California · THREADEX · 1899–2026
Merced, CA
37.286°N, 120.518°W · station MCEthr · 128 years of record
102°F
HOTTEST JUL 14 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Jul 14
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Merced.
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.
| Forecast high · Jul 14 | 102°F |
| Hottest this date since | 2025 |
| This-date record | 108°F |
| This-date rank | #28 of 121 |
| Hottest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | 116°F (2022) |
| Odds to tie/break | 10.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1899–2026 |
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.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 75°F1953 | 16°F1949 |
| Feb | 84°F1930 | 20°F1904 |
| Mar | 90°F2026 | 20°F1908 |
| Apr | 98°F1985 | 25°F1979 |
| May | 109°F1928 | 30°F1978 |
| Jun | 111°F1925 | 37°F1979 |
| Jul | 114°F1902 | 40°F1904 |
| Aug | 114°F1905 | 36°F1979 |
| Sep | 116°F2022 | 32°F1906 |
| Oct | 106°F2024 | 28°F1905 |
| Nov | 90°F1930 | 21°F1906 |
| Dec | 76°F1912 | 15°F1990 |
| All-time | 116°F2022 | 15°F1990 |
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
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
Normal high & low by month, from Merced's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 96°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 4:52 AM |
| Sunset | 7:23 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:08 PM |
| Daylight | 14h 31m · losing 7 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
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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