California · THREADEX · 1877–2026

Los Angeles Downtown, CA

34.068°N, 118.242°W · station CQTthr · 150 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Los Angeles Downtown.
67°TUE7/1470°WED7/1573°THU7/1667°FRI7/1766°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#119 / 149
coldest Jul 18 in 149 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

53°F
set in 1892

Mildest Jul 18 ever

74°F
set in 1984

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Los Angeles Downtown. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5364741877: 63°F1878: 59°F1879: 62°F1880: 57°F1881: 58°F1882: 57°F1883: 62°F1884: 55°F1885: 62°F1886: 60°F1887: 60°F1888: 62°F1889: 57°F1890: 58°F1891: 58°F1892: 53°F1893: 58°F1894: 54°F1895: 58°F1896: 62°F1897: 60°F1898: 60°F1899: 56°F1900: 58°F1901: 58°F1902: 61°F1903: 57°F1904: 59°F1905: 61°F1906: 60°F1907: 54°F1908: 65°F1909: 58°F1910: 64°F1911: 62°F1912: 65°F1913: 63°F1914: 60°F1915: 61°F1916: 58°F1917: 65°F1918: 62°F1919: 65°F1920: 67°F1921: 61°F1922: 61°F1923: 62°F1924: 59°F1925: 66°F1926: 61°F1927: 64°F1928: 63°F1929: 64°F1930: 63°F1931: 67°F1932: 59°F1933: 60°F1934: 64°F1935: 63°F1936: 70°F1937: 60°F1938: 63°F1939: 61°F1940: 57°F1941: 59°F1942: 61°F1943: 59°F1944: 57°F1945: 59°F1946: 63°F1947: 61°F1948: 60°F1949: 65°F1950: 65°F1951: 69°F1952: 60°F1953: 62°F1954: 71°F1955: 65°F1956: 60°F1957: 64°F1958: 61°F1959: 65°F1960: 64°F1961: 67°F1962: 59°F1963: 63°F1964: 60°F1965: 61°F1966: 65°F1967: 63°F1968: 64°F1969: 69°F1970: 69°F1971: 68°F1972: 68°F1973: 61°F1974: 67°F1975: 63°F1976: 63°F1977: 65°F1978: 63°F1979: 66°F1980: 65°F1981: 67°F1982: 63°F1983: 64°F1984: 74°F1985: 68°F1986: 61°F1987: 60°F1988: 67°F1989: 66°F1990: 70°F1991: 63°F1992: 69°F1993: 66°F1994: 63°F1995: 64°F1996: 64°F1997: 65°F1998: 69°F1999: 63°F2000: 60°F2001: 60°F2002: 64°F2003: 70°F2004: 69°F2005: 62°F2006: 71°F2007: 63°F2008: 65°F2009: 64°F2010: 68°F2011: 62°F2012: 62°F2013: 62°F2014: 64°F2015: 65°F2016: 63°F2017: 67°F2018: 69°F2019: 65°F2020: 63°F2021: 67°F2022: 67°F2023: 67°F2024: 64°F2025: 62°F66° forecast187720251892

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1866°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#119 of 149
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record28°F (1883)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1877–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Los Angeles Downtown in each calendar month, and for the whole 1877–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan95°F197128°F1913
Feb95°F199528°F1883
Mar99°F187931°F1893
Apr106°F198936°F1901
May103°F189640°F1883
Jun112°F199046°F1892
Jul109°F189149°F1888
Aug106°F188549°F1901
Sep113°F201044°F1880
Oct108°F198740°F1892
Nov100°F196634°F1881
Dec92°F193830°F1878
All-time113°F201028°F1883

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Los Angeles Downtown so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

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

4 days
record run, ended Jan 10 1888

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Los Angeles Downtown's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 69°FJan: 49°FFeb: 69°FFeb: 50°FMar: 71°FMar: 53°FApr: 73°FApr: 55°FMay: 74°FMay: 59°FJun: 78°FJun: 62°FJul: 83°FJul: 65°FAug: 85°FAug: 66°FSep: 84°FSep: 65°FOct: 79°FOct: 60°FNov: 74°FNov: 54°FDec: 68°FDec: 49°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight14h 15m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.07°N, 118.24°W

Nearby Stations

Burbank Glendale Pasadena, CA11 mi NWLos Angeles Airport, CA12 mi SWLong Beach, CA18 mi SPalmdale, CA39 mi NLancaster, CA46 mi NRiverside, CA46 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Los Angeles Downtown'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.
Los Angeles Downtown, CA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Los Angeles Downtown's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Los Angeles Downtown, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1877

Each cell is one day's low at Los Angeles Downtown, coloured by temperature — 150 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Los Angeles Downtown, CA daily low heat map 1877–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Los Angeles Downtown — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
No days ≤32°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 0. Record: 6 in 1888.

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