Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bakersfield (USC00410482), Texas, United States, with 79 years of record.
Key Facts for Bakersfield
Bakersfield (USC00410482) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.89 latitude and -102.30 longitude, 776 m (2,547 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 2020, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bakersfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bakersfield set a daily record high maximum temperature of 37.8 C (100.0 F) on 29 April 2020.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 30.89 latitude, -102.30 longitude.
Elevation: 776 m (2,547 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 2020, 79 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bakersfield. 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 Bakersfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.6 C (114.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bakersfield still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Bakersfield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1965
37
1966
29
1967
30
1968
21
1969
34
1970
31
1971
27
1972
44
1973
25
1974
27
1975
26
1976
37
1977
23
1978
23
1979
34
1980
34
1981
24
1982
30
1983
23
1984
22
1985
31
1986
18
1987
16
1988
19
1989
40
1990
24
1991
15
1992
17
1993
17
1994
21
1995
32
1996
24
1997
22
1998
28
1999
15
2000
44
2001
18
2002
20
2003
23
2004
27
2005
33
2006
23
2007
16
2008
24
2009
22
2010
21
2011
67
2012
40
2013
26
2014
34
2015
14
2016
19
2017
18
2018
19
2019
32
2020
4
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Bakersfield between 4 October 1986 and 30 April 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Bakersfield set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1986-10-04
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2007-04-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 180.3 mm (7.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 180.3 mm (7.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bakersfield. The most was 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 30 April 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bakersfield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
9 January 1955
Feb
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
4 February 1992
Mar
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
31 March 1945
Apr
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
30 April 2007
May
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
11 May 2012
Jun
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
8 June 1970
Jul
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
18 July 1959
Aug
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
23 August 1942
Sep
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
11 September 2007
Oct
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
4 October 1986
Nov
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
5 November 2014
Dec
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
22 December 1986
Period of Record Coverage
1965 to 2020
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Bakersfield, 1965 to 2020. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1971, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2020.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Bakersfield, 1966 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.0 C (66.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 17.5 C (63.5 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 20.6 C (69.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bakersfield as warming stripes, 1966 to 2018
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1966
18.2 C
-0.77 C
1967
19.2 C
+0.22 C
1968
18.2 C
-0.77 C
1969
19.1 C
+0.10 C
1970
18.0 C
-1.00 C
1972
19.0 C
+0.03 C
1973
18.2 C
-0.78 C
1974
18.6 C
-0.40 C
1975
18.0 C
-0.97 C
1976
17.5 C
-1.51 C
1977
19.5 C
+0.52 C
1978
18.4 C
-0.58 C
1979
18.3 C
-0.73 C
1980
19.0 C
-0.05 C
1981
18.8 C
-0.18 C
1982
19.2 C
+0.16 C
1983
18.8 C
-0.24 C
1984
18.8 C
-0.19 C
1985
19.4 C
+0.42 C
1986
19.9 C
+0.90 C
1987
18.3 C
-0.71 C
1988
19.2 C
+0.22 C
1989
19.9 C
+0.85 C
1990
19.5 C
+0.52 C
1991
19.1 C
+0.12 C
1992
18.7 C
-0.29 C
1993
18.5 C
-0.50 C
1994
19.6 C
+0.61 C
1995
19.2 C
+0.17 C
1996
19.1 C
+0.10 C
1997
17.9 C
-1.10 C
1998
19.9 C
+0.88 C
1999
19.7 C
+0.71 C
2000
19.7 C
+0.66 C
2001
19.5 C
+0.51 C
2002
18.8 C
-0.19 C
2003
19.1 C
+0.12 C
2005
19.5 C
+0.46 C
2008
19.0 C
-0.01 C
2010
19.0 C
-0.01 C
2011
20.4 C
+1.34 C
2012
20.6 C
+1.56 C
2013
19.2 C
+0.14 C
2014
19.1 C
+0.10 C
2015
18.8 C
-0.20 C
2017
19.2 C
+0.20 C
2018
18.8 C
-0.22 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1966 to 2018. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bakersfield
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1966 to 2018
47
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1966 to 2018
47
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (-0.01 to 0.24) per decade
0.20 F (-0.02 to 0.42) per decade
1966 to 2018
47
Not clearly different from zero
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
1942 to 2020
Yearly extremes at Bakersfield: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1994
40.6 C (105.1 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
2007
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1986
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
79
Longest dry spell (CDD)
122 days
1972
55 days
79
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1995
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2001
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2005
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2009
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2010
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2011
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2013
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2014
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2015
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2016
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2018
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2019
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2020
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1967
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1974
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1980
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1981
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1983
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1984
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1985
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1986
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1988
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1992
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1995
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1996
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1997
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2001
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2002
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2005
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2007
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2010
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2012
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2014
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2015
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2016
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2017
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2018
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2019
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2020
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1945
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1952
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1957
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1960
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1965
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1977
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1982
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1983
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1987
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1989
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1993
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1997
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1999
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2000
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2003
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2005
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2006
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
2008
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2009
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2010
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2012
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2013
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2014
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2015
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2017
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2018
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2019
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 280.4 mm (11.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1944
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1945
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1946
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1948
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1957
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1960
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1961
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1965
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1966
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1967
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1970
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1972
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1974
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1975
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1977
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1979
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1981
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1983
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1987
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1989
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1995
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2000
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2003
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2004
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2006
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
2008
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2009
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2012
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2013
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2014
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2015
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2017
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2018
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2019
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 122 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bakersfield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942
45 days
1943
77 days
1944
45 days
1945
78 days
1946
61 days
1947
51 days
1948
73 days
1949
65 days
1950
90 days
1951
58 days
1952
64 days
1953
89 days
1954
86 days
1955
102 days
1956
91 days
1957
39 days
1958
64 days
1959
43 days
1960
40 days
1961
47 days
1962
44 days
1963
45 days
1964
42 days
1965
61 days
1966
84 days
1967
69 days
1968
53 days
1969
44 days
1970
75 days
1971
59 days
1972
122 days
1973
87 days
1974
79 days
1975
76 days
1976
38 days
1977
45 days
1978
44 days
1979
85 days
1980
54 days
1981
70 days
1982
54 days
1983
82 days
1984
72 days
1985
60 days
1986
70 days
1987
51 days
1988
44 days
1989
43 days
1990
56 days
1991
52 days
1992
35 days
1993
37 days
1994
45 days
1995
48 days
1996
62 days
1997
49 days
1998
84 days
1999
66 days
2000
74 days
2001
50 days
2002
78 days
2003
36 days
2004
32 days
2005
69 days
2006
55 days
2007
40 days
2008
50 days
2009
35 days
2010
62 days
2011
111 days
2012
90 days
2013
55 days
2014
41 days
2015
23 days
2016
27 days
2017
36 days
2018
36 days
2019
15 days
2020
15 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
47 years with a frost
Across 47 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bakersfield falls on 21 March and the median first autumn frost on 12 November, which leaves a median of 240 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bakersfield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1984 to 2018)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 March
n/a
18 March
n/a
-2.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
12 November
n/a
13 November
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
240 days
n/a
247 days
n/a
+3.0 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
68 years, 1942 to 2017
A day with at least 49.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 142.5 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bakersfield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
108.1 mm (4.3 in)
50 years
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
100 years
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1942 to 2017.
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: 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 2007; 113.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1986; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1942.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bakersfield, at 1985 and 1992. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1985 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1992 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bakersfield, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1985
+0.3
+0.6
possible
5
1992
-0.6
-1.1
likely
5
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.
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Data for Bakersfield standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bakersfield 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.