34.068°N, 118.242°W · station CQTthr · 150 years of record
91°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Los Angeles Downtown.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Los Angeles Downtown — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#14 / 149
warmest Oct 17 in 149 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
102°F
set in 1958
Coolest Oct 17 ever
62°F
set in 1971
Forecast high 91°F — 14th warmest Oct 17 of 149 years · record 102°F (1958) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#33 / 149
warmest Oct 18 in 149 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
97°F
set in 1903
Coolest Oct 18 ever
64°F
set in 1908
Forecast high 85°F — 33rd warmest Oct 18 of 149 years · record 97°F (1903) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#49 / 149
warmest Oct 19 in 149 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
99°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 19 ever
58°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 81°F — 49th warmest Oct 19 of 149 years · record 99°F (1921) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#101 / 149
warmest Oct 20 in 149 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
99°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 20 ever
62°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 73°F — 101st warmest Oct 20 of 149 years · record 99°F (1940) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#139 / 149
warmest Oct 21 in 149 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
100°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 21 ever
64°F
set in 1975
Forecast high 68°F — 139th warmest Oct 21 of 149 years · record 100°F (1929) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#141 / 149
warmest Oct 22 in 149 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
100°F
set in 1965
Coolest Oct 22 ever
60°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 67°F — 141st warmest Oct 22 of 149 years · record 100°F (1965) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 149
warmest Oct 23 in 149 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
102°F
set in 2017
Coolest Oct 23 ever
59°F
set in 1921
Forecast high 69°F — 131st warmest Oct 23 of 149 years · record 102°F (2017) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Los Angeles Downtown in each calendar month, and for the whole 1877–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
95°FJan 18, 1971
28°FJan 7, 1913
Feb
95°FFeb 20, 1995
28°FFeb 6, 1883
Mar
99°FMar 29, 1879
31°FMar 9, 1893
Apr
106°FApr 6, 1989
36°FApr 8, 1901
May
103°FMay 25, 1896
40°FMay 16, 1883
Jun
112°FJun 26, 1990
46°FJun 10, 1892
Jul
109°FJul 25, 1891
49°FJul 12, 1888
Aug
106°FAug 19, 1885
49°FAug 30, 1901
Sep
113°FSep 27, 2010
44°FSep 23, 1880
Oct
108°FOct 3, 1987
40°FOct 22, 1892
Nov
100°FNov 1, 1966
34°FNov 18, 1881
Dec
92°FDec 8, 1938
30°FDec 14, 1878
All-time
113°FSep 27, 2010
28°FFeb 6, 1883
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Los Angeles Downtown so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 22, 1939
Coldest high ever
43°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 29, 1922
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
65°FJan 9, 1923
43°FJan 29, 1922
Feb
65°FFeb 2, 1935
46°FFeb 2, 1979
Mar
67°FMar 10, 1916
47°FMar 2, 1896
Apr
73°FApr 6, 1989
50°FApr 11, 1912
May
71°FMay 28, 1972
55°FMay 1, 1915
Jun
74°FJun 11, 1979
60°FJun 3, 1925
Jul
79°FJul 7, 2018
66°FJul 1, 1935
Aug
79°FAug 16, 1983
65°FAug 29, 1951
Sep
84°FSep 22, 1939
61°FSep 24, 1908
Oct
80°FOct 15, 1961
58°FOct 18, 1916
Nov
70°FNov 3, 1997
49°FNov 26, 1906
Dec
65°FDec 11, 1934
46°FDec 26, 1916
All-time
84°FSep 22, 1939
43°FJan 29, 1922
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
14 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1971
So far in 2026
54 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Los Angeles Downtown's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Los Angeles Downtown'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 Los Angeles Downtown's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Los Angeles Downtown, coloured by temperature — 150 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Los Angeles Downtown — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
54 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 1st most in 150 years. Normal for this point: 18. Record: 54 in 2026.
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