Sun City Weather Records (USC00048655)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sun City (USC00048655), California, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Sun City

Sun City (USC00048655) is a weather station in California, United States at 33.72 latitude and -117.19 longitude, 433 m (1,420 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2006, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sun City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sun City set a daily record precipitation of 4.6 mm (0.18 in) on 25 July 2005.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 33.72 latitude, -117.19 longitude.
Elevation: 433 m (1,420 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2006, 34 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Sun 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 Sun City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.9 C (111.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	46.1 C (115.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	45.0 C (113.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	43.3 C (109.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sun City still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Sun City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	43
1974	47
1975	86
1976	68
1977	58
1978	45
1979	52
1980	80
1981	57
1982	52
1983	58
1984	57
1985	56
1986	38
1987	53
1988	50
1989	34
1990	51
1991	28
1992	43
1993	41
1994	38
1995	41
1996	56
1997	46
1998	40
1999	43
2000	30
2001	26
2002	23
2003	24

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 86.4 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sun City. The most was 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 6 January 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sun City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	6 January 1979
Feb	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 February 1993
Mar	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	3 March 1983
Apr	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 April 1975
May	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 May 1977
Jun	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 June 1993
Jul	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	30 July 1984
Aug	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 August 1990
Sep	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 September 1976
Oct	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 October 2004
Nov	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 November 1996
Dec	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 December 2004

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2003

31 years of record at Sun City, 1973 to 2003. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others.

Days with data per year at Sun City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	242	66%	No
1974	356	98%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	361	99%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	296	81%	No
1979	328	90%	No
1980	328	90%	No
1981	349	96%	Yes
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	325	89%	No
1984	353	96%	Yes
1985	326	89%	No
1986	299	82%	No
1987	321	88%	No
1988	349	95%	Yes
1989	295	81%	No
1990	275	75%	No
1991	264	72%	No
1992	281	77%	No
1993	252	69%	No
1994	266	73%	No
1995	271	74%	No
1996	261	71%	No
1997	240	66%	No
1998	296	81%	No
1999	271	74%	No
2000	260	71%	No
2001	179	49%	No
2002	175	48%	No
2003	166	45%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sun City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 2005	Sun City, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2005	Sun City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2005	Sun City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2005	Sun City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2004	Sun City, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2004	Sun City, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2004	Sun City, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2004	Sun City, US	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2004	Sun City, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2003	Sun City, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2003	Sun City, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2003	Sun City, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	5 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2006

Yearly extremes at Sun City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1998	43.3 C (109.9 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1976	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	1979	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	221.3 mm (8.7 in)	1993	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	246 days	2001	111 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sun City, 1973 to 2006. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sun City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1974	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1976	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1977	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1979	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1980	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1982	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1983	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1984	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1985	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1986	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1987	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1988	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1991	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1992	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1993	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1994	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1995	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1996	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1997	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1998	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1999	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2001	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2002	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2003	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sun City, 1973 to 2006. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sun City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1974	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1976	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1978	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1979	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1980	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1981	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1982	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1984	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1985	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1986	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1987	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1989	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1990	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1991	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1994	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1995	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1996	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1997	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1999	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2001	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2002	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2003	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	n/a
2006	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sun City, 1973 to 2006. The record is 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.3 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sun City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1974	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1975	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1979	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1981	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1985	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1986	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1987	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1989	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1990	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1991	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1993	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1995	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1996	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1997	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1998	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
2000	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2001	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2002	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2003	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2004	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2005	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2006	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sun City, 1973 to 2006. The record is 221.3 mm (8.7 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sun City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1974	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1977	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1980	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1981	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1983	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1984	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1985	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1986	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1987	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1988	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1989	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1991	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1993	221.3 mm (8.7 in)
1994	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1995	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1998	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1999	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2000	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2002	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
2003	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2004	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2005	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2006	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sun City, 1973 to 2006. The record is 246 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 111 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sun City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	95 days
1974	206 days
1975	223 days
1976	119 days
1977	82 days
1978	66 days
1979	93 days
1980	219 days
1981	125 days
1982	134 days
1983	96 days
1984	83 days
1985	96 days
1986	170 days
1987	61 days
1988	120 days
1989	52 days
1990	69 days
1991	64 days
1992	69 days
1993	126 days
1994	114 days
1995	107 days
1996	121 days
1997	162 days
1998	64 days
1999	223 days
2000	173 days
2001	246 days
2002	184 days
2003	123 days
2004	35 days
2005	37 days
2006	24 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.

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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).