1 C-0.47 C
193816.0 C-0.58 C
193916.2 C-0.32 C
194016.8 C+0.28 C
194116.3 C-0.28 C
194316.0 C-0.58 C
194615.3 C-1.25 C
194715.8 C-0.72 C
194815.0 C-1.55 C
194915.4 C-1.16 C
195016.8 C+0.22 C
195216.6 C+0.04 C
195316.5 C-0.08 C
195416.4 C-0.17 C
195516.2 C-0.39 C
195716.2 C-0.35 C
195817.1 C+0.55 C
195916.9 C+0.38 C
196016.8 C+0.20 C
196116.9 C+0.34 C
196216.0 C-0.52 C
196315.9 C-0.62 C
196416.4 C-0.19 C
196516.1 C-0.51 C
196617.3 C+0.70 C
196716.7 C+0.15 C
196817.0 C+0.46 C
196916.3 C-0.27 C
197017.1 C+0.50 C
197116.0 C-0.59 C
197216.8 C+0.28 C
197316.8 C+0.21 C
197416.7 C+0.18 C
197515.7 C-0.84 C
197616.2 C-0.35 C
197716.3 C-0.23 C
197815.8 C-0.73 C
197916.2 C-0.39 C
198016.6 C+0.02 C
198117.2 C+0.62 C
198417.1 C+0.54 C
198817.2 C+0.60 C
199016.8 C+0.24 C
199116.9 C+0.31 C
199217.3 C+0.72 C
199416.7 C+0.14 C
199517.6 C+0.99 C
199617.7 C+1.15 C
199717.7 C+1.18 C
199816.5 C-0.05 C
199916.4 C-0.14 C
200017.3 C+0.72 C
200117.7 C+1.16 C
200317.5 C+0.92 C
200417.2 C+0.60 C
200517.5 C+0.95 C
200617.0 C+0.42 C
200716.8 C+0.26 C
200817.3 C+0.69 C
200917.1 C+0.53 C
201016.8 C+0.23 C
201115.7 C-0.82 C
201418.4 C+1.79 C
201717.2 C+0.64 C
201916.9 C+0.34 C
202017.1 C+0.51 C
202117.0 C+0.39 C
202316.4 C-0.16 C
202516.9 C+0.32 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1902 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 97 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Merced
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1902 to 202597Rise
Mean daily maximum0.08 C (0.04 to 0.12) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1902 to 202597Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1902 to 202597Rise

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

1899 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Merced: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.6 C (114.1 F)190241.7 C (107.1 F)128
Coldest night (TNn)-10.6 C (12.9 F)2007-4.4 C (24.1 F)128
Wettest day (Rx1day)55.9 mm (2.2 in)191130.0 mm (1.2 in)128
Wettest five days (Rx5day)111.0 mm (4.4 in)191155.2 mm (2.2 in)128
Longest dry spell (CDD)218 days1903114 days128

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Merced by year The hottest day of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F). 30354045501900192019401960198020002020Record: 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1902
The hottest day of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Merced by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189944.4 C (111.9 F)
190042.2 C (108.0 F)
190143.9 C (111.0 F)
190245.6 C (114.1 F)
190342.2 C (108.0 F)
190443.3 C (109.9 F)
190545.6 C (114.1 F)
190643.9 C (111.0 F)
190738.3 C (100.9 F)
190844.4 C (111.9 F)
190940.6 C (105.1 F)
191040.0 C (104.0 F)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191241.7 C (107.1 F)
191343.3 C (109.9 F)
191441.1 C (106.0 F)
191542.2 C (108.0 F)
191640.6 C (105.1 F)
191742.2 C (108.0 F)
191841.1 C (106.0 F)
191941.7 C (107.1 F)
192043.3 C (109.9 F)
192142.8 C (109.0 F)
192243.3 C (109.9 F)
192343.3 C (109.9 F)
192442.8 C (109.0 F)
192545.6 C (114.1 F)
192643.3 C (109.9 F)
192741.1 C (106.0 F)
192842.8 C (109.0 F)
192942.8 C (109.0 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193144.4 C (111.9 F)
193241.1 C (106.0 F)
193343.9 C (111.0 F)
193442.2 C (108.0 F)
193543.3 C (109.9 F)
193643.3 C (109.9 F)
193742.8 C (109.0 F)
193842.8 C (109.0 F)
193941.7 C (107.1 F)
194042.8 C (109.0 F)
194140.6 C (105.1 F)
194243.3 C (109.9 F)
194340.0 C (104.0 F)
194441.1 C (106.0 F)
194540.0 C (104.0 F)
194640.6 C (105.1 F)
194739.4 C (102.9 F)
194840.6 C (105.1 F)
194940.6 C (105.1 F)
195041.7 C (107.1 F)
195141.7 C (107.1 F)
195240.0 C (104.0 F)
195340.6 C (105.1 F)
195441.7 C (107.1 F)
195541.1 C (106.0 F)
195643.3 C (109.9 F)
195742.2 C (108.0 F)
195839.4 C (102.9 F)
195943.3 C (109.9 F)
196043.9 C (111.0 F)
196143.9 C (111.0 F)
196240.0 C (104.0 F)
196340.0 C (104.0 F)
196442.2 C (108.0 F)
196540.0 C (104.0 F)
196641.1 C (106.0 F)
196741.1 C (106.0 F)
196841.1 C (106.0 F)
196940.0 C (104.0 F)
197041.7 C (107.1 F)
197141.1 C (106.0 F)
197242.8 C (109.0 F)
197342.8 C (109.0 F)
197441.1 C (106.0 F)
197541.7 C (107.1 F)
197642.8 C (109.0 F)
197742.2 C (108.0 F)
197841.7 C (107.1 F)
197941.7 C (107.1 F)
198041.1 C (106.0 F)
198140.0 C (104.0 F)
198238.9 C (102.0 F)
198341.7 C (107.1 F)
198442.2 C (108.0 F)
198540.6 C (105.1 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198740.6 C (105.1 F)
198841.7 C (107.1 F)
198941.7 C (107.1 F)
199042.2 C (108.0 F)
199142.8 C (109.0 F)
199241.7 C (107.1 F)
199341.7 C (107.1 F)
199440.6 C (105.1 F)
199540.6 C (105.1 F)
199643.3 C (109.9 F)
199741.1 C (106.0 F)
199841.7 C (107.1 F)
199942.8 C (109.0 F)
200041.7 C (107.1 F)
200142.8 C (109.0 F)
200242.2 C (108.0 F)
200341.7 C (107.1 F)
200440.0 C (104.0 F)
200542.2 C (108.0 F)
200644.4 C (111.9 F)
200741.7 C (107.1 F)
200842.2 C (108.0 F)
200942.8 C (109.0 F)
201041.7 C (107.1 F)
201140.0 C (104.0 F)
201240.0 C (104.0 F)
201341.1 C (106.0 F)
201440.6 C (105.1 F)
201540.6 C (105.1 F)
201641.7 C (107.1 F)
201742.2 C (108.0 F)
201839.4 C (102.9 F)
201940.0 C (104.0 F)
202043.3 C (109.9 F)
202142.8 C (109.0 F)
202239.4 C (102.9 F)
202342.2 C (108.0 F)
202442.8 C (109.0 F)
202540.0 C (104.0 F)
202630.6 C (87.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Merced by year The coldest night of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F). -12.5-10-7.5-5-2.501900192019401960198020002020Record: -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 2007
The coldest night of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Merced by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1899-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1900-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1901-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1902-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1903-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1904-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1905-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1906-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1908-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1909-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1910-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1911-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1912-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1913-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1914-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1915-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1916-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1917-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1918-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1919-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1920-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1921-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1923-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1924-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1925-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1926-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1927-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1928-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1929-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1930-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1931-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1932-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1933-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1934-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1935-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1936-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1937-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1938-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1939-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1940-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1941-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1943-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1944-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1945-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1946-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1947-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1948-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1950-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1955-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1956-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1958-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1961-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1962-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1965-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1968-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1970-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1971-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1972-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1973-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1974-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1976-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1977-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1978-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1980-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1981-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1982-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1983-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1984-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1986-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1987-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1988-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1989-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1990-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1991-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1992-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1993-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1995-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1996-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1997-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1998-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1999-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2000-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2001-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2002-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2004-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2005-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2009-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2011-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2012-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2014-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2015-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2016-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2017-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2018-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2019-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2020-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2021-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2022-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2023-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2024-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2025-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2026-1.7 C (28.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Merced by year The wettest day of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in). 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1911
The wettest day of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Merced by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189916.0 mm (0.6 in)
190041.1 mm (1.6 in)
190131.8 mm (1.3 in)
190241.9 mm (1.6 in)
190315.5 mm (0.6 in)
190431.8 mm (1.3 in)
190521.6 mm (0.9 in)
190629.2 mm (1.1 in)
190753.6 mm (2.1 in)
190826.7 mm (1.1 in)
190939.9 mm (1.6 in)
191025.4 mm (1.0 in)
191155.9 mm (2.2 in)
191230.0 mm (1.2 in)
191320.8 mm (0.8 in)
191426.2 mm (1.0 in)
191553.1 mm (2.1 in)
191629.2 mm (1.1 in)
191730.0 mm (1.2 in)
191826.7 mm (1.1 in)
191926.4 mm (1.0 in)
192027.2 mm (1.1 in)
192136.6 mm (1.4 in)
192232.5 mm (1.3 in)
192328.7 mm (1.1 in)
192429.2 mm (1.1 in)
192539.1 mm (1.5 in)
192638.1 mm (1.5 in)
192724.6 mm (1.0 in)
192840.6 mm (1.6 in)
192920.3 mm (0.8 in)
193020.8 mm (0.8 in)
193130.0 mm (1.2 in)
193212.2 mm (0.5 in)
193321.6 mm (0.9 in)
193432.3 mm (1.3 in)
193530.0 mm (1.2 in)
193639.4 mm (1.6 in)
193726.7 mm (1.1 in)
193835.6 mm (1.4 in)
193934.0 mm (1.3 in)
194033.3 mm (1.3 in)
194130.5 mm (1.2 in)
194225.9 mm (1.0 in)
194324.9 mm (1.0 in)
194430.5 mm (1.2 in)
194526.7 mm (1.1 in)
194635.3 mm (1.4 in)
194717.3 mm (0.7 in)
194826.7 mm (1.1 in)
194919.1 mm (0.8 in)
195051.1 mm (2.0 in)
195131.5 mm (1.2 in)
195251.8 mm (2.0 in)
195339.9 mm (1.6 in)
195433.8 mm (1.3 in)
195553.3 mm (2.1 in)
195620.3 mm (0.8 in)
195742.7 mm (1.7 in)
195843.2 mm (1.7 in)
195930.5 mm (1.2 in)
196021.3 mm (0.8 in)
196133.8 mm (1.3 in)
196247.0 mm (1.9 in)
196331.5 mm (1.2 in)
196434.5 mm (1.4 in)
196526.9 mm (1.1 in)
196627.4 mm (1.1 in)
196719.6 mm (0.8 in)
196839.9 mm (1.6 in)
196934.3 mm (1.4 in)
197024.9 mm (1.0 in)
197119.8 mm (0.8 in)
197224.9 mm (1.0 in)
197338.1 mm (1.5 in)
197439.6 mm (1.6 in)
197539.4 mm (1.6 in)
197621.3 mm (0.8 in)
197727.9 mm (1.1 in)
197833.3 mm (1.3 in)
197922.9 mm (0.9 in)
198024.6 mm (1.0 in)
198151.3 mm (2.0 in)
198235.1 mm (1.4 in)
198331.0 mm (1.2 in)
198419.6 mm (0.8 in)
198524.1 mm (0.9 in)
198625.1 mm (1.0 in)
198730.7 mm (1.2 in)
198817.5 mm (0.7 in)
198926.7 mm (1.1 in)
199028.7 mm (1.1 in)
199138.4 mm (1.5 in)
199225.1 mm (1.0 in)
199331.8 mm (1.3 in)
199442.7 mm (1.7 in)
199528.7 mm (1.1 in)
199626.4 mm (1.0 in)
199722.4 mm (0.9 in)
199843.7 mm (1.7 in)
199927.4 mm (1.1 in)
200034.8 mm (1.4 in)
200126.7 mm (1.1 in)
200239.4 mm (1.6 in)
200320.3 mm (0.8 in)
200429.2 mm (1.1 in)
200524.1 mm (0.9 in)
200642.7 mm (1.7 in)
200716.3 mm (0.6 in)
200824.6 mm (1.0 in)
200936.6 mm (1.4 in)
201024.9 mm (1.0 in)
201134.5 mm (1.4 in)
201239.4 mm (1.6 in)
201321.6 mm (0.9 in)
201442.4 mm (1.7 in)
201543.2 mm (1.7 in)
201633.0 mm (1.3 in)
201729.5 mm (1.2 in)
201833.8 mm (1.3 in)
201927.9 mm (1.1 in)
202030.2 mm (1.2 in)
202143.2 mm (1.7 in)
202229.7 mm (1.2 in)
202349.0 mm (1.9 in)
202428.7 mm (1.1 in)
202540.4 mm (1.6 in)
202627.4 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Merced by year The wettest five days of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.2 mm (2.2 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1911
The wettest five days of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.2 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Merced by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189920.6 mm (0.8 in)
190074.9 mm (2.9 in)
190137.4 mm (1.5 in)
190248.2 mm (1.9 in)
190341.5 mm (1.6 in)
190445.8 mm (1.8 in)
190544.0 mm (1.7 in)
190675.9 mm (3.0 in)
190760.2 mm (2.4 in)
190833.5 mm (1.3 in)
190972.2 mm (2.8 in)
191054.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911111.0 mm (4.4 in)
191237.1 mm (1.5 in)
191345.1 mm (1.8 in)
191453.2 mm (2.1 in)
191558.1 mm (2.3 in)
191644.8 mm (1.8 in)
191739.2 mm (1.5 in)
191870.4 mm (2.8 in)
191925.7 mm (1.0 in)
192057.7 mm (2.3 in)
192188.4 mm (3.5 in)
192256.1 mm (2.2 in)
192325.4 mm (1.0 in)
192441.9 mm (1.6 in)
192561.2 mm (2.4 in)
192685.9 mm (3.4 in)
192746.5 mm (1.8 in)
192874.4 mm (2.9 in)
192935.1 mm (1.4 in)
193046.2 mm (1.8 in)
193184.5 mm (3.3 in)
193242.8 mm (1.7 in)
193353.0 mm (2.1 in)
193455.9 mm (2.2 in)
193559.2 mm (2.3 in)
193670.3 mm (2.8 in)
193754.6 mm (2.1 in)
193869.5 mm (2.7 in)
193940.1 mm (1.6 in)
194078.3 mm (3.1 in)
194155.1 mm (2.2 in)
194251.7 mm (2.0 in)
194357.1 mm (2.2 in)
194460.7 mm (2.4 in)
194556.9 mm (2.2 in)
194655.2 mm (2.2 in)
194725.2 mm (1.0 in)
194838.6 mm (1.5 in)
194933.8 mm (1.3 in)
195087.4 mm (3.4 in)
195161.9 mm (2.4 in)
195272.7 mm (2.9 in)
195342.2 mm (1.7 in)
195447.5 mm (1.9 in)
195573.3 mm (2.9 in)
195638.1 mm (1.5 in)
195758.2 mm (2.3 in)
195885.0 mm (3.3 in)
195947.0 mm (1.9 in)
196037.1 mm (1.5 in)
196149.3 mm (1.9 in)
196282.7 mm (3.3 in)
196367.3 mm (2.6 in)
196451.1 mm (2.0 in)
196557.2 mm (2.3 in)
196669.8 mm (2.7 in)
196748.0 mm (1.9 in)
196845.8 mm (1.8 in)
196986.7 mm (3.4 in)
197057.1 mm (2.2 in)
197128.2 mm (1.1 in)
197262.5 mm (2.5 in)
197373.2 mm (2.9 in)
197450.3 mm (2.0 in)
197568.1 mm (2.7 in)
197632.8 mm (1.3 in)
197735.1 mm (1.4 in)
197865.1 mm (2.6 in)
197949.6 mm (2.0 in)
198064.8 mm (2.6 in)
198159.2 mm (2.3 in)
198265.1 mm (2.6 in)
198371.4 mm (2.8 in)
198421.5 mm (0.8 in)
198540.5 mm (1.6 in)
198659.2 mm (2.3 in)
198742.9 mm (1.7 in)
198840.4 mm (1.6 in)
198937.6 mm (1.5 in)
199035.8 mm (1.4 in)
199150.1 mm (2.0 in)
199253.9 mm (2.1 in)
199355.8 mm (2.2 in)
199455.7 mm (2.2 in)
199559.4 mm (2.3 in)
199646.3 mm (1.8 in)
199757.0 mm (2.2 in)
1998101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199946.7 mm (1.8 in)
200064.6 mm (2.5 in)
200143.9 mm (1.7 in)
200266.8 mm (2.6 in)
200326.6 mm (1.0 in)
200459.2 mm (2.3 in)
200562.2 mm (2.4 in)
200664.8 mm (2.6 in)
200725.9 mm (1.0 in)
200856.1 mm (2.2 in)
200953.3 mm (2.1 in)
201054.6 mm (2.1 in)
201159.2 mm (2.3 in)
201254.9 mm (2.2 in)
20136.1 mm (0.24 in)
201454.5 mm (2.1 in)
201526.7 mm (1.1 in)
201677.0 mm (3.0 in)
201780.6 mm (3.2 in)
201851.1 mm (2.0 in)
201960.2 mm (2.4 in)
202037.6 mm (1.5 in)
202184.9 mm (3.3 in)
202212.4 mm (0.5 in)
202381.2 mm (3.2 in)
202463.0 mm (2.5 in)
202583.0 mm (3.3 in)
202665.6 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Merced by year The longest dry spell of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 218 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 114 days. 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 218 days in 1903
The longest dry spell of the year at Merced, 1899 to 2026. The record is 218 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 114 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Merced by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189959 days
190052 days
190128 days
1902131 days
1903218 days
1904114 days
1905122 days
1906158 days
190779 days
1908123 days
1909106 days
1910102 days
1911101 days
191282 days
1913101 days
191491 days
191532 days
191631 days
191729 days
191861 days
191919 days
192016 days
192131 days
192222 days
19232 days
192426 days
192535 days
1926149 days
1927140 days
1928212 days
1929177 days
1930147 days
193194 days
1932209 days
193391 days
1934109 days
1935153 days
1936114 days
1937167 days
1938148 days
1939125 days
1940181 days
194163 days
1942137 days
1943175 days
194488 days
194590 days
194658 days
1947122 days
1948133 days
1949146 days
195075 days
1951172 days
1952125 days
195367 days
1954123 days
1955120 days
1956132 days
1957108 days
1958111 days
1959139 days
1960160 days
1961107 days
1962177 days
196393 days
196482 days
1965120 days
1966130 days
1967115 days
1968193 days
196993 days
1970132 days
1971124 days
1972144 days
1973176 days
197484 days
197580 days
197665 days
1977148 days
1978130 days
197990 days
1980143 days
1981140 days
198256 days
198350 days
1984106 days
1985112 days
1986143 days
1987140 days
1988179 days
198968 days
1990155 days
199192 days
1992100 days
1993126 days
1994132 days
1995177 days
1996155 days
199789 days
1998138 days
1999187 days
200085 days
2001156 days
2002129 days
200392 days
2004113 days
200596 days
2006131 days
2007141 days
2008131 days
2009101 days
2010128 days
201148 days
201211 days
20134 days
201479 days
201514 days
201687 days
2017141 days
201898 days
2019184 days
2020173 days
2021203 days
202243 days
2023106 days
2024147 days
2025127 days
202633 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

94 years with a frost

Across 94 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Merced falls on 12 March and the median first autumn frost on 18 November, which leaves a median of 253 days between them.

In 1979 to 2023 the median growing season was 266 days. That is 18 days more than in 1902 to 1939.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Merced
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1902 to 1939)Recent period (1979 to 2023)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost12 March15 March1 March14 days earlier-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost18 November15 November26 November11 days later+1.6 days per decade
Growing days253 days248 days266 days18 days more+2.2 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

99 years, 1902 to 2025

A day with at least 29.8 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 54.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Merced: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years29.8 mm (1.2 in)
5 years37.6 mm (1.5 in)
10 years42.3 mm (1.7 in)
25 years47.5 mm (1.9 in)
50 years51.0 mm (2.0 in)
100 years54.2 mm (2.1 in)Longer than the 99 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, 99 years of values from 1902 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: 51.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1952; 51.3 mm (2.0 in) in 1981; 51.1 mm (2.0 in) in 1950.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Merced, at 1975. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1975 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Merced, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1975-0.4-0.8likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2004 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2004 to 2025, Merced had a mean temperature of 17.0 C (62.6 F) and 318.6 mm (12.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lemon Cove (United States, 167 km away), Lindsay (United States, 178 km away) and Visalia (United States, 152 km away).

Climate twins of Merced: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Lemon CoveUnited States167 km (104 mi)17.1 C (62.8 F)352.8 mm (13.9 in)0.40
LindsayUnited States178 km (111 mi)16.8 C (62.3 F)300.1 mm (11.8 in)0.42
VisaliaUnited States152 km (94 mi)17.2 C (62.9 F)255.5 mm (10.1 in)0.59

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 Merced standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Merced 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).