California · THREADEX · 1931–2026

Palmdale, CA

34.629°N, 118.083°W · station PMDthr · 96 years of record
109°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Palmdale.
98°MON7/13104°TUE7/14109°WED7/15104°THU7/1696°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#4 / 94
warmest Jul 15 in 94 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

112°F
set in 1972

Coolest Jul 15 ever

84°F
set in 2011

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Palmdale. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
84981121931: 94°F1933: 103°F1934: 95°F1935: 102°F1936: 107°F1937: 94°F1938: 95°F1939: 99°F1940: 98°F1941: 99°F1942: 99°F1943: 92°F1944: 90°F1945: 98°F1946: 95°F1947: 95°F1948: 105°F1949: 104°F1950: 100°F1951: 104°F1952: 99°F1953: 101°F1954: 106°F1955: 102°F1956: 91°F1957: 100°F1958: 91°F1959: 101°F1960: 105°F1961: 110°F1962: 96°F1963: 100°F1964: 101°F1965: 96°F1966: 96°F1967: 101°F1968: 90°F1969: 99°F1970: 107°F1971: 103°F1972: 112°F1973: 95°F1974: 92°F1975: 92°F1976: 95°F1977: 103°F1978: 101°F1979: 103°F1980: 92°F1981: 96°F1982: 95°F1983: 96°F1984: 99°F1985: 99°F1986: 93°F1987: 104°F1988: 96°F1989: 98°F1990: 97°F1991: 93°F1992: 90°F1993: 85°F1994: 98°F1995: 103°F1996: 101°F1997: 101°F1998: 106°F1999: 91°F2000: 96°F2001: 88°F2002: 95°F2003: 107°F2004: 100°F2005: 107°F2006: 108°F2007: 100°F2008: 94°F2009: 102°F2010: 107°F2011: 84°F2012: 96°F2013: 96°F2014: 94°F2015: 92°F2016: 100°F2017: 106°F2018: 102°F2019: 102°F2020: 94°F2021: 96°F2022: 106°F2023: 111°F2024: 103°F2025: 97°F109° forecast193119722025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 15109°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record112°F
This-date rank#4 of 94
Hottest at any time since2024
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°F20103°F1963
Feb84°F201411°F1953
Mar95°F202616°F1971
Apr98°F198926°F1955
May106°F200328°F1988
Jun113°F196130°F1995
Jul115°F202444°F1948
Aug118°F199041°F1979
Sep111°F202032°F1948
Oct105°F198018°F1971
Nov88°F19924°F1964
Dec85°F19586°F1962
All-time118°F19903°F1963

2026 Records So Far

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

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

9 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

100 days
record run, ended Sep 22 1981

So far in 2026

40 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: 97°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight14h 17m · losing 6 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 Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
40 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 41st most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 38. Record: 56 in 2007.

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