34.629°N, 118.083°W · station PMDthr · 96 years of record
83°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Palmdale.
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
#35 / 92
warmest Oct 17 in 92 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
100°F
set in 1932
Coolest Oct 17 ever
54°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 83°F — 35th warmest Oct 17 of 92 years · record 100°F (1932) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#40 / 93
warmest Oct 18 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
96°F
set in 2020
Coolest Oct 18 ever
58°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 82°F — 40th warmest Oct 18 of 93 years · record 96°F (2020) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#34 / 93
warmest Oct 19 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
94°F
set in 2020
Coolest Oct 19 ever
52°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 83°F — 34th warmest Oct 19 of 93 years · record 94°F (2020) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#76 / 93
warmest Oct 20 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
98°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 20 ever
57°F
set in 1957
Forecast high 71°F — 76th warmest Oct 20 of 93 years · record 98°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#90 / 93
warmest Oct 21 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
93°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
55°F
set in 1941
Forecast high 64°F — 90th warmest Oct 21 of 93 years · record 93°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#87 / 91
warmest Oct 22 in 91 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
95°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
56°F
set in 1941
Forecast high 64°F — 87th warmest Oct 22 of 91 years · record 95°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#85 / 92
warmest Oct 23 in 92 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
92°F
set in 1959
Coolest Oct 23 ever
59°F
set in 1941
Forecast high 66°F — 85th warmest Oct 23 of 92 years · record 92°F (1959) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
85°FJan 11, 2010
3°FJan 13, 1963
Feb
84°FFeb 13, 2014
11°FFeb 21, 1953
Mar
95°FMar 20, 2026
16°FMar 3, 1971
Apr
98°FApr 7, 1989
26°FApr 4, 1955
May
106°FMay 28, 2003
28°FMay 1, 1988
Jun
113°FJun 21, 1961
30°FJun 6, 1995
Jul
115°FJul 6, 2024
44°FJul 5, 1948
Aug
118°FAug 5, 1990
41°FAug 15, 1979
Sep
111°FSep 5, 2020
32°FSep 26, 1948
Oct
105°FOct 5, 1980
18°FOct 30, 1971
Nov
88°FNov 16, 1992
4°FNov 19, 1964
Dec
85°FDec 4, 1958
6°FDec 27, 1962
All-time
118°FAug 5, 1990
3°FJan 13, 1963
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Palmdale so far this year — through Oct 15.
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
58°FJan 2, 1997
28°FJan 10, 1949
Feb
55°FFeb 19, 1986
35°FFeb 6, 1989
Mar
59°FMar 21, 2026
37°FMar 5, 1945
Apr
67°FApr 22, 1989
43°FApr 11, 1967
May
71°FMay 30, 1984
51°FMay 10, 1933
Jun
80°FJun 28, 2015
60°FJun 2, 1999
Jul
87°FJul 4, 1931
73°FJul 2, 1935
Aug
81°FAug 1, 2018
70°FAug 20, 2023
Sep
77°FSep 1, 2022
63°FSep 30, 1971
Oct
73°FOct 3, 2012
48°FOct 28, 1971
Nov
64°FNov 15, 2021
37°FNov 17, 1964
Dec
57°FDec 24, 1964
28°FDec 10, 1972
All-time
87°FJul 4, 1931
28°FJan 10, 1949
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
100 days
record run, ended Sep 22 1981
So far in 2026
112 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: 81°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
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.
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.