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Hanford, CA

36.311°N, 119.623°W · station HJOthr · 128 years of record
90°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Hanford.
90°SAT10/1789°SUN10/1882°MON10/1971°TUE10/2068°WED10/2170°THU10/2270°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#9 / 118
warmest Oct 17 in 118 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

96°F
set in 1954

Coolest Oct 17 ever

55°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 90°F — 9th warmest Oct 17 of 118 years · record 96°F (1954) · warmest since 2020.
1899: 71°F1901: 85°F1902: 80°F1903: 93°F1904: 69°F1905: 94°F1906: 83°F1907: 85°F1912: 84°F1914: 67°F1915: 85°F1916: 72°F1917: 86°F1918: 80°F1919: 70°F1920: 55°F1921: 84°F1922: 88°F1923: 80°F1924: 68°F1925: 70°F1926: 88°F1927: 82°F1928: 86°F1929: 78°F1930: 84°F1931: 85°F1932: 78°F1933: 88°F1934: 62°F1935: 74°F1936: 83°F1937: 75°F1938: 70°F1939: 91°F1940: 93°F1941: 88°F1942: 86°F1943: 77°F1944: 81°F1945: 83°F1946: 70°F1947: 78°F1948: 74°F1949: 87°F1950: 87°F1951: 79°F1952: 85°F1953: 75°F1954: 96°F1955: 88°F1956: 83°F1957: 81°F1958: 92°F1959: 88°F1960: 82°F1961: 94°F1962: 70°F1963: 69°F1964: 84°F1965: 75°F1966: 79°F1967: 87°F1968: 70°F1969: 72°F1970: 79°F1971: 64°F1972: 78°F1974: 85°F1976: 87°F1977: 89°F1978: 80°F1979: 82°F1980: 70°F1981: 74°F1982: 85°F1983: 78°F1985: 82°F1986: 80°F1987: 84°F1988: 79°F1989: 77°F1990: 80°F1991: 92°F1992: 76°F1993: 73°F1994: 72°F1995: 74°F1996: 81°F1997: 89°F1998: 77°F1999: 83°F2000: 80°F2001: 82°F2002: 74°F2003: 86°F2004: 81°F2005: 76°F2006: 72°F2007: 70°F2008: 86°F2009: 79°F2010: 75°F2011: 85°F2012: 86°F2013: 83°F2014: 77°F2015: 82°F2016: 81°F2017: 85°F2018: 85°F2019: 77°F2020: 90°F2021: 85°F2022: 82°F2023: 85°F2024: 84°F2025: 72°F90° forecast55606570758085909510019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1790°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record96°F
This-date rank#9 of 118
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record116°F (1933)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1899–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Hanford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1899–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°FJan 3, 190714°FJan 6, 1913
Feb86°FFeb 18, 193018°FFeb 17, 1903
Mar94°FMar 29, 190623°FMar 24, 1904
Apr100°FApr 25, 191025°FApr 1, 1906
May107°FMay 30, 198430°FMay 18, 1917
Jun114°FJun 7, 191536°FJun 10, 1901
Jul116°FJul 27, 193344°FJul 15, 1907
Aug115°FAug 13, 193340°FAug 17, 1906
Sep114°FSep 6, 202235°FSep 27, 1901
Oct105°FOct 3, 202428°FOct 31, 1900
Nov94°FNov 3, 190618°FNov 12, 1938
Dec80°FDec 8, 200615°FDec 24, 1990
All-time116°FJul 27, 193314°FJan 6, 1913

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 17, 1925

Coldest high ever

30°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 13, 1920
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 13, 198030°FJan 11, 1921
Feb61°FFeb 25, 195736°FFeb 6, 1921
Mar60°FMar 16, 200742°FMar 24, 1904
Apr63°FApr 25, 190350°FApr 1, 1922
May76°FMay 28, 190355°FMay 10, 1918
Jun82°FJun 24, 192563°FJun 2, 1953
Jul84°FJul 17, 192571°FJul 1, 1982
Aug80°FAug 4, 190171°FAug 19, 1976
Sep78°FSep 14, 192260°FSep 23, 1920
Oct70°FOct 3, 200150°FOct 31, 1920
Nov62°FNov 20, 195040°FNov 30, 1914
Dec62°FDec 11, 193730°FDec 13, 1920
All-time84°FJul 17, 192530°FDec 13, 1920

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

119 days
record run, ended Oct 12 1922

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Hanford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 81°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 37°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 40°FMar: 69°FMar: 44°FApr: 75°FApr: 48°FMay: 84°FMay: 55°FJun: 92°FJun: 60°FJul: 98°FJul: 65°FAug: 97°FAug: 63°FSep: 91°FSep: 58°FOct: 80°FOct: 49°FNov: 66°FNov: 40°FDec: 56°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset5:21 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight11h 15m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.31°N, 119.62°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA32 mi NMadera, CA53 mi NWBakersfield, CA68 mi SEMerced, CA83 mi NWBishop, CA101 mi NESanta Maria, CA108 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Hanford's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Hanford, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1899

Each cell is one day's high at Hanford, coloured by temperature — 128 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Hanford, CA daily high heat map 1899–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Hanford — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
124 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 15th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 100. Record: 137 in 1922.

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