36.311°N, 119.623°W · station HJOthr · 128 years of record
54°F
COLDEST SEP 2 SINCE 2012
forecast low · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Hanford.
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.
Ranks
#39 / 118
coldest Sep 3 in 118 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
47°F
set in 1939
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 57°F — 39th coldest Sep 3 of 118 years · record 47°F (1939) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#56 / 118
coldest Sep 4 in 118 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
49°F
set in 1938
Mildest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 58°F — 56th coldest Sep 4 of 118 years · record 49°F (1938) · coldest since 2015.
Ranks
#68 / 118
coldest Sep 5 in 118 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
48°F
set in 1906
Mildest Sep 5 ever
74°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 59°F — 68th coldest Sep 5 of 118 years · record 48°F (1906) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#68 / 120
coldest Sep 6 in 120 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
45°F
set in 1901
Mildest Sep 6 ever
75°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 59°F — 68th coldest Sep 6 of 120 years · record 45°F (1901) · coldest since 2016.
Ranks
#65 / 120
coldest Sep 7 in 120 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
40°F
set in 1907
Mildest Sep 7 ever
74°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 59°F — 65th coldest Sep 7 of 120 years · record 40°F (1907) · coldest since 2016.
Ranks
#72 / 118
coldest Sep 8 in 118 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
43°F
set in 1901
Mildest Sep 8 ever
72°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 59°F — 72nd coldest Sep 8 of 118 years · record 43°F (1901) · coldest since 2019.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
77°FJan 3, 1907
14°FJan 6, 1913
Feb
86°FFeb 18, 1930
18°FFeb 17, 1903
Mar
94°FMar 29, 1906
23°FMar 24, 1904
Apr
100°FApr 25, 1910
25°FApr 1, 1906
May
107°FMay 30, 1984
30°FMay 18, 1917
Jun
114°FJun 7, 1915
36°FJun 10, 1901
Jul
116°FJul 27, 1933
44°FJul 15, 1907
Aug
115°FAug 13, 1933
40°FAug 17, 1906
Sep
114°FSep 6, 2022
35°FSep 27, 1901
Oct
105°FOct 3, 2024
28°FOct 31, 1900
Nov
94°FNov 3, 1906
18°FNov 12, 1938
Dec
80°FDec 8, 2006
15°FDec 24, 1990
All-time
116°FJul 27, 1933
14°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 13, 1980
30°FJan 11, 1921
Feb
61°FFeb 25, 1957
36°FFeb 6, 1921
Mar
60°FMar 16, 2007
42°FMar 24, 1904
Apr
63°FApr 25, 1903
50°FApr 1, 1922
May
76°FMay 28, 1903
55°FMay 10, 1918
Jun
82°FJun 24, 1925
63°FJun 2, 1953
Jul
84°FJul 17, 1925
71°FJul 1, 1982
Aug
80°FAug 4, 1901
71°FAug 19, 1976
Sep
78°FSep 14, 1922
60°FSep 23, 1920
Oct
70°FOct 3, 2001
50°FOct 31, 1920
Nov
62°FNov 20, 1950
40°FNov 30, 1914
Dec
62°FDec 11, 1937
30°FDec 13, 1920
All-time
84°FJul 17, 1925
30°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.