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Fresno, CA

36.780°N, 119.720°W · station FATthr · 140 years of record
56°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Fresno.
56°WED9/259°THU9/361°FRI9/461°SAT9/563°SUN9/663°MON9/764°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#15 / 139
coldest Sep 2 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

51°F
set in 1964

Mildest Sep 2 ever

77°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 56°F — 15th coldest Sep 2 of 139 years · record 51°F (1964) · coldest since 1999.
1887: 54°F1888: 69°F1889: 66°F1890: 61°F1891: 69°F1892: 62°F1893: 58°F1894: 61°F1895: 54°F1896: 60°F1897: 56°F1898: 52°F1899: 59°F1900: 59°F1901: 54°F1902: 68°F1903: 68°F1904: 63°F1905: 56°F1906: 55°F1907: 54°F1908: 62°F1909: 56°F1910: 65°F1911: 58°F1912: 63°F1913: 58°F1914: 55°F1915: 64°F1916: 63°F1917: 55°F1918: 61°F1919: 59°F1920: 67°F1921: 58°F1922: 63°F1923: 70°F1924: 68°F1925: 58°F1926: 65°F1927: 64°F1928: 58°F1929: 60°F1930: 58°F1931: 66°F1932: 63°F1933: 59°F1934: 68°F1935: 63°F1936: 66°F1937: 57°F1938: 62°F1939: 56°F1940: 63°F1941: 59°F1942: 55°F1943: 64°F1944: 57°F1945: 63°F1946: 56°F1947: 66°F1948: 64°F1949: 61°F1950: 70°F1951: 54°F1952: 66°F1953: 62°F1954: 65°F1955: 67°F1956: 61°F1957: 57°F1958: 67°F1959: 57°F1960: 57°F1961: 60°F1962: 59°F1963: 61°F1964: 51°F1965: 55°F1966: 61°F1967: 68°F1968: 66°F1969: 65°F1970: 55°F1971: 62°F1972: 69°F1973: 58°F1974: 62°F1975: 54°F1976: 59°F1977: 62°F1978: 64°F1979: 66°F1980: 63°F1981: 66°F1982: 62°F1983: 63°F1984: 60°F1985: 61°F1986: 68°F1987: 75°F1988: 70°F1989: 61°F1990: 60°F1991: 67°F1992: 62°F1993: 69°F1994: 62°F1995: 66°F1996: 64°F1997: 66°F1998: 77°F1999: 56°F2000: 59°F2001: 68°F2002: 67°F2003: 73°F2004: 68°F2005: 65°F2006: 67°F2007: 73°F2008: 57°F2009: 70°F2010: 67°F2011: 65°F2012: 58°F2013: 74°F2014: 71°F2015: 64°F2016: 62°F2017: 77°F2018: 68°F2019: 74°F2020: 70°F2021: 59°F2022: 77°F2023: 66°F2024: 69°F2025: 76°F56° forecast5055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 256°F
Coldest this date since1999
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#15 of 139
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record17°F (1913)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fresno in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 28, 198617°FJan 6, 1913
Feb84°FFeb 17, 193024°FFeb 5, 1899
Mar93°FMar 18, 202626°FMar 2, 1953
Apr101°FApr 25, 189832°FApr 9, 1953
May110°FMay 31, 191036°FMay 7, 1965
Jun112°FJun 30, 189142°FJun 14, 1907
Jul115°FJul 8, 190550°FJul 3, 1901
Aug113°FAug 11, 189849°FAug 30, 1966
Sep114°FSep 6, 202237°FSep 30, 1950
Oct105°FOct 3, 202427°FOct 30, 1972
Nov90°FNov 5, 201026°FNov 29, 1975
Dec77°FDec 8, 200618°FDec 12, 1932
All-time115°FJul 8, 190517°FJan 6, 1913

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

90°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 2006

Coldest high ever

32°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 13, 1972
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 13, 198035°FJan 5, 1947
Feb59°FFeb 18, 198641°FFeb 8, 1989
Mar63°FMar 21, 202645°FMar 3, 1896
Apr68°FApr 26, 192649°FApr 1, 1982
May76°FMay 30, 198452°FMay 3, 1892
Jun81°FJun 19, 201757°FJun 5, 1894
Jul90°FJul 23, 200676°FJul 25, 1913
Aug86°FAug 1, 190867°FAug 19, 1976
Sep80°FSep 4, 201756°FSep 30, 1894
Oct71°FOct 2, 201053°FOct 11, 1899
Nov62°FNov 20, 195044°FNov 30, 1972
Dec60°FDec 23, 196432°FDec 13, 1972
All-time90°FJul 23, 200632°FDec 13, 1972

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Jan 23 1947

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Fresno's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is -10° vs normal.
Jan: 57°FJan: 40°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 42°FMar: 69°FMar: 46°FApr: 75°FApr: 50°FMay: 84°FMay: 57°FJun: 93°FJun: 63°FJul: 99°FJul: 68°FAug: 98°FAug: 67°FSep: 92°FSep: 63°FOct: 80°FOct: 54°FNov: 66°FNov: 44°FDec: 56°FDec: 39°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon11:59 AM
Daylight12h 58m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.78°N, 119.72°W

Nearby Stations

Madera, CA25 mi NWHanford, CA32 mi SMerced, CA56 mi NWBishop, CA85 mi NEBakersfield, CA100 mi SEStockton, CA112 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Fresno's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Fresno, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's low at Fresno, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Fresno, CA daily low heat map 1887–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Fresno — counted through Sep 2 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: 9. Record: 34 in 1949.

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