California · THREADEX · 1899–2026

Hanford, CA

36.311°N, 119.623°W · station HJOthr · 128 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Hanford.
72°TUE7/1472°WED7/1568°THU7/1666°FRI7/1767°SAT7/1867°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#73 / 120
coldest Jul 17 in 120 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

51°F
set in 1940

Mildest Jul 17 ever

84°F
set in 1925

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Hanford. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5168841899: 64°F1900: 62°F1902: 58°F1903: 55°F1904: 60°F1905: 57°F1906: 67°F1912: 74°F1913: 64°F1914: 68°F1915: 60°F1916: 60°F1917: 58°F1918: 60°F1919: 68°F1920: 58°F1921: 60°F1922: 70°F1923: 58°F1924: 58°F1925: 84°F1926: 67°F1927: 66°F1928: 60°F1929: 67°F1930: 62°F1931: 68°F1932: 62°F1933: 70°F1934: 64°F1935: 74°F1936: 62°F1937: 57°F1938: 60°F1939: 57°F1940: 51°F1941: 64°F1942: 60°F1943: 60°F1944: 64°F1945: 65°F1946: 66°F1947: 61°F1948: 67°F1949: 67°F1950: 58°F1951: 66°F1952: 68°F1953: 67°F1954: 64°F1955: 56°F1956: 60°F1958: 56°F1959: 67°F1960: 61°F1961: 62°F1962: 60°F1963: 58°F1964: 58°F1965: 73°F1966: 56°F1967: 67°F1968: 59°F1969: 61°F1970: 54°F1971: 68°F1972: 65°F1973: 61°F1974: 57°F1975: 62°F1976: 66°F1977: 66°F1978: 60°F1979: 66°F1980: 68°F1981: 60°F1982: 56°F1983: 54°F1984: 76°F1985: 70°F1986: 57°F1987: 55°F1988: 68°F1989: 57°F1990: 68°F1991: 57°F1992: 69°F1993: 58°F1994: 67°F1995: 74°F1996: 61°F1997: 68°F1998: 69°F1999: 59°F2000: 64°F2001: 58°F2002: 65°F2003: 67°F2004: 69°F2005: 69°F2006: 68°F2007: 63°F2008: 70°F2009: 63°F2010: 73°F2011: 60°F2012: 60°F2013: 59°F2014: 66°F2015: 68°F2016: 62°F2017: 64°F2018: 70°F2019: 64°F2020: 69°F2021: 63°F2022: 71°F2023: 76°F2024: 70°F2025: 64°F66° forecast189919402025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1766°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#73 of 120
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record14°F (1913)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1899–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Hanford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1899–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F190714°F1913
Feb86°F193018°F1903
Mar94°F190623°F1904
Apr100°F191025°F1906
May107°F198430°F1917
Jun114°F191536°F1901
Jul116°F193344°F1907
Aug115°F193340°F1906
Sep114°F202235°F1901
Oct105°F202428°F1900
Nov94°F190618°F1938
Dec80°F200615°F1990
All-time116°F193314°F1913

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 0 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

44 days
record run, ended Feb 4 1904

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Hanford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 37°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 40°FMar: 69°FMar: 44°FApr: 75°FApr: 48°FMay: 84°FMay: 55°FJun: 92°FJun: 60°FJul: 98°FJul: 65°FAug: 97°FAug: 63°FSep: 91°FSep: 58°FOct: 80°FOct: 49°FNov: 66°FNov: 40°FDec: 56°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 26m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.31°N, 119.62°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA32 mi NMadera, CA53 mi NWBakersfield, CA68 mi SEMerced, CA83 mi NWBishop, CA101 mi NESanta Maria, CA108 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Hanford's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Hanford, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1899

Each cell is one day's low at Hanford, coloured by temperature — 128 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Hanford, CA daily low heat map 1899–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Hanford — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 100th most in 128 years. Normal for this point: 18. Record: 72 in 1917.

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