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Alturas, CA

41.484°N, 120.561°W · station AATthr · 92 years of record
30°F
forecast low · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Alturas.
37°WED9/246°THU9/342°FRI9/430°SAT9/534°SUN9/633°MON9/733°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Alturas — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#3 / 90
coldest Sep 5 in 90 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 5 ever

27°F
set in 1971

Mildest Sep 5 ever

62°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 30°F — 3rd coldest Sep 5 of 90 years · record 27°F (1971) · coldest since 2000.
1936: 44°F1937: 35°F1938: 35°F1939: 36°F1940: 44°F1941: 43°F1942: 42°F1943: 37°F1944: 33°F1945: 35°F1946: 32°F1947: 37°F1948: 35°F1949: 39°F1950: 38°F1951: 40°F1952: 43°F1953: 44°F1954: 33°F1955: 48°F1956: 38°F1957: 39°F1958: 37°F1959: 41°F1960: 38°F1961: 35°F1962: 38°F1963: 50°F1964: 30°F1965: 36°F1966: 37°F1967: 57°F1968: 38°F1969: 36°F1970: 45°F1971: 27°F1972: 50°F1973: 35°F1974: 36°F1975: 35°F1976: 38°F1977: 40°F1978: 50°F1979: 38°F1980: 38°F1981: 36°F1982: 35°F1983: 39°F1984: 39°F1985: 47°F1986: 44°F1987: 34°F1988: 42°F1989: 38°F1990: 38°F1991: 47°F1992: 46°F1993: 45°F1994: 36°F1995: 33°F1996: 41°F1997: 37°F1998: 62°F1999: 33°F2000: 27°F2001: 37°F2002: 40°F2003: 47°F2004: 35°F2005: 36°F2006: 39°F2007: 34°F2008: 34°F2009: 34°F2010: 37°F2011: 46°F2012: 36°F2013: 38°F2014: 37°F2015: 32°F2016: 41°F2017: 51°F2018: 40°F2019: 55°F2020: 47°F2021: 34°F2022: 42°F2023: 42°F2024: 38°F2025: 46°F30° forecast253035404550556065194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 530°F
Coldest this date since2000
This-date record27°F
This-date rank#3 of 90
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-34°F (1972)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1935–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Alturas in each calendar month, and for the whole 1935–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan69°FJan 21, 1961-32°FJan 20, 1937
Feb72°FFeb 28, 1986-33°FFeb 5, 1989
Mar82°FMar 30, 1966-7°FMar 1, 1971
Apr85°FApr 28, 19877°FApr 5, 1997
May95°FMay 29, 198314°FMay 6, 2010
Jun105°FJun 28, 202121°FJun 18, 1973
Jul107°FJul 19, 196028°FJul 1, 1976
Aug106°FAug 4, 196126°FAug 23, 1960
Sep106°FSep 4, 195515°FSep 30, 1950
Oct93°FOct 15, 19610°FOct 31, 2002
Nov82°FNov 1, 1962-17°FNov 12, 1985
Dec71°FDec 4, 1939-34°FDec 9, 1972
All-time107°FJul 19, 1960-34°FDec 9, 1972

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Alturas so far this year — through Aug 26.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (82°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

68°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 17, 2014

Coldest high ever

-1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1990
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan48°FJan 1, 19970°FJan 7, 1937
Feb44°FFeb 4, 19639°FFeb 6, 1989
Mar45°FMar 13, 200325°FMar 3, 1976
Apr55°FApr 29, 193932°FApr 1, 1982
May57°FMay 31, 198634°FMay 3, 1964
Jun66°FJun 25, 202640°FJun 1, 1971
Jul68°FJul 17, 201455°FJul 3, 1978
Aug65°FAug 15, 199253°FAug 20, 1968
Sep62°FSep 5, 199842°FSep 27, 1986
Oct56°FOct 24, 197730°FOct 29, 1971
Nov48°FNov 3, 194122°FNov 24, 2010
Dec45°FDec 22, 1955-1°FDec 22, 1990
All-time68°FJul 17, 2014-1°FDec 22, 1990

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

105 days
record run, ended Mar 17 2008

So far in 2026

100 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Alturas's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 39°F · forecast is -9° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 20°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 22°FMar: 53°FMar: 25°FApr: 59°FApr: 29°FMay: 68°FMay: 36°FJun: 78°FJun: 41°FJul: 89°FJul: 46°FAug: 88°FAug: 43°FSep: 80°FSep: 36°FOct: 66°FOct: 28°FNov: 51°FNov: 24°FDec: 42°FDec: 19°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:28 AM
Sunset6:36 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight13h 07m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.48°N, 120.56°W

Nearby Stations

Klamath Falls, OR75 mi NWMount Shasta, CA91 mi WRedding, CA112 mi SWMedford, OR134 mi WReno, NV142 mi SWinnemucca, NV148 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Alturas's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Alturas, CA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Alturas's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Alturas, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1935

Each cell is one day's low at Alturas, coloured by temperature — 92 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Alturas, CA daily low heat map 1935–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Alturas — counted through Sep 5 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
100 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 84th most in 92 years. Normal for this point: 113. Record: 143 in 1975.

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