California · THREADEX · 1945–2026

Lancaster, CA

34.741°N, 118.213°W · station WJFthr · 82 years of record
108°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lancaster.
99°MON7/13104°TUE7/14108°WED7/15105°THU7/1696°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#4 / 80
warmest Jul 15 in 80 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

112°F
set in 2023

Coolest Jul 15 ever

84°F
set in 1993

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Lancaster. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
84981121945: 100°F1946: 94°F1947: 99°F1948: 106°F1949: 105°F1950: 101°F1951: 105°F1952: 102°F1953: 100°F1954: 106°F1955: 102°F1956: 90°F1957: 100°F1958: 91°F1959: 101°F1960: 105°F1961: 107°F1962: 93°F1963: 98°F1964: 99°F1965: 97°F1966: 97°F1967: 100°F1968: 90°F1969: 99°F1970: 104°F1971: 103°F1972: 111°F1974: 93°F1975: 92°F1976: 95°F1977: 101°F1978: 98°F1979: 99°F1980: 91°F1981: 93°F1982: 90°F1983: 86°F1984: 96°F1985: 98°F1986: 87°F1987: 104°F1988: 94°F1989: 94°F1990: 96°F1991: 89°F1992: 89°F1993: 84°F1994: 96°F1995: 100°F1996: 101°F1997: 99°F1998: 104°F1999: 89°F2000: 98°F2001: 88°F2002: 99°F2003: 107°F2004: 100°F2005: 108°F2006: 109°F2007: 101°F2008: 95°F2009: 102°F2010: 107°F2011: 84°F2012: 97°F2013: 98°F2014: 94°F2015: 93°F2016: 101°F2017: 108°F2018: 103°F2019: 101°F2020: 93°F2021: 96°F2022: 106°F2023: 112°F2024: 102°F2025: 94°F108° forecast194520232025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 15108°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record112°F
This-date rank#4 of 80
Hottest at any time since2024
All-time record115°F (2013)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1945–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lancaster in each calendar month, and for the whole 1945–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F19693°F2007
Feb84°F201411°F1948
Mar95°F202617°F2002
Apr98°F194923°F1945
May106°F200332°F1967
Jun115°F201338°F1967
Jul115°F202445°F1948
Aug113°F195043°F1945
Sep113°F202227°F1948
Oct104°F202418°F2019
Nov90°F194912°F1958
Dec85°F19582°F1984
All-time115°F20132°F1984

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

13 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Feb (84°F), Mar (95°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

9 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

89 days
record run, ended Sep 15 2018

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lancaster's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 97°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 59°FJan: 31°FFeb: 61°FFeb: 35°FMar: 67°FMar: 40°FApr: 73°FApr: 45°FMay: 81°FMay: 54°FJun: 91°FJun: 62°FJul: 98°FJul: 68°FAug: 98°FAug: 65°FSep: 92°FSep: 57°FOct: 80°FOct: 46°FNov: 67°FNov: 35°FDec: 58°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight14h 18m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.74°N, 118.21°W

Nearby Stations

Palmdale, CA10 mi SEBurbank Glendale Pasadena, CA38 mi SLos Angeles Downtown, CA46 mi SLos Angeles Airport, CA56 mi SCamarillo, CA61 mi SWLong Beach, CA64 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lancaster's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lancaster, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1945

Each cell is one day's high at Lancaster, coloured by temperature — 82 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lancaster, CA daily high heat map 1945–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lancaster — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
44 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 19th most in 82 years. Normal for this point: 37. Record: 55 in 2007.

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