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Ventura Weather Records (USC00049285)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ventura (USC00049285), California, United States, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Ventura

  • Ventura (USC00049285) is a weather station in California, United States at 34.28 latitude and -119.29 longitude, 32 m (105 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1900 to 2013, 114 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Ventura still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ventura set a daily record precipitation of 0.3 mm (0.01 in) on 25 August 2013.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 34.28 latitude, -119.29 longitude.
  • Elevation: 32 m (105 ft).
  • Period of record: 1900 to 2013, 114 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ventura, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ventura. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -10010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ventura. 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 Ventura, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan30.0 C (86.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Feb27.8 C (82.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
Mar30.0 C (86.0 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Apr31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
May28.9 C (84.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Jun31.1 C (88.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Jul27.8 C (82.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Aug32.2 C (90.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Sep33.9 C (93.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Nov35.6 C (96.1 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)n/an/a
Dec31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Ventura by the year they were set 1,464 records at Ventura still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 281. 01002003001900: 1981901: 1891902: 951903: 1061904: 1931905: 1361906: 51907: 391908: 2811909: 1701910: 311949: 21190019021904190619081910
1,464 records at Ventura still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 281.
Standing records at Ventura by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
1900198
1901189
190295
1903106
1904193
1905136
19065
190739
1908281
1909170
191031
194921

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 165.6 mm (6.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ventura The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ventura. The most was 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 3 March 1938. 050100150200 Jan: 132.3 mm (5.2 in), 26 January 1956 Jan Feb: 124.2 mm (4.9 in), 16 February 1927 Feb Mar: 165.6 mm (6.5 in), 3 March 1938 Mar Apr: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 5 April 1926 Apr May: 41.7 mm (1.6 in), 1 May 1955 May Jun: 18.8 mm (0.7 in), 5 June 1933 Jun Jul: 6.9 mm (0.27 in), 11 July 1969 Jul Aug: 20.3 mm (0.8 in), 19 August 1983 Aug Sep: 89.4 mm (3.5 in), 29 September 1976 Sep Oct: 67.6 mm (2.7 in), 17 October 2004 Oct Nov: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 27 November 1926 Nov Dec: 125.0 mm (4.9 in), 6 December 1997 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ventura. The most was 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 3 March 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ventura
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan132.3 mm (5.2 in)26 January 1956
Feb124.2 mm (4.9 in)16 February 1927
Mar165.6 mm (6.5 in)3 March 1938
Apr71.1 mm (2.8 in)5 April 1926
May41.7 mm (1.6 in)1 May 1955
Jun18.8 mm (0.7 in)5 June 1933
Jul6.9 mm (0.27 in)11 July 1969
Aug20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 August 1983
Sep89.4 mm (3.5 in)29 September 1976
Oct67.6 mm (2.7 in)17 October 2004
Nov96.0 mm (3.8 in)27 November 1926
Dec125.0 mm (4.9 in)6 December 1997

Period of Record Coverage

1900 to 1949
Days with data per year at Ventura 12 years of record at Ventura, 1900 to 1949. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1949. 1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 335 of 365 days1902: 313 of 365 days1903: 297 of 365 days1904: 355 of 366 days1905: 350 of 365 days1906: 31 of 365 days1907: 90 of 365 days1908: 324 of 366 days1909: 356 of 365 days1910: 88 of 365 days1949: 23 of 365 days190019051910
12 years of record at Ventura, 1900 to 1949. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1949.
Days with data per year at Ventura
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1900365100%Yes
190133592%Yes
190231386%No
190329781%No
190435597%Yes
190535096%Yes
1906318%No
19079025%No
190832489%No
190935698%Yes
19108824%No
1949236%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Ventura
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 August 2013Ventura, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2013Ventura, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2013Ventura, USdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2013Ventura, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2012Ventura, USdaily rain (Tie)0.3 mm (0.01 in)tie14 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2012Ventura, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2012Ventura, USdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)71 years39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2010Ventura, USdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)85 years52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010Ventura, USdaily rain (Tie)0.3 mm (0.01 in)tie8 years3 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2010Ventura, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)109 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2010Ventura, USdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2010Ventura, USdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)109 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2010Ventura, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)109 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2009Ventura, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2008Ventura, USdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)72 years36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2007Ventura, USdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)69 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2007Ventura, USdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)98 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2006Ventura, USdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)104 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2006Ventura, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)72 years61 of 100 (Major)
18 October 2005Ventura, USdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)71 years39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1900 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Ventura: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)36.7 C (98.1 F)190131.4 C (88.5 F)12
Coldest night (TNn)-1.7 C (28.9 F)19031.1 C (34.0 F)12
Wettest day (Rx1day)165.6 mm (6.5 in)193857.3 mm (2.3 in)100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)292.9 mm (11.5 in)196292.0 mm (3.6 in)99
Longest dry spell (CDD)272 days1972128 days99

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Ventura by year The hottest day of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.4 C (88.5 F). 152025303540190019201940196019802000Record: 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1901
The hottest day of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.4 C (88.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ventura by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190033.9 C (93.0 F)
190136.7 C (98.1 F)
190231.7 C (89.1 F)
190331.1 C (88.0 F)
190435.6 C (96.1 F)
190535.6 C (96.1 F)
190624.4 C (75.9 F)
190728.9 C (84.0 F)
190829.4 C (84.9 F)
190935.6 C (96.1 F)
191027.2 C (81.0 F)
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194918.9 C (66.0 F)
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Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Ventura by year The coldest night of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is -1.7 C (28.9 F) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.1 C (34.0 F). -2-10123190019201940196019802000Record: -1.7 C (28.9 F) in 1903
The coldest night of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is -1.7 C (28.9 F) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.1 C (34.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ventura by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19001.7 C (35.1 F)
19011.7 C (35.1 F)
19021.1 C (34.0 F)
1903-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19040.6 C (33.1 F)
19051.1 C (34.0 F)
19061.1 C (34.0 F)
1907-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19081.7 C (35.1 F)
19092.2 C (36.0 F)
1910-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1922n/a
1923n/a
1924n/a
1925n/a
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19490.6 C (33.1 F)
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Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ventura by year The wettest day of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.3 mm (2.3 in). 050100150200190019201940196019802000Record: 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1938
The wettest day of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.3 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ventura by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190041.9 mm (1.6 in)
190156.6 mm (2.2 in)
190291.4 mm (3.6 in)
190349.5 mm (1.9 in)
190451.6 mm (2.0 in)
190570.9 mm (2.8 in)
190656.4 mm (2.2 in)
190796.0 mm (3.8 in)
190847.2 mm (1.9 in)
190982.0 mm (3.2 in)
191038.6 mm (1.5 in)
192250.8 mm (2.0 in)
192322.4 mm (0.9 in)
192436.3 mm (1.4 in)
192551.6 mm (2.0 in)
192696.0 mm (3.8 in)
1927124.2 mm (4.9 in)
192846.0 mm (1.8 in)
192940.6 mm (1.6 in)
193044.2 mm (1.7 in)
193169.3 mm (2.7 in)
193275.9 mm (3.0 in)
193361.0 mm (2.4 in)
193482.0 mm (3.2 in)
193557.9 mm (2.3 in)
193676.5 mm (3.0 in)
193799.1 mm (3.9 in)
1938165.6 mm (6.5 in)
193956.6 mm (2.2 in)
194068.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941103.4 mm (4.1 in)
194235.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943117.3 mm (4.6 in)
194457.2 mm (2.3 in)
194553.1 mm (2.1 in)
194661.0 mm (2.4 in)
194712.7 mm (0.5 in)
194833.5 mm (1.3 in)
194956.6 mm (2.2 in)
195051.8 mm (2.0 in)
195130.7 mm (1.2 in)
195278.5 mm (3.1 in)
195328.7 mm (1.1 in)
195450.5 mm (2.0 in)
195541.7 mm (1.6 in)
1956132.3 mm (5.2 in)
195747.8 mm (1.9 in)
195875.4 mm (3.0 in)
195946.0 mm (1.8 in)
196056.4 mm (2.2 in)
196127.4 mm (1.1 in)
196287.9 mm (3.5 in)
196374.9 mm (2.9 in)
196462.7 mm (2.5 in)
196561.2 mm (2.4 in)
196647.0 mm (1.9 in)
196730.5 mm (1.2 in)
196868.6 mm (2.7 in)
196969.9 mm (2.8 in)
197072.1 mm (2.8 in)
197143.7 mm (1.7 in)
197238.6 mm (1.5 in)
197371.1 mm (2.8 in)
197490.7 mm (3.6 in)
197574.2 mm (2.9 in)
197689.4 mm (3.5 in)
197768.8 mm (2.7 in)
197881.5 mm (3.2 in)
197983.1 mm (3.3 in)
198056.4 mm (2.2 in)
198163.8 mm (2.5 in)
198236.8 mm (1.4 in)
198357.4 mm (2.3 in)
198431.0 mm (1.2 in)
198537.6 mm (1.5 in)
198662.5 mm (2.5 in)
198727.9 mm (1.1 in)
198838.6 mm (1.5 in)
198928.2 mm (1.1 in)
199026.2 mm (1.0 in)
199174.2 mm (2.9 in)
199281.0 mm (3.2 in)
199661.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997125.0 mm (4.9 in)
199865.8 mm (2.6 in)
199933.8 mm (1.3 in)
200060.5 mm (2.4 in)
2001104.4 mm (4.1 in)
200284.3 mm (3.3 in)
200353.3 mm (2.1 in)
2004107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2005103.4 mm (4.1 in)
200643.4 mm (1.7 in)
200739.9 mm (1.6 in)
200859.9 mm (2.4 in)
200938.6 mm (1.5 in)
201070.4 mm (2.8 in)
201110.2 mm (0.4 in)
201232.3 mm (1.3 in)
201325.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ventura by year The wettest five days of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 292.9 mm (11.5 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.0 mm (3.6 in). 0100200300190019201940196019802000Record: 292.9 mm (11.5 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 292.9 mm (11.5 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.0 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ventura by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190095.8 mm (3.8 in)
190180.0 mm (3.1 in)
190291.4 mm (3.6 in)
190374.2 mm (2.9 in)
190451.6 mm (2.0 in)
1905128.1 mm (5.0 in)
190659.9 mm (2.4 in)
1907262.1 mm (10.3 in)
190883.0 mm (3.3 in)
1909121.5 mm (4.8 in)
191087.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922n/a
192323.8 mm (0.9 in)
192448.8 mm (1.9 in)
192551.6 mm (2.0 in)
1926120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1927125.0 mm (4.9 in)
192846.0 mm (1.8 in)
192957.1 mm (2.2 in)
193066.5 mm (2.6 in)
1931115.5 mm (4.5 in)
193280.8 mm (3.2 in)
193389.7 mm (3.5 in)
1934117.1 mm (4.6 in)
193557.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1937111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1938193.0 mm (7.6 in)
193962.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1941125.7 mm (4.9 in)
194259.0 mm (2.3 in)
1943198.3 mm (7.8 in)
1944156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1945107.6 mm (4.2 in)
194678.5 mm (3.1 in)
194714.0 mm (0.6 in)
194840.9 mm (1.6 in)
194961.2 mm (2.4 in)
195061.0 mm (2.4 in)
195163.2 mm (2.5 in)
1952150.7 mm (5.9 in)
195347.8 mm (1.9 in)
195469.9 mm (2.8 in)
195578.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956180.8 mm (7.1 in)
195749.6 mm (2.0 in)
195897.2 mm (3.8 in)
195948.0 mm (1.9 in)
196069.1 mm (2.7 in)
196131.2 mm (1.2 in)
1962292.9 mm (11.5 in)
196390.7 mm (3.6 in)
196494.2 mm (3.7 in)
1965130.2 mm (5.1 in)
196699.4 mm (3.9 in)
196751.3 mm (2.0 in)
196868.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1970130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1971116.3 mm (4.6 in)
197286.1 mm (3.4 in)
1973113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1974189.2 mm (7.4 in)
197592.2 mm (3.6 in)
1976110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1978211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1979131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1980114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1981146.1 mm (5.8 in)
198272.6 mm (2.9 in)
1983115.2 mm (4.5 in)
198459.9 mm (2.4 in)
198592.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986143.7 mm (5.7 in)
198743.2 mm (1.7 in)
198856.6 mm (2.2 in)
198943.7 mm (1.7 in)
199044.7 mm (1.8 in)
1991142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1992153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1996109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1997128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1998183.4 mm (7.2 in)
199937.4 mm (1.5 in)
2000105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2001151.6 mm (6.0 in)
2002146.1 mm (5.8 in)
200382.5 mm (3.2 in)
2004177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2005202.5 mm (8.0 in)
200675.6 mm (3.0 in)
200762.3 mm (2.5 in)
2008150.4 mm (5.9 in)
200960.8 mm (2.4 in)
2010139.8 mm (5.5 in)
201117.3 mm (0.7 in)
201234.5 mm (1.4 in)
201325.7 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ventura by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 272 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 128 days. 0100200300190019201940196019802000Record: 272 days in 1972
The longest dry spell of the year at Ventura, 1900 to 2013. The record is 272 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 128 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ventura by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190082 days
190171 days
190267 days
1903137 days
1904117 days
190570 days
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190961 days
191034 days
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1935118 days
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1938139 days
1939135 days
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1942188 days
1943194 days
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1946176 days
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1983105 days
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1989128 days
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199213 days
1996121 days
1997271 days
1998112 days
1999110 days
2000157 days
2001156 days
2002131 days
2003180 days
2004151 days
2005140 days
2006101 days
2007151 days
2008132 days
2009163 days
2010138 days
201127 days
201277 days
2013117 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

73 years, 1900 to 2010

A day with at least 58.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 157.5 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ventura: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years58.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years84.1 mm (3.3 in)
10 years101.5 mm (4.0 in)
25 years123.8 mm (4.9 in)
50 years140.6 mm (5.5 in)
100 years157.5 mm (6.2 in)Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1900 to 2010.

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: 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1938; 132.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1956; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1997.

Download the Data

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