38.507°N, 121.496°W · station SACthr · 1877–2026 · 150 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Sacramento: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 115°F · coldest ever 17°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
76°Jan 24, 2014
19°Jan 14, 1888
Feb
80°Feb 18, 1899
21°Feb 13, 1884
Mar
88°Mar 26, 1988
26°Mar 5, 1971
Apr
96°Apr 21, 1931
31°Apr 9, 1999
May
105°May 28, 1984
34°May 3, 1950
Jun
115°Jun 15, 1961
41°Jun 7, 1950
Jul
114°Jul 17, 1925
47°Jul 3, 1901
Aug
112°Aug 16, 2020
48°Aug 30, 1887
Sep
114°Sep 5, 2022
42°Sep 30, 2007
Oct
104°Oct 2, 2001
34°Oct 30, 1935
Nov
87°Nov 1, 1960
26°Nov 21, 1941
Dec
74°Dec 7, 2020
17°Dec 11, 1932
All-time
115°Jun 15, 1961
17°Dec 11, 1932
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Sacramento on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Mar 1
76°
1883
143yrs
Dec 16
65°
1886
140yrs
Jan 1
65°
1887
139yrs
Dec 19
65°
1887
139yrs
Aug 24
108°
1888
138yrs
Sep 10
105°
1888
138yrs
Sep 11
106°
1888
138yrs
Feb 28
76°
1889
137yrs
Aug 21
106°
1891
135yrs
Nov 26
70°
1891
135yrs
Nov 27
70°
1891
135yrs
Nov 10
77°
1892
134yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Sep 16
48°
1878
148yrs
Dec 28
24°
1878
148yrs
Oct 7
43°
1879
147yrs
Oct 12
40°
1879
147yrs
Jan 29
25°
1880
146yrs
Feb 17
30°
1880
146yrs
Mar 15
29°
1880
146yrs
May 12
39°
1880
146yrs
Nov 15
29°
1880
146yrs
Nov 28
27°
1880
146yrs
Jun 29
49°
1881
145yrs
Aug 26
51°
1881
145yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
115°F
1961-06-15
Coldest ever
17°F
1932-12-11
Longest heat streak
33 days
≥ 90°F · ended 2018-08-06
The Warming Trend
Sacramento's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
66 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 62 · record 113 in 2020
1 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 14 · record 52 in 1949
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.