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Hanford, CA

36.311°N, 119.623°W · station HJOthr · 128 years of record
54°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Hanford.
54°WED9/257°THU9/358°FRI9/459°SAT9/559°SUN9/659°MON9/759°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#15 / 117
coldest Sep 2 in 117 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

49°F
set in 1939

Mildest Sep 2 ever

72°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 54°F — 15th coldest Sep 2 of 117 years · record 49°F (1939) · coldest since 2012.
1899: 51°F1901: 50°F1903: 59°F1904: 55°F1905: 51°F1906: 50°F1912: 60°F1914: 54°F1915: 59°F1916: 62°F1917: 50°F1919: 60°F1920: 64°F1921: 53°F1922: 60°F1923: 66°F1924: 58°F1925: 56°F1926: 51°F1927: 64°F1928: 55°F1929: 56°F1930: 60°F1931: 64°F1932: 60°F1933: 54°F1934: 64°F1935: 58°F1936: 56°F1937: 55°F1938: 55°F1939: 49°F1940: 55°F1941: 50°F1942: 55°F1943: 58°F1944: 56°F1945: 66°F1946: 56°F1947: 66°F1948: 57°F1949: 58°F1950: 64°F1951: 53°F1952: 62°F1953: 59°F1954: 64°F1955: 62°F1956: 59°F1957: 59°F1958: 62°F1959: 58°F1960: 56°F1961: 58°F1962: 58°F1963: 57°F1964: 50°F1965: 54°F1966: 60°F1967: 68°F1968: 63°F1969: 62°F1970: 51°F1971: 59°F1972: 63°F1973: 54°F1974: 58°F1975: 54°F1976: 55°F1977: 55°F1978: 62°F1979: 59°F1980: 57°F1981: 60°F1982: 58°F1983: 59°F1984: 58°F1985: 59°F1986: 66°F1987: 71°F1988: 67°F1989: 59°F1990: 56°F1991: 64°F1992: 59°F1993: 66°F1994: 58°F1995: 65°F1996: 64°F1997: 67°F1999: 53°F2000: 62°F2001: 64°F2002: 63°F2003: 67°F2004: 65°F2005: 58°F2006: 61°F2007: 67°F2008: 59°F2009: 62°F2010: 57°F2011: 59°F2012: 53°F2013: 72°F2014: 63°F2015: 59°F2016: 59°F2017: 69°F2018: 61°F2019: 69°F2020: 62°F2021: 58°F2022: 65°F2023: 66°F2024: 69°F2025: 70°F54° forecast4550556065707519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 254°F
Coldest this date since2012
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#15 of 117
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°FJan 3, 190714°FJan 6, 1913
Feb86°FFeb 18, 193018°FFeb 17, 1903
Mar94°FMar 29, 190623°FMar 24, 1904
Apr100°FApr 25, 191025°FApr 1, 1906
May107°FMay 30, 198430°FMay 18, 1917
Jun114°FJun 7, 191536°FJun 10, 1901
Jul116°FJul 27, 193344°FJul 15, 1907
Aug115°FAug 13, 193340°FAug 17, 1906
Sep114°FSep 6, 202235°FSep 27, 1901
Oct105°FOct 3, 202428°FOct 31, 1900
Nov94°FNov 3, 190618°FNov 12, 1938
Dec80°FDec 8, 200615°FDec 24, 1990
All-time116°FJul 27, 193314°FJan 6, 1913

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 17, 1925

Coldest high ever

30°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 13, 1920
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 13, 198030°FJan 11, 1921
Feb61°FFeb 25, 195736°FFeb 6, 1921
Mar60°FMar 16, 200742°FMar 24, 1904
Apr63°FApr 25, 190350°FApr 1, 1922
May76°FMay 28, 190355°FMay 10, 1918
Jun82°FJun 24, 192563°FJun 2, 1953
Jul84°FJul 17, 192571°FJul 1, 1982
Aug80°FAug 4, 190171°FAug 19, 1976
Sep78°FSep 14, 192260°FSep 23, 1920
Oct70°FOct 3, 200150°FOct 31, 1920
Nov62°FNov 20, 195040°FNov 30, 1914
Dec62°FDec 11, 193730°FDec 13, 1920
All-time84°FJul 17, 192530°FDec 13, 1920

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: 62°F · forecast is -8° 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

Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight12h 57m · losing 15 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 Sep 2 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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