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Hanford, CA

36.311°N, 119.623°W · station HJOthr · 128 years of record
86°F
forecast high · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Hanford.
83°WED9/285°THU9/383°FRI9/484°SAT9/583°SUN9/686°MON9/7

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

#103 / 118
warmest Sep 7 in 118 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 7 ever

112°F
set in 2022

Coolest Sep 7 ever

75°F
set in 1914
Forecast high 86°F — 103rd warmest Sep 7 of 118 years · record 112°F (2022) · warmest since 2025.
1899: 90°F1901: 88°F1902: 100°F1903: 87°F1904: 103°F1905: 94°F1906: 98°F1912: 76°F1914: 75°F1915: 95°F1916: 98°F1918: 96°F1920: 86°F1921: 96°F1922: 98°F1923: 106°F1924: 105°F1925: 86°F1926: 98°F1927: 82°F1928: 100°F1929: 82°F1930: 84°F1931: 86°F1932: 103°F1933: 88°F1934: 98°F1935: 84°F1936: 97°F1937: 94°F1938: 84°F1939: 94°F1940: 90°F1941: 92°F1942: 94°F1943: 94°F1944: 102°F1945: 99°F1946: 85°F1947: 86°F1948: 92°F1949: 90°F1950: 81°F1951: 87°F1952: 88°F1953: 91°F1954: 91°F1955: 96°F1956: 95°F1957: 101°F1958: 98°F1959: 97°F1960: 96°F1961: 95°F1962: 94°F1963: 97°F1964: 92°F1965: 80°F1966: 96°F1967: 95°F1968: 95°F1969: 94°F1970: 95°F1971: 87°F1972: 90°F1973: 88°F1974: 99°F1975: 96°F1976: 97°F1977: 103°F1978: 78°F1979: 94°F1980: 98°F1981: 93°F1982: 96°F1983: 101°F1984: 99°F1985: 80°F1986: 98°F1987: 80°F1988: 102°F1989: 97°F1990: 94°F1991: 94°F1992: 89°F1993: 91°F1994: 98°F1995: 93°F1996: 83°F1997: 97°F1998: 99°F1999: 96°F2000: 85°F2001: 93°F2002: 82°F2003: 90°F2004: 100°F2005: 93°F2006: 100°F2007: 91°F2008: 102°F2009: 87°F2010: 97°F2011: 98°F2012: 96°F2013: 102°F2014: 101°F2015: 96°F2016: 92°F2017: 92°F2018: 99°F2019: 96°F2020: 103°F2021: 105°F2022: 112°F2023: 96°F2024: 104°F2025: 91°F86° forecast758085909510010511011519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 786°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record112°F
This-date rank#103 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 Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 1 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

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

119 days
record run, ended Oct 12 1922

So far in 2026

100 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: 94°F · forecast is -8° 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

Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight12h 57m · losing 15 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 Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
100 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 12th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 81. Record: 116 in 1904.

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