California · THREADEX · 1899–2026

Merced, CA

37.286°N, 120.518°W · station MCEthr · 128 years of record
102°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Merced.
99°MON7/13102°TUE7/14102°WED7/1599°THU7/1697°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#28 / 121
warmest Jul 14 in 121 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

108°F
set in 1906

Coolest Jul 14 ever

83°F
set in 1920

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Merced. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
83961081899: 100°F1902: 96°F1904: 98°F1906: 108°F1907: 100°F1908: 92°F1909: 98°F1910: 88°F1911: 95°F1912: 92°F1913: 92°F1914: 90°F1915: 94°F1916: 97°F1917: 103°F1918: 89°F1919: 100°F1920: 83°F1921: 101°F1922: 104°F1923: 95°F1924: 95°F1925: 104°F1926: 105°F1927: 105°F1928: 108°F1929: 87°F1930: 102°F1931: 100°F1932: 86°F1933: 104°F1934: 99°F1935: 107°F1936: 98°F1937: 96°F1938: 102°F1939: 93°F1940: 97°F1941: 97°F1942: 95°F1943: 88°F1945: 97°F1946: 89°F1947: 93°F1948: 96°F1949: 95°F1950: 103°F1951: 95°F1952: 92°F1953: 99°F1954: 103°F1955: 105°F1956: 87°F1957: 93°F1958: 100°F1959: 100°F1960: 95°F1961: 99°F1962: 96°F1963: 101°F1964: 105°F1965: 98°F1966: 87°F1967: 103°F1968: 93°F1969: 99°F1970: 99°F1971: 104°F1972: 105°F1973: 95°F1974: 97°F1975: 95°F1976: 100°F1977: 98°F1978: 101°F1979: 102°F1980: 85°F1981: 96°F1982: 100°F1983: 107°F1984: 104°F1985: 105°F1986: 99°F1987: 100°F1988: 95°F1989: 96°F1990: 107°F1991: 100°F1992: 92°F1994: 101°F1995: 98°F1996: 100°F1997: 98°F1998: 97°F1999: 101°F2000: 89°F2001: 92°F2002: 100°F2003: 99°F2004: 95°F2005: 104°F2006: 101°F2007: 94°F2008: 98°F2009: 102°F2010: 97°F2011: 85°F2012: 101°F2013: 97°F2014: 101°F2015: 92°F2016: 98°F2017: 100°F2018: 100°F2019: 99°F2020: 101°F2021: 97°F2022: 101°F2023: 100°F2024: 104°F2025: 102°F102° forecast189919062025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 14102°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#28 of 121
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record116°F (2022)
Odds to tie/break10.0% (daily)
Period of record1899–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Merced in each calendar month, and for the whole 1899–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°F195316°F1949
Feb84°F193020°F1904
Mar90°F202620°F1908
Apr98°F198525°F1979
May109°F192830°F1978
Jun111°F192537°F1979
Jul114°F190240°F1904
Aug114°F190536°F1979
Sep116°F202232°F1906
Oct106°F202428°F1905
Nov90°F193021°F1906
Dec76°F191215°F1990
All-time116°F202215°F1990

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Merced so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (90°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

10 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

78 days
record run, ended Sep 16 1967

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Merced's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 96°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 38°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 40°FMar: 68°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 46°FMay: 83°FMay: 52°FJun: 91°FJun: 58°FJul: 96°FJul: 62°FAug: 95°FAug: 61°FSep: 91°FSep: 57°FOct: 80°FOct: 49°FNov: 66°FNov: 41°FDec: 56°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:52 AM
Sunset7:23 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 31m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.29°N, 120.52°W

Nearby Stations

Madera, CA30 mi SEFresno, CA56 mi SEStockton, CA56 mi NWSan Jose, CA77 mi WHanford, CA83 mi SESacramento, CA99 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Merced — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
38 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 45th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 35. Record: 53 in 1904.

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