California · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Bakersfield, CA

35.434°N, 119.055°W · station BFLthr · 134 years of record
73°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bakersfield.
78°TUE7/1477°WED7/1576°THU7/1675°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1873°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#83 / 126
coldest Jul 19 in 126 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

52°F
set in 1906

Mildest Jul 19 ever

85°F
set in 1907

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Bakersfield. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5268851893: 69°F1899: 64°F1902: 56°F1903: 55°F1904: 56°F1905: 56°F1906: 52°F1907: 85°F1908: 70°F1909: 71°F1910: 76°F1911: 72°F1912: 69°F1913: 66°F1914: 64°F1915: 64°F1916: 58°F1917: 66°F1918: 60°F1919: 76°F1920: 61°F1921: 63°F1922: 72°F1923: 59°F1924: 61°F1925: 74°F1926: 69°F1927: 58°F1928: 63°F1929: 64°F1930: 67°F1931: 70°F1932: 64°F1933: 74°F1934: 67°F1935: 70°F1936: 70°F1937: 63°F1938: 73°F1939: 64°F1940: 60°F1941: 68°F1942: 67°F1943: 61°F1944: 67°F1945: 65°F1946: 78°F1947: 71°F1948: 70°F1949: 70°F1950: 64°F1951: 78°F1952: 71°F1953: 74°F1954: 69°F1955: 66°F1956: 77°F1957: 63°F1958: 66°F1959: 74°F1960: 75°F1961: 79°F1962: 69°F1963: 68°F1964: 74°F1965: 74°F1966: 68°F1967: 65°F1968: 72°F1969: 77°F1970: 78°F1971: 76°F1972: 74°F1973: 70°F1974: 75°F1975: 69°F1976: 74°F1977: 74°F1978: 78°F1979: 78°F1980: 72°F1981: 70°F1982: 73°F1983: 57°F1984: 78°F1985: 72°F1986: 61°F1987: 56°F1988: 78°F1989: 75°F1990: 73°F1991: 66°F1992: 70°F1993: 63°F1994: 69°F1995: 66°F1996: 61°F1997: 66°F1998: 81°F1999: 60°F2000: 62°F2001: 64°F2002: 71°F2003: 81°F2004: 70°F2005: 77°F2006: 76°F2007: 65°F2008: 69°F2009: 81°F2010: 74°F2011: 64°F2012: 60°F2013: 73°F2014: 73°F2015: 73°F2016: 68°F2017: 71°F2018: 81°F2019: 69°F2020: 73°F2021: 81°F2022: 78°F2023: 76°F2024: 74°F2025: 72°F73° forecast189320251906

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1973°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#83 of 126
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record13°F (1905)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bakersfield in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan82°F192314°F1913
Feb88°F190220°F1900
Mar95°F202620°F1917
Apr101°F198128°F1893
May110°F191034°F1907
Jun114°F197638°F1907
Jul118°F190846°F1903
Aug117°F193344°F1903
Sep115°F202230°F1908
Oct104°F193329°F1971
Nov95°F192122°F1931
Dec87°F191513°F1905
All-time118°F190813°F1905

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

26 days
record run, ended Jan 1 1902

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Bakersfield's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 71°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 59°FJan: 40°FFeb: 64°FFeb: 43°FMar: 70°FMar: 46°FApr: 76°FApr: 50°FMay: 84°FMay: 57°FJun: 92°FJun: 64°FJul: 98°FJul: 71°FAug: 97°FAug: 69°FSep: 92°FSep: 64°FOct: 80°FOct: 55°FNov: 67°FNov: 45°FDec: 59°FDec: 39°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight14h 21m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.43°N, 119.06°W

Nearby Stations

Lancaster, CA67 mi SEHanford, CA68 mi NWPalmdale, CA78 mi SECamarillo, CA84 mi SSanta Maria, CA87 mi WBurbank Glendale Pasadena, CA93 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Bakersfield'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.
Bakersfield, CA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bakersfield's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bakersfield, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Bakersfield, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bakersfield, CA daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Bakersfield — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
1 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 109th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 9. Record: 44 in 1907.

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