California · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Fresno, CA

36.780°N, 119.720°W · station FATthr · 140 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Fresno.
75°TUE7/1475°WED7/1572°THU7/1670°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1871°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#108 / 138
coldest Jul 17 in 138 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

56°F
set in 1904

Mildest Jul 17 ever

81°F
set in 2023

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Fresno. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5668811888: 72°F1889: 62°F1890: 63°F1891: 67°F1892: 60°F1893: 64°F1894: 68°F1895: 68°F1896: 73°F1897: 68°F1898: 64°F1899: 66°F1900: 70°F1901: 61°F1902: 62°F1903: 61°F1904: 56°F1905: 59°F1906: 66°F1907: 61°F1908: 67°F1909: 57°F1910: 71°F1911: 79°F1912: 76°F1913: 64°F1914: 70°F1915: 67°F1916: 64°F1917: 74°F1918: 63°F1919: 71°F1920: 60°F1921: 70°F1922: 72°F1923: 56°F1924: 61°F1925: 79°F1926: 74°F1927: 63°F1928: 70°F1929: 68°F1930: 70°F1931: 66°F1932: 62°F1933: 72°F1934: 64°F1935: 76°F1936: 71°F1937: 59°F1938: 65°F1939: 65°F1940: 57°F1941: 65°F1942: 63°F1943: 62°F1944: 62°F1945: 68°F1946: 62°F1947: 62°F1948: 72°F1949: 69°F1950: 63°F1951: 68°F1952: 68°F1953: 70°F1954: 66°F1955: 57°F1956: 61°F1957: 66°F1958: 58°F1959: 69°F1960: 65°F1961: 67°F1962: 66°F1963: 59°F1964: 62°F1965: 72°F1966: 59°F1967: 65°F1968: 60°F1969: 65°F1970: 60°F1971: 70°F1972: 69°F1973: 64°F1974: 59°F1975: 65°F1976: 67°F1977: 70°F1978: 64°F1979: 70°F1980: 70°F1981: 65°F1982: 58°F1983: 57°F1984: 80°F1985: 71°F1986: 61°F1987: 56°F1988: 70°F1989: 65°F1990: 70°F1991: 65°F1992: 72°F1993: 60°F1994: 69°F1995: 72°F1996: 64°F1997: 70°F1998: 75°F1999: 61°F2000: 66°F2001: 58°F2002: 67°F2003: 74°F2004: 72°F2005: 77°F2006: 76°F2007: 64°F2008: 69°F2009: 74°F2010: 75°F2011: 62°F2012: 66°F2013: 61°F2014: 69°F2015: 69°F2016: 70°F2017: 75°F2018: 73°F2019: 68°F2020: 71°F2021: 70°F2022: 78°F2023: 81°F2024: 70°F2025: 65°F70° forecast188819042025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1770°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record56°F
This-date rank#108 of 138
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°F198617°F1913
Feb84°F193024°F1899
Mar93°F202626°F1953
Apr101°F189832°F1953
May110°F191036°F1965
Jun112°F189142°F1907
Jul115°F190550°F1901
Aug113°F189849°F1966
Sep114°F202237°F1950
Oct105°F202427°F1972
Nov90°F201026°F1975
Dec77°F200618°F1932
All-time115°F190517°F1913

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 69°F · forecast is +1° 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

Sunrise4:50 AM
Sunset7:19 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 29m · losing 6 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 Jul 17 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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