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Palmdale, CA

34.629°N, 118.083°W · station PMDthr · 96 years of record
83°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Palmdale.
83°SAT10/1782°SUN10/1883°MON10/1971°TUE10/2064°WED10/2164°THU10/2266°FRI10/23

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.
1932: 100°F1933: 88°F1934: 54°F1935: 71°F1937: 87°F1938: 65°F1939: 83°F1940: 90°F1941: 80°F1942: 77°F1943: 92°F1944: 77°F1945: 82°F1946: 62°F1947: 77°F1948: 82°F1949: 67°F1950: 82°F1951: 82°F1952: 88°F1953: 81°F1954: 89°F1955: 90°F1956: 83°F1957: 77°F1958: 92°F1959: 89°F1960: 72°F1961: 87°F1962: 68°F1963: 61°F1964: 86°F1965: 79°F1966: 75°F1967: 82°F1968: 73°F1969: 63°F1970: 78°F1971: 57°F1972: 67°F1973: 90°F1974: 89°F1975: 85°F1976: 83°F1978: 80°F1979: 83°F1980: 65°F1981: 75°F1982: 84°F1983: 74°F1984: 70°F1985: 73°F1986: 73°F1987: 82°F1988: 90°F1989: 85°F1990: 83°F1991: 90°F1992: 85°F1993: 68°F1994: 73°F1995: 88°F1996: 87°F1997: 87°F1998: 69°F1999: 73°F2000: 81°F2001: 85°F2002: 77°F2003: 89°F2004: 75°F2005: 67°F2006: 69°F2007: 67°F2008: 87°F2009: 92°F2010: 78°F2011: 90°F2012: 89°F2013: 80°F2014: 78°F2015: 78°F2016: 72°F2017: 93°F2018: 76°F2019: 76°F2020: 89°F2021: 77°F2022: 85°F2023: 90°F2024: 89°F2025: 75°F83° forecast50556065707580859095100194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1783°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#35 of 92
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 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
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

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.
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

Sunrise5:59 AM
Sunset5:17 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight11h 18m · losing 15 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 Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
112 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 31st most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 106. Record: 135 in 2020.

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