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Palmdale, CA

34.629°N, 118.083°W · station PMDthr · 96 years of record
88°F
forecast high · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Palmdale.
87°TUE9/186°WED9/286°THU9/386°FRI9/486°SAT9/586°SUN9/688°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#85 / 94
warmest Sep 7 in 94 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 7 ever

111°F
set in 2020

Coolest Sep 7 ever

75°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 88°F — 85th warmest Sep 7 of 94 years · record 111°F (2020) · warmest since 2025.
1931: 91°F1932: 103°F1933: 90°F1934: 95°F1935: 88°F1936: 90°F1937: 92°F1938: 91°F1939: 87°F1940: 88°F1941: 86°F1942: 95°F1943: 99°F1944: 100°F1945: 97°F1946: 91°F1947: 100°F1948: 97°F1949: 100°F1950: 89°F1951: 98°F1952: 99°F1953: 100°F1954: 94°F1955: 107°F1956: 96°F1957: 100°F1958: 89°F1959: 96°F1960: 98°F1961: 93°F1962: 94°F1963: 97°F1964: 89°F1965: 75°F1966: 96°F1967: 95°F1968: 101°F1969: 97°F1970: 93°F1971: 95°F1972: 88°F1973: 100°F1974: 100°F1975: 95°F1976: 89°F1977: 102°F1978: 75°F1979: 102°F1980: 92°F1981: 92°F1982: 100°F1983: 95°F1984: 100°F1985: 82°F1986: 96°F1987: 90°F1988: 101°F1989: 89°F1990: 98°F1991: 93°F1992: 94°F1993: 96°F1994: 98°F1995: 96°F1996: 93°F1997: 98°F1998: 94°F2000: 87°F2001: 93°F2002: 83°F2003: 93°F2004: 96°F2005: 93°F2006: 98°F2007: 94°F2008: 102°F2009: 92°F2010: 94°F2011: 101°F2012: 92°F2013: 99°F2014: 98°F2015: 95°F2016: 92°F2017: 97°F2018: 101°F2019: 96°F2020: 111°F2021: 106°F2022: 106°F2023: 91°F2024: 107°F2025: 94°F88° forecast7580859095100105110115194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 788°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record111°F
This-date rank#85 of 94
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record118°F (1990)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1931–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Palmdale in each calendar month, and for the whole 1931–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°FJan 11, 20103°FJan 13, 1963
Feb84°FFeb 13, 201411°FFeb 21, 1953
Mar95°FMar 20, 202616°FMar 3, 1971
Apr98°FApr 7, 198926°FApr 4, 1955
May106°FMay 28, 200328°FMay 1, 1988
Jun113°FJun 21, 196130°FJun 6, 1995
Jul115°FJul 6, 202444°FJul 5, 1948
Aug118°FAug 5, 199041°FAug 15, 1979
Sep111°FSep 5, 202032°FSep 26, 1948
Oct105°FOct 5, 198018°FOct 30, 1971
Nov88°FNov 16, 19924°FNov 19, 1964
Dec85°FDec 4, 19586°FDec 27, 1962
All-time118°FAug 5, 19903°FJan 13, 1963

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Palmdale so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

12 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)

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

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1931

Coldest high ever

28°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1949
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan58°FJan 2, 199728°FJan 10, 1949
Feb55°FFeb 19, 198635°FFeb 6, 1989
Mar59°FMar 21, 202637°FMar 5, 1945
Apr67°FApr 22, 198943°FApr 11, 1967
May71°FMay 30, 198451°FMay 10, 1933
Jun80°FJun 28, 201560°FJun 2, 1999
Jul87°FJul 4, 193173°FJul 2, 1935
Aug81°FAug 1, 201870°FAug 20, 2023
Sep77°FSep 1, 202263°FSep 30, 1971
Oct73°FOct 3, 201248°FOct 28, 1971
Nov64°FNov 15, 202137°FNov 17, 1964
Dec57°FDec 24, 196428°FDec 10, 1972
All-time87°FJul 4, 193128°FJan 10, 1949

Hot Streaks

Current run

16 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

100 days
record run, ended Sep 22 1981

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Palmdale's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 95°F · forecast is -7° vs normal.
Jan: 60°FJan: 34°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 36°FMar: 68°FMar: 40°FApr: 74°FApr: 45°FMay: 82°FMay: 53°FJun: 92°FJun: 60°FJul: 98°FJul: 67°FAug: 98°FAug: 66°FSep: 92°FSep: 59°FOct: 80°FOct: 49°FNov: 68°FNov: 38°FDec: 58°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Solar noon11:52 AM
Daylight12h 54m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.63°N, 118.08°W

Nearby Stations

Lancaster, CA10 mi NWBurbank Glendale Pasadena, CA33 mi SWLos Angeles Downtown, CA39 mi SLos Angeles Airport, CA50 mi SWLong Beach, CA56 mi SRiverside, CA59 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Palmdale's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Palmdale, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1931

Each cell is one day's high at Palmdale, coloured by temperature — 96 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Palmdale, CA daily high heat map 1931–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Palmdale — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
88 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 37th most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 84. Record: 104 in 2007.

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