California · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Bakersfield, CA

35.434°N, 119.055°W · station BFLthr · 134 years of record
105°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bakersfield.
102°MON7/13104°TUE7/14105°WED7/15103°THU7/16103°FRI7/1798°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#20 / 126
warmest Jul 15 in 126 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

114°F
set in 1930

Coolest Jul 15 ever

87°F
set in 1958

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Bakersfield. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
871001141893: 100°F1899: 101°F1902: 91°F1903: 98°F1904: 101°F1905: 99°F1906: 104°F1907: 100°F1908: 112°F1909: 105°F1910: 100°F1911: 91°F1912: 95°F1913: 99°F1914: 104°F1915: 97°F1916: 96°F1917: 107°F1918: 95°F1919: 104°F1920: 91°F1921: 106°F1922: 108°F1923: 94°F1924: 98°F1925: 110°F1926: 108°F1927: 101°F1928: 106°F1929: 100°F1930: 114°F1931: 98°F1932: 91°F1933: 107°F1934: 96°F1935: 108°F1936: 105°F1937: 98°F1938: 103°F1939: 97°F1940: 102°F1941: 103°F1942: 96°F1943: 91°F1944: 102°F1945: 103°F1946: 93°F1947: 96°F1948: 107°F1949: 101°F1950: 109°F1951: 96°F1952: 96°F1953: 101°F1954: 102°F1955: 104°F1956: 94°F1957: 94°F1958: 87°F1959: 100°F1960: 98°F1961: 103°F1962: 97°F1963: 101°F1964: 99°F1965: 103°F1966: 95°F1967: 103°F1968: 92°F1969: 100°F1970: 103°F1971: 107°F1972: 110°F1973: 96°F1974: 98°F1975: 90°F1976: 101°F1977: 103°F1978: 100°F1979: 106°F1980: 94°F1981: 106°F1982: 106°F1983: 93°F1984: 107°F1985: 102°F1986: 101°F1987: 107°F1988: 96°F1989: 95°F1990: 105°F1991: 97°F1992: 95°F1993: 89°F1994: 105°F1995: 103°F1996: 103°F1997: 98°F1998: 98°F1999: 97°F2000: 94°F2001: 92°F2002: 102°F2003: 104°F2004: 97°F2005: 105°F2006: 101°F2007: 94°F2008: 99°F2009: 105°F2010: 100°F2011: 87°F2012: 98°F2013: 101°F2014: 103°F2015: 97°F2016: 102°F2017: 102°F2018: 105°F2019: 99°F2020: 99°F2021: 100°F2022: 102°F2023: 105°F2024: 103°F2025: 103°F105° forecast189320251930

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 15105°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record114°F
This-date rank#20 of 126
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record118°F (1908)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan82°F192314°F1913
Feb88°F190220°F1900
Mar95°F202620°F1917
Apr101°F198128°F1893
May110°F191034°F1907
Jun114°F197638°F1907
Jul118°F190846°F1903
Aug117°F193344°F1903
Sep115°F202230°F1908
Oct104°F193329°F1971
Nov95°F192122°F1931
Dec87°F191513°F1905
All-time118°F190813°F1905

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

13 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

119 days
record run, ended Oct 5 1905

So far in 2026

52 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: 98°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 59°FJan: 40°FFeb: 64°FFeb: 43°FMar: 70°FMar: 46°FApr: 76°FApr: 50°FMay: 84°FMay: 57°FJun: 92°FJun: 64°FJul: 98°FJul: 71°FAug: 97°FAug: 69°FSep: 92°FSep: 64°FOct: 80°FOct: 55°FNov: 67°FNov: 45°FDec: 59°FDec: 39°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight14h 21m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.43°N, 119.06°W

Nearby Stations

Lancaster, CA67 mi SEHanford, CA68 mi NWPalmdale, CA78 mi SECamarillo, CA84 mi SSanta Maria, CA87 mi WBurbank Glendale Pasadena, CA93 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Bakersfield, CA — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Bakersfield, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Bakersfield, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bakersfield, CA daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bakersfield — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
52 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 19th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 42. Record: 67 in 1908.

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