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Vandenberg AFB Weather Records (USW00093214)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vandenberg AFB (USW00093214), California, United States, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Vandenberg AFB

  • Vandenberg AFB (USW00093214) is a weather station in California, United States at 34.72 latitude and -120.57 longitude, 116 m (381 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1951 to 2026, 76 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Vandenberg AFB 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, 34.72 latitude, -120.57 longitude.
  • Elevation: 116 m (381 ft).
  • Period of record: 1951 to 2026, 76 years.
  • Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

52 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Vandenberg AFB, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Vandenberg AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 52 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 Vandenberg AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 52 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Vandenberg AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan25.6 C (78.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)23.0 C (73.4 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
Feb28.8 C (83.8 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)28.8 C (83.8 F)1.3 C (34.3 F)
Mar26.1 C (79.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)3.1 C (37.6 F)
Apr32.2 C (90.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)22.9 C (73.2 F)4.1 C (39.4 F)
May26.7 C (80.1 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)24.9 C (76.8 F)5.1 C (41.2 F)
Jun25.0 C (77.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)5.2 C (41.4 F)
Jul25.6 C (78.1 F)6.9 C (44.4 F)21.4 C (70.5 F)6.9 C (44.4 F)
Aug29.4 C (84.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)25.5 C (77.9 F)7.5 C (45.5 F)
Sep37.8 C (100.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)24.7 C (76.5 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Nov30.6 C (87.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)25.8 C (78.4 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Dec30.6 C (87.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)28.6 C (83.5 F)3.4 C (38.1 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Vandenberg AFB by the year they were set 1,464 records at Vandenberg AFB still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 145. 0501001501951: 341952: 1321958: 791959: 1451960: 1331961: 761962: 1091963: 801964: 1271965: 871966: 731967: 761968: 771969: 781970: 802025: 7819511958196019621964196619681970
1,464 records at Vandenberg AFB still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 145.
Standing records at Vandenberg AFB by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195134
1952132
195879
1959145
1960133
196176
1962109
196380
1964127
196587
196673
196776
196877
196978
197080
202578

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vandenberg AFB The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vandenberg AFB. The most was 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 15 March 1952. 0255075100 Jan: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 18 January 1969 Jan Feb: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 9 February 1963 Feb Mar: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 15 March 1952 Mar Apr: 37.6 mm (1.5 in), 5 April 1958 Apr May: 7.9 mm (0.31 in), 8 May 1963 May Jun: 3.3 mm (0.13 in), 1 June 1967 Jun Jul: 1.3 mm (0.05 in), 27 July 1964 Jul Aug: 5.1 mm (0.20 in), 7 August 1963 Aug Sep: 9.4 mm (0.37 in), 23 September 1958 Sep Oct: 37.8 mm (1.5 in), 6 October 1960 Oct Nov: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 25 November 1970 Nov Dec: 77.2 mm (3.0 in), 2 December 1966 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vandenberg AFB. The most was 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 15 March 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vandenberg AFB
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan40.6 mm (1.6 in)18 January 1969
Feb52.1 mm (2.1 in)9 February 1963
Mar81.8 mm (3.2 in)15 March 1952
Apr37.6 mm (1.5 in)5 April 1958
May7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 May 1963
Jun3.3 mm (0.13 in)1 June 1967
Jul1.3 mm (0.05 in)27 July 1964
Aug5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 August 1963
Sep9.4 mm (0.37 in)23 September 1958
Oct37.8 mm (1.5 in)6 October 1960
Nov36.8 mm (1.4 in)25 November 1970
Dec77.2 mm (3.0 in)2 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 2025
Days with data per year at Vandenberg AFB 16 years of record at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1958. 1951: 92 of 365 days1952: 330 of 366 days1958: 210 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 363 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days2025: 331 of 365 days1960196519702025
16 years of record at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1958.
Days with data per year at Vandenberg AFB
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19519225%No
195233090%Yes
195821058%No
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736399%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
202533191%Yes

Latest Records

0

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

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1959 to 1970
Annual mean temperature at Vandenberg AFB as warming stripes, 1959 to 1970 One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Vandenberg AFB, 1959 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1959, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F). 1959: 14.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1960: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1961: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1962: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1963: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1964: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1965: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1967: 13.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1968: 13.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1969: 13.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1970: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1959196019621964196619681970
One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Vandenberg AFB, 1959 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1959, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Vandenberg AFB as warming stripes, 1959 to 1970
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195914.3 C+1.11 C
196012.8 C-0.36 C
196113.0 C-0.22 C
196212.7 C-0.50 C
196314.0 C+0.82 C
196412.2 C-0.97 C
196512.8 C-0.40 C
196613.3 C+0.10 C
196713.2 C+0.05 C
196813.5 C+0.35 C
196913.5 C+0.31 C
197012.9 C-0.30 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

1951 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Vandenberg AFB: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.8 C (100.0 F)197032.2 C (90.0 F)17
Coldest night (TNn)-3.3 C (26.1 F)1967-0.6 C (30.9 F)17
Wettest day (Rx1day)81.8 mm (3.2 in)195237.6 mm (1.5 in)15
Wettest five days (Rx5day)149.7 mm (5.9 in)196267.1 mm (2.6 in)14
Longest dry spell (CDD)210 days1966128 days15

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Vandenberg AFB by year The hottest day of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F). 253035401960198020002020Record: 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1970
The hottest day of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Vandenberg AFB by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195132.8 C (91.0 F)
195227.8 C (82.0 F)
1957n/a
195830.6 C (87.1 F)
195932.2 C (90.0 F)
196028.3 C (82.9 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196226.7 C (80.1 F)
196329.4 C (84.9 F)
196435.0 C (95.0 F)
196537.2 C (99.0 F)
196634.4 C (93.9 F)
196732.2 C (90.0 F)
196836.7 C (98.1 F)
196928.9 C (84.0 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
202529.4 C (84.9 F)
202631.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Vandenberg AFB by year The coldest night of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.6 C (30.9 F). -4-2021960198020002020Record: -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1967
The coldest night of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.6 C (30.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Vandenberg AFB by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1951-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1952-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1957n/a
19580.0 C (32.0 F)
19591.7 C (35.1 F)
1960-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19610.0 C (32.0 F)
1962-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19631.1 C (34.0 F)
19640.0 C (32.0 F)
1965-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1966-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1967-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19690.6 C (33.1 F)
1970-0.6 C (30.9 F)
20250.6 C (33.1 F)
20261.9 C (35.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vandenberg AFB by year The wettest day of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 mm (1.5 in). 02550751001960198020002020Record: 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1952
The wettest day of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.6 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vandenberg AFB by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1951n/a
195281.8 mm (3.2 in)
1957n/a
195837.6 mm (1.5 in)
195934.3 mm (1.4 in)
196038.9 mm (1.5 in)
196120.8 mm (0.8 in)
196244.5 mm (1.8 in)
196352.1 mm (2.1 in)
196433.0 mm (1.3 in)
196534.3 mm (1.4 in)
196677.2 mm (3.0 in)
196720.1 mm (0.8 in)
196840.4 mm (1.6 in)
196942.2 mm (1.7 in)
197036.8 mm (1.4 in)
2025n/a
20260.3 mm (0.01 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vandenberg AFB by year The wettest five days of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 149.7 mm (5.9 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 149.7 mm (5.9 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 149.7 mm (5.9 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vandenberg AFB by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1951n/a
195299.6 mm (3.9 in)
1957n/a
195877.7 mm (3.1 in)
195942.7 mm (1.7 in)
196043.7 mm (1.7 in)
196128.5 mm (1.1 in)
1962149.7 mm (5.9 in)
196370.7 mm (2.8 in)
196451.6 mm (2.0 in)
1965107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966138.9 mm (5.5 in)
196751.9 mm (2.0 in)
196853.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969112.0 mm (4.4 in)
197063.5 mm (2.5 in)
2025n/a
2026n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vandenberg AFB by year The longest dry spell of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 210 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 128 days. 01002003001960198020002020Record: 210 days in 1966
The longest dry spell of the year at Vandenberg AFB, 1951 to 2026. The record is 210 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 128 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vandenberg AFB by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1951n/a
1952128 days
1957n/a
195896 days
1959143 days
1960160 days
1961170 days
1962149 days
196370 days
196471 days
1965156 days
1966210 days
1967101 days
196884 days
196990 days
1970136 days
2025n/a
20262 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 Vandenberg AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).