California · THREADEX · 1943–2026

Bishop, CA

37.371°N, 118.359°W · station BIHthr · 84 years of record
101°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Bishop.
96°MON7/1393°TUE7/1497°WED7/15101°THU7/16100°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#27 / 81
warmest Jul 16 in 81 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

109°F
set in 1972

Coolest Jul 16 ever

85°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Bishop. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
85971091944: 96°F1945: 99°F1947: 96°F1948: 106°F1949: 107°F1950: 103°F1951: 97°F1952: 96°F1953: 100°F1954: 102°F1955: 103°F1956: 93°F1957: 101°F1958: 92°F1959: 103°F1960: 103°F1961: 103°F1962: 95°F1963: 100°F1964: 98°F1965: 88°F1966: 98°F1967: 85°F1968: 96°F1969: 99°F1970: 104°F1971: 103°F1972: 109°F1973: 95°F1974: 95°F1975: 92°F1976: 100°F1977: 93°F1978: 101°F1979: 103°F1980: 98°F1981: 100°F1982: 96°F1983: 92°F1984: 96°F1985: 100°F1986: 93°F1987: 96°F1988: 104°F1989: 97°F1990: 93°F1991: 95°F1992: 93°F1993: 87°F1994: 100°F1995: 101°F1996: 100°F1997: 102°F1998: 106°F1999: 92°F2000: 100°F2001: 90°F2002: 100°F2003: 102°F2004: 99°F2005: 107°F2006: 106°F2007: 101°F2008: 96°F2009: 103°F2010: 99°F2011: 89°F2012: 93°F2013: 97°F2014: 97°F2015: 98°F2016: 105°F2017: 105°F2018: 103°F2019: 100°F2020: 105°F2021: 103°F2022: 107°F2023: 109°F2024: 95°F2025: 100°F101° forecast194420251972

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 16101°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record109°F
This-date rank#27 of 81
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record111°F (2021)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1943–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bishop in each calendar month, and for the whole 1943–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1948-7°F1974
Feb81°F1986-2°F1969
Mar89°F20269°F1969
Apr94°F202015°F1953
May104°F202025°F1964
Jun109°F195425°F2011
Jul111°F202134°F1987
Aug108°F202034°F1947
Sep107°F202025°F2019
Oct99°F202413°F2019
Nov84°F19495°F1958
Dec78°F1958-8°F1988
All-time111°F2021-8°F1988

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

11 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

84 days
record run, ended Sep 12 1956

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Bishop's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 98°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 55°FJan: 23°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 26°FMar: 66°FMar: 31°FApr: 72°FApr: 37°FMay: 82°FMay: 44°FJun: 92°FJun: 51°FJul: 99°FJul: 57°FAug: 97°FAug: 54°FSep: 89°FSep: 47°FOct: 76°FOct: 38°FNov: 63°FNov: 27°FDec: 54°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight14h 32m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.37°N, 118.36°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA85 mi SWMadera, CA100 mi WHanford, CA101 mi SWMerced, CA118 mi WBakersfield, CA139 mi SStockton, CA160 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Bishop'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.
Bishop, CA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bishop's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bishop, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1943

Each cell is one day's high at Bishop, coloured by temperature — 84 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bishop, CA daily high heat map 1943–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Bishop — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
43 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 21st most in 84 years. Normal for this point: 37. Record: 55 in 2001.

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