36.311°N, 119.623°W · station HJOthr · 128 years of record
90°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Hanford.
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.
Ranks
#10 / 118
warmest Oct 18 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
97°F
set in 1959
Coolest Oct 18 ever
60°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 89°F — 10th warmest Oct 18 of 118 years · record 97°F (1959) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#46 / 116
warmest Oct 19 in 116 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
96°F
set in 1903
Coolest Oct 19 ever
62°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 82°F — 46th warmest Oct 19 of 116 years · record 96°F (1903) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#108 / 118
warmest Oct 20 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
96°F
set in 2023
Coolest Oct 20 ever
56°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 71°F — 108th warmest Oct 20 of 118 years · record 96°F (2023) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#110 / 118
warmest Oct 21 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
91°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
57°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 68°F — 110th warmest Oct 21 of 118 years · record 91°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#98 / 118
warmest Oct 22 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
94°F
set in 1964
Coolest Oct 22 ever
55°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 70°F — 98th warmest Oct 22 of 118 years · record 94°F (1964) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#104 / 118
warmest Oct 23 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
93°F
set in 1901
Coolest Oct 23 ever
57°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 70°F — 104th warmest Oct 23 of 118 years · record 93°F (1901) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
77°FJan 3, 1907
14°FJan 6, 1913
Feb
86°FFeb 18, 1930
18°FFeb 17, 1903
Mar
94°FMar 29, 1906
23°FMar 24, 1904
Apr
100°FApr 25, 1910
25°FApr 1, 1906
May
107°FMay 30, 1984
30°FMay 18, 1917
Jun
114°FJun 7, 1915
36°FJun 10, 1901
Jul
116°FJul 27, 1933
44°FJul 15, 1907
Aug
115°FAug 13, 1933
40°FAug 17, 1906
Sep
114°FSep 6, 2022
35°FSep 27, 1901
Oct
105°FOct 3, 2024
28°FOct 31, 1900
Nov
94°FNov 3, 1906
18°FNov 12, 1938
Dec
80°FDec 8, 2006
15°FDec 24, 1990
All-time
116°FJul 27, 1933
14°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 13, 1980
30°FJan 11, 1921
Feb
61°FFeb 25, 1957
36°FFeb 6, 1921
Mar
60°FMar 16, 2007
42°FMar 24, 1904
Apr
63°FApr 25, 1903
50°FApr 1, 1922
May
76°FMay 28, 1903
55°FMay 10, 1918
Jun
82°FJun 24, 1925
63°FJun 2, 1953
Jul
84°FJul 17, 1925
71°FJul 1, 1982
Aug
80°FAug 4, 1901
71°FAug 19, 1976
Sep
78°FSep 14, 1922
60°FSep 23, 1920
Oct
70°FOct 3, 2001
50°FOct 31, 1920
Nov
62°FNov 20, 1950
40°FNov 30, 1914
Dec
62°FDec 11, 1937
30°FDec 13, 1920
All-time
84°FJul 17, 1925
30°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.
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.
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.