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Needles, CA

34.768°N, 114.618°W · station EEDthr · 139 years of record
104°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Needles.
104°TUE9/1103°WED9/2102°THU9/3101°FRI9/496°SAT9/597°SUN9/6100°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Needles — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#80 / 132
warmest Sep 1 in 132 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

120°F
set in 1950

Coolest Sep 1 ever

91°F
set in 1915
Forecast high 104°F — 80th warmest Sep 1 of 132 years · record 120°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
1888: 114°F1891: 110°F1892: 103°F1893: 97°F1894: 96°F1895: 106°F1897: 95°F1898: 96°F1899: 109°F1900: 96°F1901: 100°F1902: 107°F1903: 106°F1904: 102°F1905: 107°F1906: 97°F1908: 100°F1909: 92°F1910: 105°F1912: 96°F1913: 94°F1914: 95°F1915: 91°F1916: 99°F1917: 110°F1918: 108°F1919: 101°F1920: 102°F1921: 101°F1922: 110°F1923: 104°F1924: 110°F1925: 108°F1926: 103°F1927: 106°F1928: 108°F1929: 103°F1930: 106°F1931: 96°F1932: 103°F1933: 105°F1934: 106°F1935: 106°F1936: 99°F1937: 98°F1938: 97°F1940: 106°F1941: 102°F1942: 104°F1943: 107°F1944: 106°F1945: 106°F1946: 101°F1947: 111°F1948: 111°F1949: 113°F1950: 120°F1951: 97°F1952: 112°F1953: 96°F1954: 103°F1955: 109°F1956: 105°F1957: 98°F1958: 112°F1959: 112°F1960: 98°F1961: 104°F1962: 106°F1963: 102°F1964: 98°F1965: 102°F1966: 95°F1967: 95°F1968: 104°F1969: 114°F1970: 110°F1971: 105°F1972: 107°F1973: 100°F1974: 104°F1975: 108°F1976: 112°F1977: 105°F1978: 110°F1979: 103°F1980: 103°F1981: 104°F1982: 107°F1983: 109°F1984: 113°F1985: 108°F1986: 102°F1987: 115°F1988: 95°F1989: 103°F1990: 106°F1991: 105°F1992: 100°F1993: 104°F1994: 105°F1995: 113°F1996: 109°F1997: 102°F1998: 104°F1999: 100°F2000: 96°F2001: 107°F2002: 111°F2003: 110°F2004: 111°F2005: 111°F2006: 112°F2007: 115°F2008: 99°F2009: 103°F2010: 105°F2011: 112°F2012: 104°F2013: 98°F2014: 109°F2015: 104°F2016: 111°F2017: 115°F2018: 107°F2019: 111°F2020: 107°F2021: 93°F2022: 112°F2023: 96°F2024: 112°F2025: 112°F104° forecast90951001051101151201900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 1104°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record120°F
This-date rank#80 of 132
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°FJan 20, 197118°FJan 22, 1937
Feb92°FFeb 26, 198622°FFeb 10, 1933
Mar106°FMar 21, 202629°FMar 16, 1917
Apr107°FApr 22, 201233°FApr 9, 1909
May118°FMay 29, 191039°FMay 14, 1909
Jun125°FJun 20, 201646°FJun 2, 1915
Jul125°FJul 16, 192557°FJul 18, 1987
Aug123°FAug 15, 202060°FAug 20, 1917
Sep120°FSep 1, 195040°FSep 21, 1910
Oct112°FOct 5, 191734°FOct 30, 1971
Nov93°FNov 4, 202025°FNov 21, 1906
Dec83°FDec 15, 197720°FDec 30, 1895
All-time125°FJul 16, 192518°FJan 22, 1937

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Needles so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

15 broke
plus 1 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

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

100°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 2006

Coldest high ever

35°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 6, 1913
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan66°FJan 3, 199735°FJan 6, 1913
Feb66°FFeb 20, 199644°FFeb 14, 1903
Mar74°FMar 30, 202650°FMar 1, 1971
Apr79°FApr 24, 191153°FApr 3, 1965
May92°FMay 17, 190164°FMay 1, 1915
Jun98°FJun 21, 201668°FJun 1, 1927
Jul100°FJul 22, 200684°FJul 29, 1936
Aug96°FAug 9, 202678°FAug 28, 1951
Sep92°FSep 2, 202271°FSep 25, 1976
Oct89°FOct 1, 200357°FOct 31, 1959
Nov74°FNov 4, 200141°FNov 28, 1919
Dec69°FDec 6, 190141°FDec 10, 1972
All-time100°FJul 22, 200635°FJan 6, 1913

Hot Streaks

Current run

20 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

167 days
record run, ended Oct 24 2003

So far in 2026

135 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: 107°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

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight12h 54m · losing 14 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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
135 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 23rd most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 121. Record: 147 in 1910.

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