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Eureka, CA

40.810°N, 124.160°W · station EKAthr · 141 years of record
60°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Eureka.
60°SAT10/1757°SUN10/1857°MON10/1956°TUE10/2057°WED10/2155°THU10/2255°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#56 / 139
warmest Oct 17 in 139 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

77°F
set in 1960

Coolest Oct 17 ever

51°F
set in 1944
Forecast high 60°F — 56th warmest Oct 17 of 139 years · record 77°F (1960) · warmest since 2025.
1887: 52°F1888: 63°F1889: 65°F1890: 59°F1891: 61°F1892: 56°F1893: 54°F1894: 60°F1895: 57°F1896: 56°F1897: 56°F1898: 60°F1899: 56°F1900: 62°F1901: 56°F1902: 60°F1903: 54°F1904: 56°F1905: 56°F1906: 58°F1907: 58°F1908: 55°F1909: 64°F1910: 62°F1911: 56°F1912: 58°F1913: 58°F1914: 62°F1915: 55°F1916: 53°F1917: 56°F1918: 59°F1919: 55°F1920: 57°F1921: 71°F1922: 57°F1923: 60°F1924: 55°F1925: 63°F1926: 60°F1927: 69°F1928: 58°F1929: 58°F1930: 59°F1931: 58°F1932: 60°F1933: 63°F1934: 65°F1935: 63°F1936: 76°F1937: 62°F1938: 59°F1939: 65°F1940: 71°F1941: 56°F1942: 56°F1943: 62°F1944: 51°F1945: 58°F1946: 59°F1947: 67°F1948: 68°F1949: 52°F1950: 64°F1951: 60°F1952: 55°F1953: 65°F1954: 62°F1955: 54°F1956: 62°F1957: 60°F1958: 65°F1959: 57°F1960: 77°F1961: 54°F1962: 66°F1963: 60°F1964: 58°F1965: 65°F1966: 58°F1967: 74°F1968: 58°F1969: 59°F1970: 60°F1971: 53°F1972: 67°F1973: 57°F1974: 60°F1975: 66°F1976: 57°F1977: 53°F1978: 58°F1979: 60°F1980: 57°F1981: 60°F1982: 60°F1983: 64°F1984: 53°F1985: 55°F1986: 64°F1987: 59°F1988: 60°F1989: 62°F1990: 61°F1991: 61°F1992: 62°F1993: 59°F1994: 57°F1995: 66°F1996: 58°F1997: 55°F1998: 60°F1999: 70°F2000: 65°F2001: 60°F2002: 56°F2003: 70°F2004: 63°F2005: 66°F2006: 59°F2007: 62°F2008: 62°F2009: 69°F2010: 56°F2011: 65°F2012: 64°F2013: 58°F2014: 68°F2015: 67°F2016: 60°F2017: 58°F2018: 55°F2019: 63°F2020: 70°F2021: 61°F2022: 68°F2023: 59°F2024: 64°F2025: 60°F60° forecast5055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1760°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record77°F
This-date rank#56 of 139
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record87°F (1993)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1886–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Eureka in each calendar month, and for the whole 1886–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 12, 198620°FJan 14, 1888
Feb85°FFeb 17, 193024°FFeb 4, 1899
Mar78°FMar 19, 191429°FMar 3, 1896
Apr80°FApr 9, 198931°FApr 5, 1895
May84°FMay 13, 193935°FMay 1, 1887
Jun85°FJun 6, 190340°FJun 26, 1887
Jul77°FJul 28, 201543°FJul 15, 1887
Aug82°FAug 30, 196844°FAug 16, 1935
Sep87°FSep 2, 201736°FSep 22, 1895
Oct87°FOct 26, 199332°FOct 29, 1971
Nov81°FNov 11, 190427°FNov 27, 1896
Dec77°FDec 30, 196321°FDec 9, 1972
All-time87°FOct 26, 199320°FJan 14, 1888

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Eureka so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

0 broke
plus 3 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

63°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 27, 1894

Coldest high ever

34°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 8, 1972
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan63°FJan 18, 198136°FJan 14, 1888
Feb63°FFeb 26, 198037°FFeb 4, 1899
Mar58°FMar 6, 190442°FMar 20, 1909
Apr58°FApr 16, 199243°FApr 6, 1935
May59°FMay 19, 199346°FMay 5, 1964
Jun61°FJun 15, 193651°FJun 2, 1908
Jul62°FJul 21, 200753°FJul 2, 1898
Aug63°FAug 27, 189453°FAug 30, 1899
Sep62°FSep 17, 191451°FSep 21, 1890
Oct62°FOct 10, 190448°FOct 28, 1911
Nov62°FNov 3, 189141°FNov 27, 1905
Dec62°FDec 3, 197934°FDec 8, 1972
All-time63°FAug 27, 189434°FDec 8, 1972

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

0 days
record run, ended —

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Eureka's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 62°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 41°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 42°FMar: 56°FMar: 43°FApr: 58°FApr: 45°FMay: 60°FMay: 48°FJun: 62°FJun: 51°FJul: 64°FJul: 53°FAug: 65°FAug: 54°FSep: 64°FSep: 51°FOct: 62°FOct: 47°FNov: 58°FNov: 44°FDec: 55°FDec: 40°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset5:35 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight11h 06m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.81°N, 124.16°W

Nearby Stations

Crescent City, CA67 mi NRedding, CA99 mi EMount Shasta, CA102 mi EMedford, OR126 mi NEUkiah, CA126 mi SEKlamath Falls, OR156 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Eureka's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Eureka, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1886

Each cell is one day's high at Eureka, coloured by temperature — 141 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Eureka, CA daily high heat map 1886–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Eureka — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
No days ≥90°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 0. Record: 0 in 1886.

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