California · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Needles, CA

34.768°N, 114.618°W · station EEDthr · 139 years of record
87°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Needles.
89°TUE7/1492°WED7/1591°THU7/1689°FRI7/1787°SAT7/1889°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#88 / 132
coldest Jul 18 in 132 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

57°F
set in 1987

Mildest Jul 18 ever

95°F
set in 2009

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Needles. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5776951888: 86°F1889: 82°F1891: 87°F1892: 78°F1893: 82°F1894: 78°F1895: 82°F1896: 81°F1897: 82°F1899: 90°F1900: 88°F1901: 93°F1902: 80°F1903: 87°F1904: 79°F1905: 76°F1906: 85°F1908: 81°F1909: 82°F1910: 82°F1911: 81°F1912: 80°F1913: 82°F1914: 85°F1915: 88°F1916: 78°F1917: 85°F1918: 80°F1920: 70°F1921: 81°F1922: 87°F1924: 65°F1925: 90°F1926: 85°F1927: 88°F1928: 84°F1929: 78°F1930: 86°F1931: 88°F1932: 80°F1933: 84°F1934: 80°F1935: 84°F1936: 87°F1937: 72°F1939: 79°F1940: 75°F1941: 77°F1942: 77°F1943: 78°F1944: 80°F1945: 72°F1946: 76°F1947: 77°F1948: 85°F1949: 91°F1950: 84°F1951: 86°F1952: 77°F1953: 73°F1954: 85°F1955: 82°F1956: 84°F1957: 78°F1958: 76°F1959: 91°F1960: 81°F1961: 87°F1962: 83°F1963: 82°F1964: 83°F1965: 78°F1966: 86°F1967: 84°F1968: 82°F1969: 80°F1970: 89°F1971: 91°F1972: 84°F1973: 83°F1974: 86°F1975: 84°F1976: 85°F1977: 87°F1978: 87°F1979: 88°F1980: 87°F1981: 88°F1982: 87°F1983: 77°F1984: 87°F1985: 82°F1986: 80°F1987: 57°F1988: 87°F1989: 83°F1990: 87°F1991: 87°F1992: 82°F1993: 78°F1994: 82°F1995: 78°F1996: 86°F1997: 88°F1998: 93°F1999: 86°F2000: 82°F2001: 80°F2002: 82°F2003: 92°F2004: 88°F2005: 92°F2006: 85°F2007: 88°F2008: 90°F2009: 95°F2010: 92°F2011: 87°F2012: 81°F2013: 89°F2014: 88°F2015: 75°F2016: 91°F2017: 95°F2018: 89°F2019: 86°F2020: 89°F2021: 87°F2022: 83°F2023: 94°F2024: 93°F2025: 83°F87° forecast188820251987

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1887°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#88 of 132
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record18°F (1937)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Needles in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°F197118°F1937
Feb92°F198622°F1933
Mar106°F202629°F1917
Apr107°F201233°F1909
May118°F191039°F1909
Jun125°F201646°F1915
Jul125°F192557°F1987
Aug123°F202060°F1917
Sep120°F195040°F1910
Oct112°F191734°F1971
Nov93°F202025°F1906
Dec83°F197720°F1895
All-time125°F192518°F1937

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

15 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Feb (92°F), Mar (106°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

24 days
record run, ended Dec 31 1916

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Needles's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 86°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 66°FJan: 45°FFeb: 71°FFeb: 47°FMar: 79°FMar: 53°FApr: 86°FApr: 59°FMay: 96°FMay: 69°FJun: 106°FJun: 78°FJul: 110°FJul: 85°FAug: 109°FAug: 84°FSep: 102°FSep: 76°FOct: 89°FOct: 63°FNov: 75°FNov: 51°FDec: 64°FDec: 44°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:35 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight14h 18m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.77°N, 114.62°W

Nearby Stations

Lake Havasu City, AZ26 mi SEKingman, AZ51 mi NELas Vegas, NV95 mi NWPalm Springs, CA125 mi SWEl Centro, CA144 mi SWYuma, AZ145 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Needles's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Needles, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's low at Needles, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Needles, CA daily low heat map 1888–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Needles — 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: 4. Record: 33 in 1901.

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