Taft Weather Records (USC00048752)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Taft (USC00048752), California, United States, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Taft

Taft (USC00048752) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.15 latitude and -119.43 longitude, 236 m (773 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2011, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Taft still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 35.15 latitude, -119.43 longitude.
Elevation: 236 m (773 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2011, 64 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Taft. 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 Taft, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	44.4 C (111.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Taft still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 125.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 37.6 mm (1.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Taft. The most was 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 6 May 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Taft
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 January 1999
Feb	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 February 2001
Mar	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 March 1995
Apr	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 April 2003
May	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 May 1998
Jun	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	27 June 1996
Jul	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	30 July 2003
Aug	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	21 August 2003
Sep	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 September 1998
Oct	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 October 2000
Nov	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 November 1994
Dec	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 December 1994

Period of Record Coverage

1994 to 2011

18 years of record at Taft, 1994 to 2011. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1994, 2005, 2011.

Days with data per year at Taft
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1994	121	33%	No
1995	352	96%	Yes
1996	360	98%	Yes
1997	357	98%	Yes
1998	340	93%	Yes
1999	359	98%	Yes
2000	358	98%	Yes
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	353	97%	Yes
2003	354	97%	Yes
2004	359	98%	Yes
2005	328	90%	No
2006	348	95%	Yes
2007	338	93%	Yes
2008	356	97%	Yes
2009	359	98%	Yes
2010	344	94%	Yes
2011	233	64%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1995 to 2009

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Taft, 1995 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.6 C (65.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1998, at 17.4 C (63.4 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 19.5 C (67.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Taft as warming stripes, 1995 to 2009
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1995	18.7 C	+0.07 C
1996	19.3 C	+0.63 C
1997	18.8 C	+0.16 C
1998	17.4 C	-1.21 C
1999	18.2 C	-0.41 C
2000	18.9 C	+0.30 C
2001	18.8 C	+0.12 C
2002	18.4 C	-0.28 C
2003	19.5 C	+0.90 C
2004	19.1 C	+0.44 C
2006	18.6 C	-0.03 C
2007	18.6 C	-0.03 C
2008	18.7 C	+0.06 C
2009	17.9 C	-0.75 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2011

Yearly extremes at Taft: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2008	43.1 C (109.5 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1998	-1.6 C (29.0 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	1998	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	1998	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	241 days	1999	157 days	22

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Taft, 1948 to 2011. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.1 C (109.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Taft by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1997	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1998	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1999	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2000	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2002	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2005	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2007	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2008	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2009	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2010	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2011	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Taft, 1948 to 2011. The record is -4.4 C (24.1 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.6 C (29.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Taft by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1994	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1995	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1996	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1998	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2000	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2001	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2002	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2003	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2004	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2006	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2008	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2009	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2010	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2011	-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Taft, 1948 to 2011. The record is 37.6 mm (1.5 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.0 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Taft by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1949	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1950	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1951	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1994	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1996	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1997	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1998	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1999	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2000	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2001	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2002	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2003	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2004	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2005	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2006	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2007	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2008	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2009	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
2010	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2011	13.2 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Taft, 1948 to 2011. The record is 88.3 mm (3.5 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Taft by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1949	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1950	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1994	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1996	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1998	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1999	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2000	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
2001	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2002	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2003	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2004	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2005	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
2006	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
2007	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
2008	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2009	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2010	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2011	15.8 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Taft, 1948 to 2011. The record is 241 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 157 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Taft by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	155 days
1949	113 days
1950	135 days
1951	154 days
1994	39 days
1995	168 days
1996	124 days
1997	175 days
1998	84 days
1999	241 days
2000	190 days
2001	191 days
2002	108 days
2003	81 days
2004	181 days
2005	161 days
2006	158 days
2007	153 days
2008	184 days
2009	208 days
2010	166 days
2011	56 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Taft standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Taft 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).