California · THREADEX · 1935–2026

Alturas, CA

41.484°N, 120.561°W · station AATthr · 92 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Alturas.
87°MON7/1389°TUE7/1492°WED7/1592°THU7/1694°FRI7/1792°SAT7/1891°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#22 / 89
warmest Jul 17 in 89 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

101°F
set in 1959

Coolest Jul 17 ever

66°F
set in 1993

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Alturas. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
66841011935: 94°F1937: 88°F1938: 94°F1939: 87°F1940: 82°F1941: 90°F1942: 82°F1943: 87°F1944: 89°F1945: 84°F1946: 82°F1947: 90°F1948: 89°F1949: 89°F1950: 88°F1951: 92°F1952: 89°F1953: 90°F1954: 93°F1955: 88°F1956: 87°F1957: 85°F1958: 83°F1959: 101°F1960: 95°F1961: 88°F1962: 91°F1963: 84°F1964: 80°F1965: 91°F1966: 87°F1967: 86°F1968: 84°F1969: 89°F1970: 85°F1971: 95°F1972: 98°F1973: 95°F1974: 83°F1975: 77°F1976: 96°F1977: 95°F1978: 74°F1979: 100°F1980: 87°F1981: 90°F1982: 84°F1983: 77°F1984: 100°F1985: 93°F1986: 68°F1987: 81°F1988: 88°F1989: 79°F1990: 97°F1991: 76°F1992: 91°F1993: 66°F1994: 96°F1995: 90°F1996: 84°F1998: 97°F1999: 80°F2000: 81°F2001: 77°F2002: 92°F2003: 96°F2004: 94°F2005: 98°F2006: 97°F2007: 85°F2008: 88°F2009: 98°F2010: 96°F2011: 81°F2012: 86°F2013: 89°F2014: 96°F2015: 88°F2016: 87°F2017: 90°F2018: 96°F2019: 87°F2020: 97°F2021: 93°F2022: 97°F2023: 93°F2024: 93°F2025: 90°F94° forecast193520251959

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1794°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record101°F
This-date rank#22 of 89
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1960)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1935–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Alturas in each calendar month, and for the whole 1935–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan69°F1961-32°F1937
Feb72°F1986-33°F1989
Mar82°F1966-7°F1971
Apr85°F19877°F1997
May95°F198314°F2010
Jun105°F202121°F1973
Jul107°F196028°F1976
Aug106°F196126°F1960
Sep106°F195515°F1950
Oct93°F19610°F2002
Nov82°F1962-17°F1985
Dec71°F1939-34°F1972
All-time107°F1960-34°F1972

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Alturas so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (82°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

5 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

32 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1971

So far in 2026

11 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Alturas's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 89°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 20°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 22°FMar: 53°FMar: 25°FApr: 59°FApr: 29°FMay: 68°FMay: 36°FJun: 78°FJun: 41°FJul: 89°FJul: 46°FAug: 88°FAug: 43°FSep: 80°FSep: 36°FOct: 66°FOct: 28°FNov: 51°FNov: 24°FDec: 42°FDec: 19°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:40 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 56m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.48°N, 120.56°W

Nearby Stations

Klamath Falls, OR75 mi NWMount Shasta, CA91 mi WRedding, CA112 mi SWMedford, OR134 mi WReno, NV142 mi SWinnemucca, NV148 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Alturas's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Alturas, CA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Alturas's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Alturas, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1935

Each cell is one day's high at Alturas, coloured by temperature — 92 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Alturas, CA daily high heat map 1935–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Alturas — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
11 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 23rd most in 92 years. Normal for this point: 9. Record: 30 in 2021.

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