40.515°N, 122.298°W · station RDDthr · 134 years of record
89°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Redding.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Redding — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#8 / 127
warmest Oct 17 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
98°F
set in 1988
Coolest Oct 17 ever
61°F
set in 1986
Forecast high 89°F — 8th warmest Oct 17 of 127 years · record 98°F (1988) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#37 / 127
warmest Oct 18 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
99°F
set in 1988
Coolest Oct 18 ever
57°F
set in 2007
Forecast high 83°F — 37th warmest Oct 18 of 127 years · record 99°F (1988) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#104 / 128
warmest Oct 19 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
99°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 19 ever
56°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 69°F — 104th warmest Oct 19 of 128 years · record 99°F (2022) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#97 / 128
warmest Oct 20 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
96°F
set in 1964
Coolest Oct 20 ever
55°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 73°F — 97th warmest Oct 20 of 128 years · record 96°F (1964) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 126
warmest Oct 21 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
96°F
set in 1988
Coolest Oct 21 ever
57°F
set in 2004
Forecast high 76°F — 73rd warmest Oct 21 of 126 years · record 96°F (1988) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#86 / 127
warmest Oct 22 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
92°F
set in 1913
Coolest Oct 22 ever
54°F
set in 1897
Forecast high 72°F — 86th warmest Oct 22 of 127 years · record 92°F (1913) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 127
warmest Oct 23 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
95°F
set in 1964
Coolest Oct 23 ever
55°F
set in 1897
Forecast high 74°F — 66th warmest Oct 23 of 127 years · record 95°F (1964) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Redding in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
87°FJan 2, 1920
16°FJan 17, 2012
Feb
87°FFeb 2, 1920
20°FFeb 9, 1903
Mar
93°FMar 17, 1914
27°FMar 4, 1896
Apr
98°FApr 25, 1926
28°FApr 9, 1999
May
109°FMay 31, 2021
31°FMay 1, 1948
Jun
117°FJun 25, 2006
38°FJun 12, 1952
Jul
119°FJul 6, 2024
48°FJul 3, 1983
Aug
118°FAug 10, 1971
44°FAug 25, 1984
Sep
116°FSep 3, 1988
39°FSep 20, 1947
Oct
106°FOct 7, 1917
29°FOct 30, 1935
Nov
99°FNov 1, 1927
21°FNov 13, 1985
Dec
83°FDec 1, 2021
16°FDec 9, 2009
All-time
119°FJul 6, 2024
16°FDec 9, 2009
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Redding so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°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 · Aug 11, 1971
Coldest high ever
29°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 10, 1932
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 1, 1997
31°FJan 9, 1937
Feb
65°FFeb 9, 2022
36°FFeb 2, 1939
Mar
65°FMar 7, 1905
38°FMar 2, 1976
Apr
72°FApr 29, 1981
44°FApr 1, 1982
May
79°FMay 31, 2021
51°FMay 11, 1942
Jun
86°FJun 15, 2004
57°FJun 7, 1988
Jul
87°FJul 15, 1972
68°FJul 1, 1916
Aug
87°FAug 11, 1971
67°FAug 18, 1924
Sep
83°FSep 19, 2000
55°FSep 30, 1919
Oct
74°FOct 2, 1958
51°FOct 31, 1900
Nov
68°FNov 19, 1895
41°FNov 28, 2005
Dec
59°FDec 9, 1988
29°FDec 10, 1932
All-time
87°FAug 11, 1971
29°FDec 10, 1932
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
85 days
record run, ended Sep 6 2017
So far in 2026
118 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Redding's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 79°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Redding'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 Redding's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.