35.434°N, 119.055°W · station BFLthr · 134 years of record
91°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 1991
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bakersfield.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Bakersfield — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#12 / 126
warmest Oct 17 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
100°F
set in 1959
Coolest Oct 17 ever
64°F
set in 1963
Forecast high 91°F — 12th warmest Oct 17 of 126 years · record 100°F (1959) · warmest since 1991.
Ranks
#16 / 126
warmest Oct 18 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
96°F
set in 1903
Coolest Oct 18 ever
62°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 89°F — 16th warmest Oct 18 of 126 years · record 96°F (1903) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#47 / 126
warmest Oct 19 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
96°F
set in 1912
Coolest Oct 19 ever
60°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 83°F — 47th warmest Oct 19 of 126 years · record 96°F (1912) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#108 / 126
warmest Oct 20 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
97°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 20 ever
60°F
set in 1910
Forecast high 73°F — 108th warmest Oct 20 of 126 years · record 97°F (1927) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#117 / 126
warmest Oct 21 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
94°F
set in 1913
Coolest Oct 21 ever
62°F
set in 1941
Forecast high 68°F — 117th warmest Oct 21 of 126 years · record 94°F (1913) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#116 / 126
warmest Oct 22 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
95°F
set in 1901
Coolest Oct 22 ever
62°F
set in 2004
Forecast high 69°F — 116th warmest Oct 22 of 126 years · record 95°F (1901) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#115 / 126
warmest Oct 23 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
97°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 23 ever
64°F
set in 1975
Forecast high 69°F — 115th warmest Oct 23 of 126 years · record 97°F (1929) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bakersfield in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
82°FJan 16, 1923
14°FJan 7, 1913
Feb
88°FFeb 16, 1902
20°FFeb 11, 1900
Mar
95°FMar 18, 2026
20°FMar 3, 1917
Apr
101°FApr 30, 1981
28°FApr 8, 1893
May
110°FMay 31, 1910
34°FMay 13, 1907
Jun
114°FJun 28, 1976
38°FJun 12, 1907
Jul
118°FJul 28, 1908
46°FJul 7, 1903
Aug
117°FAug 14, 1933
44°FAug 22, 1903
Sep
115°FSep 6, 2022
30°FSep 27, 1908
Oct
104°FOct 4, 1933
29°FOct 30, 1971
Nov
95°FNov 3, 1921
22°FNov 23, 1931
Dec
87°FDec 2, 1915
13°FDec 24, 1905
All-time
118°FJul 28, 1908
13°FDec 24, 1905
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Bakersfield so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1910
Coldest high ever
32°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 25, 1918
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
68°FJan 24, 2014
36°FJan 8, 1947
Feb
63°FFeb 22, 1976
39°FFeb 5, 1989
Mar
66°FMar 8, 1910
45°FMar 22, 1919
Apr
68°FApr 30, 1981
50°FApr 7, 1919
May
80°FMay 3, 1906
55°FMay 1, 1915
Jun
84°FJun 28, 1925
63°FJun 12, 1998
Jul
88°FJul 22, 1910
80°FJul 2, 1902
Aug
86°FAug 9, 1978
71°FAug 28, 1911
Sep
84°FSep 7, 2022
64°FSep 29, 1911
Oct
77°FOct 1, 2010
55°FOct 31, 1923
Nov
68°FNov 10, 1926
45°FNov 25, 1902
Dec
63°FDec 23, 1955
32°FDec 25, 1918
All-time
88°FJul 22, 1910
32°FDec 25, 1918
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
119 days
record run, ended Oct 5 1905
So far in 2026
126 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Bakersfield's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 81°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Bakersfield'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Bakersfield's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.