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Bishop, CA

37.371°N, 118.359°W · station BIHthr · 84 years of record
45°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Bishop.
45°WED9/247°THU9/346°FRI9/447°SAT9/547°SUN9/646°MON9/747°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#9 / 83
coldest Sep 2 in 83 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

41°F
set in 1964

Mildest Sep 2 ever

66°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 45°F — 9th coldest Sep 2 of 83 years · record 41°F (1964) · coldest since 2012.
1943: 47°F1944: 53°F1945: 57°F1946: 43°F1947: 56°F1948: 54°F1949: 58°F1950: 56°F1951: 50°F1952: 55°F1953: 46°F1954: 52°F1955: 50°F1956: 53°F1957: 44°F1958: 58°F1959: 50°F1960: 51°F1961: 48°F1962: 48°F1963: 50°F1964: 41°F1965: 52°F1966: 45°F1967: 61°F1968: 56°F1969: 52°F1970: 47°F1971: 47°F1972: 58°F1973: 46°F1974: 50°F1975: 49°F1976: 55°F1977: 52°F1978: 53°F1979: 47°F1980: 47°F1981: 52°F1982: 53°F1983: 50°F1984: 52°F1985: 56°F1986: 52°F1987: 50°F1988: 56°F1989: 44°F1990: 50°F1991: 54°F1992: 47°F1993: 51°F1994: 48°F1995: 56°F1996: 60°F1997: 54°F1998: 58°F1999: 44°F2000: 42°F2001: 51°F2002: 51°F2003: 53°F2004: 51°F2005: 48°F2006: 48°F2007: 58°F2008: 41°F2009: 54°F2010: 50°F2011: 49°F2012: 42°F2013: 65°F2014: 54°F2015: 51°F2016: 49°F2017: 56°F2018: 51°F2019: 62°F2020: 62°F2021: 48°F2022: 61°F2023: 66°F2024: 52°F2025: 55°F45° forecast4045505560657019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 245°F
Coldest this date since2012
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#9 of 83
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-8°F (1988)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1943–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Bishop in each calendar month, and for the whole 1943–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°FJan 24, 1948-7°FJan 10, 1974
Feb81°FFeb 27, 1986-2°FFeb 7, 1969
Mar89°FMar 19, 20269°FMar 1, 1969
Apr94°FApr 28, 202015°FApr 9, 1953
May104°FMay 28, 202025°FMay 3, 1964
Jun109°FJun 22, 195425°FJun 2, 2011
Jul111°FJul 10, 202134°FJul 18, 1987
Aug108°FAug 1, 202034°FAug 22, 1947
Sep107°FSep 4, 202025°FSep 30, 2019
Oct99°FOct 2, 202413°FOct 31, 2019
Nov84°FNov 1, 19495°FNov 17, 1958
Dec78°FDec 3, 1958-8°FDec 27, 1988
All-time111°FJul 10, 2021-8°FDec 27, 1988

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Bishop so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

12 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°F)

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 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

75°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 4, 1961

Coldest high ever

19°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 11, 1949
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan45°FJan 1, 199719°FJan 11, 1949
Feb47°FFeb 26, 201928°FFeb 5, 1989
Mar53°FMar 9, 198934°FMar 15, 1952
Apr58°FApr 18, 196139°FApr 21, 1967
May63°FMay 24, 200045°FMay 6, 1964
Jun71°FJun 23, 195459°FJun 7, 1995
Jul72°FJul 9, 197569°FJul 31, 1976
Aug75°FAug 4, 196163°FAug 20, 2023
Sep67°FSep 3, 200350°FSep 29, 1982
Oct61°FOct 9, 202538°FOct 28, 1971
Nov52°FNov 14, 202530°FNov 28, 2019
Dec49°FDec 23, 196421°FDec 14, 1967
All-time75°FAug 4, 196119°FJan 11, 1949

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

117 days
record run, ended Feb 25 1994

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Bishop's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 51°F · forecast is -6° vs normal.
Jan: 55°FJan: 23°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 26°FMar: 66°FMar: 31°FApr: 72°FApr: 37°FMay: 82°FMay: 44°FJun: 92°FJun: 51°FJul: 99°FJul: 57°FAug: 97°FAug: 54°FSep: 89°FSep: 47°FOct: 76°FOct: 38°FNov: 63°FNov: 27°FDec: 54°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:24 AM
Sunset6:23 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight12h 59m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.37°N, 118.36°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA85 mi SWMadera, CA100 mi WHanford, CA101 mi SWMerced, CA118 mi WBakersfield, CA139 mi SStockton, CA160 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Bishop's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Bishop, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1943

Each cell is one day's low at Bishop, coloured by temperature — 84 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Bishop, CA daily low heat map 1943–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Bishop — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
75 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 59th most in 84 years. Normal for this point: 81. Record: 106 in 1955.

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