Built 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026)

Petaluma AP Weather Records (USC00046826)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Petaluma AP (USC00046826), California, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Petaluma AP

  • Petaluma AP (USC00046826) is a weather station in California, United States at 38.26 latitude and -122.61 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Petaluma AP still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Petaluma AP set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 4 September 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, 38.26 latitude, -122.61 longitude.
  • Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Petaluma AP, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Petaluma AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 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 Petaluma AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Petaluma AP, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan29.4 C (84.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Feb31.7 C (89.1 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)25.0 C (77.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)
May38.3 C (100.9 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Jun43.3 C (109.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Sep42.8 C (109.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Oct41.1 C (106.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Nov32.8 C (91.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)n/an/a
Dec27.2 C (81.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Petaluma AP by the year they were set 1,464 records at Petaluma AP still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 76. 0204060801893: 31913: 351914: 231915: 171916: 301917: 401918: 761919: 681920: 371921: 571922: 251923: 261924: 201925: 141926: 341927: 21928: 171929: 481930: 341931: 121932: 171933: 91934: 211935: 151936: 91937: 221938: 61939: 121940: 71941: 71942: 41943: 91944: 31945: 61946: 91947: 81948: 141949: 81950: 121951: 51952: 31953: 61954: 91955: 241956: 41957: 81958: 91959: 101960: 101961: 151962: 81963: 171964: 141965: 111966: 151967: 111968: 101969: 51970: 131971: 91972: 181973: 121974: 91975: 61976: 131977: 101978: 51979: 51980: 51981: 81982: 71983: 31984: 111985: 191986: 51987: 91988: 111989: 151990: 51991: 61992: 91993: 121994: 121995: 141996: 101997: 101998: 91999: 72000: 72001: 32002: 22003: 62004: 22005: 32006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 72010: 72011: 92012: 42013: 82014: 72015: 152016: 22017: 112018: 42019: 62020: 72021: 62022: 92023: 72024: 42025: 62026: 71893192419361948196019721984199620082020
1,464 records at Petaluma AP still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 76.
Standing records at Petaluma AP by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18933
191335
191423
191517
191630
191740
191876
191968
192037
192157
192225
192326
192420
192514
192634
19272
192817
192948
193034
193112
193217
19339
193421
193515
19369
193722
19386
193912
19407
19417
19424
19439
19443
19456
19469
19478
194814
19498
195012
19515
19523
19536
19549
195524
19564
19578
19589
195910
196010
196115
19628
196317
196414
196511
196615
196711
196810
19695
197013
19719
197218
197312
19749
19756
197613
197710
19785
19795
19805
19818
19827
19833
198411
198519
19865
19879
198811
198915
19905
19916
19929
199312
199412
199514
199610
199710
19989
19997
20007
20013
20022
20036
20042
20053
20066
20076
20086
20097
20107
20119
20124
20138
20147
201515
20162
201711
20184
20196
20207
20216
20229
20237
20244
20256
20267

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records
When Petaluma AP set new all-time records 7 all-time records were set at Petaluma AP between 2 June 1960 and 24 October 2021. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitation2 June 1960: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)8 January 1968: Record low maximum temperature 3.9 C (39.0 F)9 December 1972: Record low maximum temperature 3.3 C (37.9 F)15 December 1972: Record low maximum temperature 2.2 C (36.0 F)10 January 1979: Record daily precipitation 103.1 mm (4.1 in)27 December 2004: Record daily precipitation 109.0 mm (4.3 in)24 October 2021: Record daily precipitation 131.3 mm (5.2 in)1960197019801990200020102020
7 all-time records were set at Petaluma AP between 2 June 1960 and 24 October 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Petaluma AP set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1960-06-02Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1968-01-08Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 3.9 C (39.0 F)
1972-12-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 3.3 C (37.9 F)
1972-12-15Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 2.2 C (36.0 F)
1979-01-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2004-12-27Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2021-10-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 131.3 mm (5.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 131.3 mm (5.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Petaluma AP The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Petaluma AP. The most was 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 24 October 2021. 050100150 Jan: 103.1 mm (4.1 in), 10 January 1979 Jan Feb: 97.0 mm (3.8 in), 11 February 1925 Feb Mar: 93.7 mm (3.7 in), 9 March 1995 Mar Apr: 64.8 mm (2.6 in), 6 April 2018 Apr May: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 21 May 1921 May Jun: 44.5 mm (1.8 in), 2 June 1967 Jun Jul: 23.1 mm (0.9 in), 8 July 1974 Jul Aug: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 20 August 1997 Aug Sep: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 13 September 1918 Sep Oct: 131.3 mm (5.2 in), 24 October 2021 Oct Nov: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 28 November 1970 Nov Dec: 109.0 mm (4.3 in), 27 December 2004 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Petaluma AP. The most was 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 24 October 2021.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Petaluma AP
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan103.1 mm (4.1 in)10 January 1979
Feb97.0 mm (3.8 in)11 February 1925
Mar93.7 mm (3.7 in)9 March 1995
Apr64.8 mm (2.6 in)6 April 2018
May57.4 mm (2.3 in)21 May 1921
Jun44.5 mm (1.8 in)2 June 1967
Jul23.1 mm (0.9 in)8 July 1974
Aug25.4 mm (1.0 in)20 August 1997
Sep50.8 mm (2.0 in)13 September 1918
Oct131.3 mm (5.2 in)24 October 2021
Nov96.0 mm (3.8 in)28 November 1970
Dec109.0 mm (4.3 in)27 December 2004

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Petaluma AP 115 years of record at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1913, 1927, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001 and others. 1893: 31 of 365 days1913: 310 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 363 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 364 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 364 of 366 days1921: 361 of 365 days1922: 352 of 365 days1923: 355 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 359 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 106 of 365 days1928: 364 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 359 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 360 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 357 of 365 days1948: 361 of 366 days1949: 361 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 350 of 365 days1954: 359 of 365 days1955: 360 of 365 days1956: 362 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 363 of 365 days1959: 361 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 333 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 360 of 365 days1970: 361 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 332 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 362 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 241 of 365 days1991: 194 of 365 days1992: 350 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 358 of 365 days1996: 360 of 366 days1997: 353 of 365 days1998: 358 of 365 days1999: 313 of 365 days2000: 308 of 366 days2001: 310 of 365 days2002: 353 of 365 days2003: 322 of 365 days2004: 318 of 366 days2005: 306 of 365 days2006: 306 of 365 days2007: 324 of 365 days2008: 312 of 366 days2009: 312 of 365 days2010: 322 of 365 days2011: 346 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 356 of 365 days2020: 357 of 366 days2021: 361 of 365 days2022: 352 of 365 days2023: 363 of 365 days2024: 354 of 366 days2025: 361 of 365 days2026: 263 of 365 days19201935195019651980199520102025
115 years of record at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1913, 1927, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001 and others.
Days with data per year at Petaluma AP
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1893318%No
191331085%No
1914364100%Yes
191536399%Yes
1916366100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918364100%Yes
191936399%Yes
192036499%Yes
192136199%Yes
192235296%Yes
192335597%Yes
1924366100%Yes
192535998%Yes
1926365100%Yes
192710629%No
192836499%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
194335998%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194536099%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194735798%Yes
194836199%Yes
194936199%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195335096%Yes
195435998%Yes
195536099%Yes
195636299%Yes
1957364100%Yes
195836399%Yes
195936199%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196436499%Yes
1965364100%Yes
196636399%Yes
196733391%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196936099%Yes
197036199%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
198333291%Yes
1984365100%Yes
198536299%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
199024166%No
199119453%No
199235096%Yes
199336399%Yes
1994364100%Yes
199535898%Yes
199636098%Yes
199735397%Yes
199835898%Yes
199931386%No
200030884%No
200131085%No
200235397%Yes
200332288%No
200431887%No
200530684%No
200630684%No
200732489%No
200831285%No
200931285%No
201032288%No
201134695%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
201436399%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201935698%Yes
202035798%Yes
202136199%Yes
202235296%Yes
202336399%Yes
202435497%Yes
202536199%Yes
202626372%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Petaluma AP
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 September 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily rain (Provisional)1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)131 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily rain (Provisional)1.8 mm (0.07 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)84 years37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)96 years39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)96 years49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)112 years41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2026Petaluma AP, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)68 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)70 years32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie70 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)58 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)60 years32 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)52 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie55 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)108 years44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2025Petaluma AP, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)80 years40 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

100 complete years, 1914 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Petaluma AP as warming stripes, 1914 to 2025 One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Petaluma AP, 1914 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1918, at 11.9 C (53.5 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 15.8 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1914: 13.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1915: 13.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1916: 12.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1917: 13.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1918: 11.9 C, -2.4 C from the station mean1919: 12.2 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1920: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1922: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1923: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1924: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1925: 13.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1926: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1928: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1929: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1930: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1931: 14.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1932: 13.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1933: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1934: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1935: 13.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 14.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1937: 13.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1938: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1939: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1940: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1941: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1942: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1943: 14.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1944: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1945: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1946: 13.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1948: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1949: 14.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1950: 14.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1951: 14.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1952: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1953: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1954: 14.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1955: 13.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1956: 13.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1957: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1958: 15.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1959: 15.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1960: 14.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1961: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 13.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 13.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 13.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 14.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 14.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1969: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1970: 14.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1971: 13.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1975: 13.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1976: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1977: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1979: 14.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1980: 14.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1981: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: 13.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1984: 14.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1985: 13.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1987: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1988: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1989: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1992: 14.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1993: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1994: 13.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1995: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1997: 15.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2002: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 14.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2004: 15.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2005: 14.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2006: 14.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2007: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2008: 14.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2009: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2011: 13.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2012: 14.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2013: 14.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2014: 15.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2015: 15.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2016: 14.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2017: 14.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2018: 14.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2019: 15.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 15.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2021: 14.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2023: 14.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2024: 15.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2025: 14.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean191419201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 100 complete years at Petaluma AP, 1914 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1918, at 11.9 C (53.5 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 15.8 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Petaluma AP as warming stripes, 1914 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191413.6 C-0.76 C
191513.5 C-0.77 C
191612.8 C-1.47 C
191713.1 C-1.21 C
191811.9 C-2.38 C
191912.2 C-2.09 C
192014.3 C-0.02 C
192214.2 C-0.12 C
192314.2 C-0.16 C
192414.2 C-0.12 C
192513.7 C-0.62 C
192614.6 C+0.26 C
192814.5 C+0.14 C
192914.6 C+0.24 C
193014.3 C-0.01 C
193114.4 C+0.09 C
193213.6 C-0.76 C
193313.4 C-0.95 C
193414.9 C+0.60 C
193513.7 C-0.65 C
193614.7 C+0.37 C
193713.9 C-0.45 C
193814.1 C-0.24 C
193914.6 C+0.29 C
194014.9 C+0.56 C
194114.9 C+0.61 C
194214.3 C+0.01 C
194314.8 C+0.51 C
194414.3 C-0.02 C
194514.1 C-0.17 C
194613.4 C-0.91 C
194813.4 C-0.95 C
194914.2 C-0.16 C
195014.7 C+0.36 C
195114.1 C-0.25 C
195214.1 C-0.18 C
195314.5 C+0.14 C
195414.0 C-0.34 C
195513.6 C-0.74 C
195613.7 C-0.58 C
195714.3 C-0.02 C
195815.4 C+1.09 C
195915.1 C+0.77 C
196014.5 C+0.17 C
196114.2 C-0.08 C
196214.1 C-0.22 C
196313.8 C-0.47 C
196413.9 C-0.45 C
196513.9 C-0.38 C
196614.4 C+0.05 C
196814.4 C+0.10 C
196914.3 C+0.02 C
197014.7 C+0.36 C
197113.9 C-0.44 C
197214.1 C-0.20 C
197314.6 C+0.27 C
197414.6 C+0.25 C
197513.8 C-0.49 C
197614.6 C+0.26 C
197714.3 C-0.01 C
197814.7 C+0.35 C
197914.5 C+0.22 C
198014.4 C+0.12 C
198114.9 C+0.60 C
198213.6 C-0.75 C
198414.8 C+0.48 C
198513.9 C-0.45 C
198614.9 C+0.62 C
198714.9 C+0.63 C
198814.9 C+0.62 C
198914.2 C-0.10 C
199214.7 C+0.43 C
199314.2 C-0.10 C
199413.5 C-0.81 C
199514.9 C+0.54 C
199614.9 C+0.56 C
199715.5 C+1.14 C
200214.6 C+0.32 C
200314.8 C+0.47 C
200415.0 C+0.65 C
200514.5 C+0.16 C
200614.3 C+0.03 C
200714.2 C-0.07 C
200814.3 C-0.05 C
200914.1 C-0.17 C
201113.7 C-0.65 C
201214.2 C-0.10 C
201314.1 C-0.18 C
201415.8 C+1.50 C
201515.4 C+1.07 C
201614.9 C+0.55 C
201714.9 C+0.60 C
201814.5 C+0.15 C
201915.0 C+0.71 C
202015.3 C+0.99 C
202114.8 C+0.44 C
202214.7 C+0.34 C
202314.5 C+0.18 C
202415.3 C+1.01 C
202514.8 C+0.48 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1914 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 100 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Petaluma AP
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 decade1914 to 2025100Rise
Mean daily maximum0.06 C (0.01 to 0.10) per decade0.10 F (0.02 to 0.18) per decade1914 to 2025100Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1914 to 2025100Rise

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Petaluma AP: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)196038.9 C (102.0 F)115
Coldest night (TNn)-8.9 C (16.0 F)1932-3.9 C (25.0 F)115
Wettest day (Rx1day)131.3 mm (5.2 in)202152.1 mm (2.1 in)117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)244.6 mm (9.6 in)1986105.0 mm (4.1 in)117
Longest dry spell (CDD)180 days2003110 days117

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Petaluma AP by year The hottest day of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F). 25303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1960
The hottest day of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Petaluma AP by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189325.6 C (78.1 F)
1894n/a
1895n/a
191342.8 C (109.0 F)
191436.7 C (98.1 F)
191537.2 C (99.0 F)
191638.3 C (100.9 F)
191739.4 C (102.9 F)
191835.6 C (96.1 F)
191941.7 C (107.1 F)
192038.9 C (102.0 F)
192140.6 C (105.1 F)
192238.3 C (100.9 F)
192338.9 C (102.0 F)
192438.3 C (100.9 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192640.6 C (105.1 F)
192732.2 C (90.0 F)
192838.9 C (102.0 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193036.7 C (98.1 F)
193140.6 C (105.1 F)
193239.4 C (102.9 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193439.4 C (102.9 F)
193537.8 C (100.0 F)
193639.4 C (102.9 F)
193738.9 C (102.0 F)
193836.7 C (98.1 F)
193940.0 C (104.0 F)
194037.2 C (99.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194340.0 C (104.0 F)
194442.2 C (108.0 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194639.4 C (102.9 F)
194735.0 C (95.0 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194939.4 C (102.9 F)
195040.6 C (105.1 F)
195138.9 C (102.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195542.2 C (108.0 F)
195638.3 C (100.9 F)
195740.6 C (105.1 F)
195838.9 C (102.0 F)
195942.8 C (109.0 F)
196043.3 C (109.9 F)
196143.3 C (109.9 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196338.9 C (102.0 F)
196440.0 C (104.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196637.8 C (100.0 F)
196737.8 C (100.0 F)
196840.6 C (105.1 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197039.4 C (102.9 F)
197142.8 C (109.0 F)
197243.3 C (109.9 F)
197340.6 C (105.1 F)
197437.8 C (100.0 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197641.7 C (107.1 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197837.8 C (100.0 F)
197942.2 C (108.0 F)
198041.1 C (106.0 F)
198138.9 C (102.0 F)
198237.8 C (100.0 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198439.4 C (102.9 F)
198537.8 C (100.0 F)
198636.7 C (98.1 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198841.7 C (107.1 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199038.9 C (102.0 F)
199140.6 C (105.1 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199340.0 C (104.0 F)
199437.2 C (99.0 F)
199539.4 C (102.9 F)
199638.9 C (102.0 F)
199737.2 C (99.0 F)
199839.4 C (102.9 F)
199937.8 C (100.0 F)
200041.7 C (107.1 F)
200138.3 C (100.9 F)
200238.3 C (100.9 F)
200338.3 C (100.9 F)
200437.2 C (99.0 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200641.1 C (106.0 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200838.3 C (100.9 F)
200937.8 C (100.0 F)
201039.4 C (102.9 F)
201135.0 C (95.0 F)
201237.8 C (100.0 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201436.1 C (97.0 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201741.7 C (107.1 F)
201833.9 C (93.0 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202041.7 C (107.1 F)
202137.2 C (99.0 F)
202242.8 C (109.0 F)
202336.7 C (98.1 F)
202439.4 C (102.9 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Petaluma AP by year The coldest night of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is -8.9 C (16.0 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F). -10-7.5-5-2.502.51900192019401960198020002020Record: -8.9 C (16.0 F) in 1932
The coldest night of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is -8.9 C (16.0 F) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Petaluma AP by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
18930.6 C (33.1 F)
1894n/a
1895n/a
1913-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1914-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1915-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1916-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1917-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1918-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1919-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1920-5.6 C (21.9 F)
19210.0 C (32.0 F)
1922-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1923-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1924-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1925-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1926-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1927-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1928-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1929-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1930-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1931-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1932-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1933-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1934-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1935-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1936-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1937-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1939-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1940-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1941-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1942-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1943-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1944-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1945-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1946-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1947-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1948-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1950-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1951-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1952-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1954-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1955-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1956-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1957-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1958-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1960-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1964-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1965-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1967-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1971-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1972-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1973-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1974-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1977-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1978-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1979-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980-3.3 C (26.1 F)
19810.0 C (32.0 F)
1982-3.9 C (25.0 F)
19830.0 C (32.0 F)
1984-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1986-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1987-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1989-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1990-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1991-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1992-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1993-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1994-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19950.0 C (32.0 F)
1996-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1997-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1998-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2000-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2001-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2002-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2003-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2004-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2006-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2007-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2008-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2010-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2011-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2012-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2014-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2015-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2016-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2017-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2018-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2019-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2020-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2021-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2022-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2023-2.2 C (28.0 F)
20240.6 C (33.1 F)
2025-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2026-0.6 C (30.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Petaluma AP by year The wettest day of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 2021
The wettest day of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Petaluma AP by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189339.4 mm (1.6 in)
189475.7 mm (3.0 in)
189547.0 mm (1.9 in)
191371.1 mm (2.8 in)
191475.2 mm (3.0 in)
191569.9 mm (2.8 in)
1916101.6 mm (4.0 in)
191741.1 mm (1.6 in)
191850.8 mm (2.0 in)
191948.0 mm (1.9 in)
192038.1 mm (1.5 in)
192164.5 mm (2.5 in)
192235.8 mm (1.4 in)
192331.5 mm (1.2 in)
192469.9 mm (2.8 in)
192597.0 mm (3.8 in)
192661.2 mm (2.4 in)
192738.1 mm (1.5 in)
192840.1 mm (1.6 in)
192979.8 mm (3.1 in)
193035.8 mm (1.4 in)
193172.1 mm (2.8 in)
193241.9 mm (1.6 in)
193344.7 mm (1.8 in)
193448.3 mm (1.9 in)
193552.1 mm (2.1 in)
193646.2 mm (1.8 in)
193753.3 mm (2.1 in)
193846.5 mm (1.8 in)
193936.8 mm (1.4 in)
194068.3 mm (2.7 in)
194162.2 mm (2.4 in)
194261.0 mm (2.4 in)
194364.3 mm (2.5 in)
194446.0 mm (1.8 in)
194581.3 mm (3.2 in)
194635.6 mm (1.4 in)
194738.9 mm (1.5 in)
194839.9 mm (1.6 in)
194936.6 mm (1.4 in)
195070.4 mm (2.8 in)
195156.6 mm (2.2 in)
195256.1 mm (2.2 in)
195347.0 mm (1.9 in)
195445.2 mm (1.8 in)
195572.4 mm (2.9 in)
195664.5 mm (2.5 in)
195744.5 mm (1.8 in)
195848.0 mm (1.9 in)
195961.7 mm (2.4 in)
196043.4 mm (1.7 in)
196145.5 mm (1.8 in)
196274.7 mm (2.9 in)
196362.0 mm (2.4 in)
196438.9 mm (1.5 in)
196539.4 mm (1.6 in)
196650.3 mm (2.0 in)
196791.4 mm (3.6 in)
196852.3 mm (2.1 in)
196943.9 mm (1.7 in)
197096.0 mm (3.8 in)
197128.2 mm (1.1 in)
197228.7 mm (1.1 in)
197351.8 mm (2.0 in)
197452.3 mm (2.1 in)
197545.5 mm (1.8 in)
197624.1 mm (0.9 in)
197776.5 mm (3.0 in)
197860.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979103.1 mm (4.1 in)
198062.0 mm (2.4 in)
198193.5 mm (3.7 in)
198291.9 mm (3.6 in)
198366.3 mm (2.6 in)
198436.3 mm (1.4 in)
198557.2 mm (2.3 in)
198681.3 mm (3.2 in)
198763.0 mm (2.5 in)
198829.7 mm (1.2 in)
198936.8 mm (1.4 in)
199050.0 mm (2.0 in)
199132.0 mm (1.3 in)
199242.7 mm (1.7 in)
199340.6 mm (1.6 in)
199463.8 mm (2.5 in)
199596.5 mm (3.8 in)
199646.5 mm (1.8 in)
199751.6 mm (2.0 in)
199883.3 mm (3.3 in)
199961.0 mm (2.4 in)
200051.8 mm (2.0 in)
200149.8 mm (2.0 in)
200257.4 mm (2.3 in)
200338.4 mm (1.5 in)
2004109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2005102.1 mm (4.0 in)
200662.7 mm (2.5 in)
200721.6 mm (0.9 in)
200872.4 mm (2.9 in)
200964.8 mm (2.6 in)
201046.2 mm (1.8 in)
201143.4 mm (1.7 in)
201251.6 mm (2.0 in)
201318.3 mm (0.7 in)
2014102.6 mm (4.0 in)
201536.3 mm (1.4 in)
201655.9 mm (2.2 in)
201754.6 mm (2.1 in)
201864.8 mm (2.6 in)
201958.4 mm (2.3 in)
202033.0 mm (1.3 in)
2021131.3 mm (5.2 in)
202260.5 mm (2.4 in)
202347.0 mm (1.9 in)
202457.2 mm (2.3 in)
202553.3 mm (2.1 in)
202643.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Petaluma AP by year The wettest five days of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 244.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.0 mm (4.1 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 244.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1986
The wettest five days of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 244.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.0 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Petaluma AP by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189390.1 mm (3.5 in)
1894115.9 mm (4.6 in)
189587.3 mm (3.4 in)
191398.2 mm (3.9 in)
1914152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1915126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1916172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1917103.3 mm (4.1 in)
191870.1 mm (2.8 in)
191995.5 mm (3.8 in)
192085.8 mm (3.4 in)
1921122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1922103.6 mm (4.1 in)
192360.0 mm (2.4 in)
192479.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1926160.7 mm (6.3 in)
192773.2 mm (2.9 in)
1928103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1929105.0 mm (4.1 in)
193062.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931137.2 mm (5.4 in)
193278.7 mm (3.1 in)
193390.9 mm (3.6 in)
193497.5 mm (3.8 in)
193569.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1937101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1938111.5 mm (4.4 in)
193952.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1941121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1942146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1943142.5 mm (5.6 in)
194495.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945141.5 mm (5.6 in)
194674.7 mm (2.9 in)
194757.4 mm (2.3 in)
194853.3 mm (2.1 in)
194985.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1951122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1952123.7 mm (4.9 in)
195361.1 mm (2.4 in)
195487.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1956109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1958116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1959120.7 mm (4.8 in)
196076.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1962184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1963138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1964101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1965104.4 mm (4.1 in)
196694.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967210.0 mm (8.3 in)
196887.3 mm (3.4 in)
196976.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970164.1 mm (6.5 in)
197165.2 mm (2.6 in)
197287.3 mm (3.4 in)
1973146.6 mm (5.8 in)
197477.7 mm (3.1 in)
197584.6 mm (3.3 in)
197645.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1979182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1980183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1981143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1982201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1983182.1 mm (7.2 in)
198479.8 mm (3.1 in)
198569.7 mm (2.7 in)
1986244.6 mm (9.6 in)
198777.8 mm (3.1 in)
198856.1 mm (2.2 in)
198948.3 mm (1.9 in)
199083.5 mm (3.3 in)
1991117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1992110.5 mm (4.4 in)
199399.1 mm (3.9 in)
1994121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1995179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1996101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1997135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1998222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1999115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2000138.1 mm (5.4 in)
200193.6 mm (3.7 in)
2002184.9 mm (7.3 in)
200354.3 mm (2.1 in)
2004169.7 mm (6.7 in)
2005160.5 mm (6.3 in)
2006159.2 mm (6.3 in)
200778.0 mm (3.1 in)
2008111.7 mm (4.4 in)
2009110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2010155.1 mm (6.1 in)
201199.0 mm (3.9 in)
2012122.7 mm (4.8 in)
201327.4 mm (1.1 in)
2014184.4 mm (7.3 in)
201573.5 mm (2.9 in)
201694.3 mm (3.7 in)
2017138.5 mm (5.5 in)
201892.7 mm (3.6 in)
2019113.5 mm (4.5 in)
202036.1 mm (1.4 in)
2021196.3 mm (7.7 in)
2022129.9 mm (5.1 in)
2023104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2024156.8 mm (6.2 in)
2025114.6 mm (4.5 in)
202692.5 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Petaluma AP by year The longest dry spell of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 180 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 110 days. 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 180 days in 2003
The longest dry spell of the year at Petaluma AP, 1893 to 2026. The record is 180 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 110 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Petaluma AP by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189374 days
189448 days
189536 days
1913100 days
191437 days
191522 days
191643 days
191750 days
191863 days
191978 days
192029 days
192130 days
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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

92 years with a frost

Across 92 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Petaluma AP falls on 13 March and the median first autumn frost on 18 November, which leaves a median of 252 days between them.

In 1986 to 2023 the median growing season was 274 days. That is 29 days more than in 1914 to 1948.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Petaluma AP
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1914 to 1948)Recent period (1986 to 2023)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost13 March21 March27 February22 days earlier-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost18 November10 November24 November14 days later+1.4 days per decade
Growing days252 days245 days274 days29 days more+3.7 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

96 years, 1913 to 2025

A day with at least 54.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 125.6 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Petaluma AP: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years54.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years72.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years85.5 mm (3.4 in)
25 years101.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years113.6 mm (4.5 in)
100 years125.6 mm (4.9 in)Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1913 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: 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 2021; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 2004; 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1979.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Petaluma AP, at 1954, 1977 and 2009. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1954 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1977 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2009 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Petaluma AP, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1954-0.3-0.5likely5
1977-0.1-0.2likely5
2009-0.2-0.3possible5

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

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Petaluma AP had a mean temperature of 14.8 C (58.6 F) and 591.0 mm (23.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Los Gatos (United States, 128 km away), Gilroy (United States, 167 km away) and Moffett Fed Airfield (United States, 107 km away).

Climate twins of Petaluma AP: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Los GatosUnited States128 km (80 mi)15.0 C (58.9 F)571.3 mm (22.5 in)0.65
GilroyUnited States167 km (104 mi)15.2 C (59.3 F)535.9 mm (21.1 in)1.04
Moffett Fed AirfieldUnited States107 km (66 mi)15.2 C (59.4 F)351.6 mm (13.8 in)1.23

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 Petaluma AP standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Petaluma AP 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).