California · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Needles, CA

34.768°N, 114.618°W · station EEDthr · 139 years of record
113°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Needles.
107°MON7/13110°TUE7/14113°WED7/15109°THU7/16104°FRI7/17105°SAT7/18108°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#40 / 131
warmest Jul 15 in 131 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

121°F
set in 2006

Coolest Jul 15 ever

95°F
set in 1914

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Needles. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
951081211888: 108°F1889: 114°F1891: 116°F1892: 106°F1893: 107°F1894: 100°F1895: 112°F1896: 111°F1897: 111°F1899: 105°F1900: 102°F1901: 109°F1902: 111°F1903: 101°F1904: 111°F1905: 102°F1906: 102°F1908: 110°F1909: 110°F1910: 98°F1911: 112°F1912: 97°F1913: 106°F1914: 95°F1915: 105°F1916: 103°F1917: 115°F1918: 107°F1920: 108°F1921: 109°F1922: 116°F1924: 114°F1925: 120°F1926: 116°F1927: 110°F1928: 109°F1929: 112°F1930: 112°F1931: 110°F1932: 109°F1933: 101°F1934: 105°F1935: 114°F1936: 112°F1937: 109°F1939: 110°F1940: 105°F1941: 113°F1942: 96°F1943: 108°F1944: 106°F1945: 100°F1946: 109°F1947: 105°F1948: 114°F1949: 118°F1950: 114°F1951: 110°F1952: 107°F1953: 107°F1954: 115°F1955: 113°F1956: 105°F1957: 113°F1958: 109°F1959: 112°F1960: 114°F1961: 115°F1962: 105°F1963: 113°F1964: 110°F1965: 106°F1966: 112°F1967: 105°F1968: 104°F1969: 110°F1970: 117°F1971: 110°F1972: 117°F1973: 106°F1974: 97°F1975: 109°F1976: 107°F1977: 110°F1978: 116°F1979: 109°F1980: 105°F1981: 108°F1982: 112°F1983: 113°F1984: 105°F1985: 113°F1986: 95°F1988: 111°F1989: 114°F1990: 97°F1991: 111°F1992: 101°F1993: 106°F1994: 110°F1995: 110°F1996: 109°F1997: 115°F1998: 118°F1999: 102°F2000: 111°F2001: 107°F2002: 114°F2003: 117°F2004: 101°F2005: 119°F2006: 121°F2007: 112°F2008: 105°F2009: 111°F2010: 120°F2011: 102°F2012: 102°F2013: 114°F2014: 108°F2015: 108°F2016: 115°F2017: 118°F2018: 111°F2019: 117°F2020: 113°F2021: 110°F2022: 114°F2023: 121°F2024: 113°F2025: 111°F113° forecast188820252006

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 15113°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record121°F
This-date rank#40 of 131
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record125°F (1925)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Needles in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°F197118°F1937
Feb92°F198622°F1933
Mar106°F202629°F1917
Apr107°F201233°F1909
May118°F191039°F1909
Jun125°F201646°F1915
Jul125°F192557°F1987
Aug123°F202060°F1917
Sep120°F195040°F1910
Oct112°F191734°F1971
Nov93°F202025°F1906
Dec83°F197720°F1895
All-time125°F192518°F1937

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

15 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Feb (92°F), Mar (106°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

167 days
record run, ended Oct 24 2003

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Needles's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 110°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 66°FJan: 45°FFeb: 71°FFeb: 47°FMar: 79°FMar: 53°FApr: 86°FApr: 59°FMay: 96°FMay: 69°FJun: 106°FJun: 78°FJul: 110°FJul: 85°FAug: 109°FAug: 84°FSep: 102°FSep: 76°FOct: 89°FOct: 63°FNov: 75°FNov: 51°FDec: 64°FDec: 44°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:35 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight14h 18m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.77°N, 114.62°W

Nearby Stations

Lake Havasu City, AZ26 mi SEKingman, AZ51 mi NELas Vegas, NV95 mi NWPalm Springs, CA125 mi SWEl Centro, CA144 mi SWYuma, AZ145 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Needles's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Needles, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's high at Needles, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Needles, CA daily high heat map 1888–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Needles — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
87 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 20th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 73. Record: 97 in 1910.

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