Beale AFB Weather Records (USW00093216)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Beale AFB (USW00093216), California, United States, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Beale AFB

Beale AFB (USW00093216) is a weather station in California, United States at 39.12 latitude and -121.43 longitude, 38 m (125 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2026, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Beale 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, 39.12 latitude, -121.43 longitude.
Elevation: 38 m (125 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2026, 68 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

62 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Beale AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 62 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Beale AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20.9 C (69.6 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Mar	28.6 C (83.5 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28.6 C (83.5 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.1 C (35.8 F)
May	39.5 C (103.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39.5 C (103.1 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39.1 C (102.4 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38.7 C (101.7 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39.7 C (103.5 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37.3 C (99.1 F)	14.5 C (58.1 F)
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.5 C (43.7 F)
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25.9 C (78.6 F)	3.8 C (38.8 F)
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	0.3 C (32.5 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Beale AFB still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 154.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 140.2 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Beale AFB. The most was 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 13 October 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Beale AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 January 1964
Feb	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	9 February 1962
Mar	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 March 1963
Apr	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 April 1966
May	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 May 1960
Jun	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 June 1968
Jul	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	23 July 1969
Aug	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 August 1965
Sep	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 September 1959
Oct	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	13 October 1962
Nov	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	13 November 1960
Dec	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 December 1962

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2025

13 years of record at Beale AFB, 1959 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959.

Days with data per year at Beale AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	184	50%	No
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
2025	356	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1960 to 2025

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Beale AFB, 1960 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.3 C (61.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 15.2 C (59.4 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 17.8 C (64.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Beale AFB as warming stripes, 1960 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1960	16.9 C	+0.58 C
1961	16.1 C	-0.24 C
1962	16.2 C	-0.17 C
1963	15.2 C	-1.14 C
1964	16.3 C	-0.01 C
1965	15.4 C	-0.98 C
1966	16.2 C	-0.12 C
1967	16.3 C	-0.05 C
1968	16.3 C	-0.03 C
1969	16.3 C	-0.02 C
1970	17.0 C	+0.69 C
2025	17.8 C	+1.45 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

1959 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Beale AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1961	40.8 C (105.4 F)	14
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1963	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	1962	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	13
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	279.2 mm (11.0 in)	1962	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	12
Longest dry spell (CDD)	152 days	1966	96 days	13

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Beale AFB, 1959 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.8 C (105.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Beale AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1959	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1960	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2025	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2026	41.0 C (105.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Beale AFB, 1959 to 2026. The record is -5.6 C (21.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Beale AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1959	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1960	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1962	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1963	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1964	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1965	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1969	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1970	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2025	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2026	0.1 C (32.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Beale AFB, 1959 to 2026. The record is 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Beale AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1960	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1963	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1964	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1968	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2025	n/a
2026	9.1 mm (0.36 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Beale AFB, 1959 to 2026. The record is 279.2 mm (11.0 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.7 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Beale AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1961	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1962	279.2 mm (11.0 in)
1963	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1964	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1965	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1966	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1967	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1968	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1970	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Beale AFB, 1959 to 2026. The record is 152 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 96 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Beale AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	83 days
1960	100 days
1961	107 days
1962	134 days
1963	81 days
1964	141 days
1965	83 days
1966	152 days
1967	96 days
1968	72 days
1969	82 days
1970	127 days
2025	n/a
2026	4 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 Beale AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Beale AFB 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).