California · THREADEX · 1931–2026

Palmdale, CA

34.629°N, 118.083°W · station PMDthr · 96 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Palmdale.
76°TUE7/1477°WED7/1577°THU7/1673°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1871°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#70 / 93
coldest Jul 18 in 93 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

51°F
set in 1940

Mildest Jul 18 ever

81°F
set in 2003

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Palmdale. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5166811931: 70°F1933: 72°F1934: 67°F1935: 72°F1936: 68°F1937: 60°F1938: 74°F1939: 69°F1940: 51°F1941: 69°F1942: 61°F1943: 64°F1944: 65°F1945: 68°F1946: 61°F1947: 63°F1948: 71°F1949: 75°F1950: 63°F1951: 70°F1952: 64°F1953: 65°F1954: 68°F1955: 62°F1956: 55°F1957: 57°F1958: 53°F1959: 75°F1960: 65°F1961: 74°F1962: 54°F1963: 54°F1964: 63°F1965: 68°F1966: 54°F1967: 61°F1968: 62°F1969: 67°F1970: 73°F1971: 68°F1972: 70°F1973: 63°F1974: 59°F1975: 63°F1976: 64°F1977: 73°F1978: 61°F1979: 56°F1980: 64°F1981: 64°F1982: 58°F1983: 51°F1984: 69°F1985: 72°F1986: 58°F1987: 58°F1988: 64°F1989: 63°F1990: 69°F1991: 62°F1992: 70°F1993: 55°F1994: 62°F1995: 63°F1996: 63°F1997: 63°F1998: 76°F1999: 62°F2000: 59°F2001: 60°F2003: 81°F2004: 76°F2005: 72°F2006: 76°F2007: 68°F2008: 72°F2009: 74°F2010: 75°F2011: 57°F2012: 57°F2013: 61°F2014: 60°F2015: 63°F2016: 70°F2017: 73°F2018: 78°F2019: 63°F2020: 65°F2021: 77°F2022: 81°F2023: 80°F2024: 70°F2025: 71°F70° forecast193119402025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1870°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#70 of 93
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record3°F (1963)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1931–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Palmdale in each calendar month, and for the whole 1931–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°F20103°F1963
Feb84°F201411°F1953
Mar95°F202616°F1971
Apr98°F198926°F1955
May106°F200328°F1988
Jun113°F196130°F1995
Jul115°F202444°F1948
Aug118°F199041°F1979
Sep111°F202032°F1948
Oct105°F198018°F1971
Nov88°F19924°F1964
Dec85°F19586°F1962
All-time118°F19903°F1963

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

12 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°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

41 days
record run, ended Jan 20 1961

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Palmdale's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 60°FJan: 34°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 36°FMar: 68°FMar: 40°FApr: 74°FApr: 45°FMay: 82°FMay: 53°FJun: 92°FJun: 60°FJul: 98°FJul: 67°FAug: 98°FAug: 66°FSep: 92°FSep: 59°FOct: 80°FOct: 49°FNov: 68°FNov: 38°FDec: 58°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight14h 17m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.63°N, 118.08°W

Nearby Stations

Lancaster, CA10 mi NWBurbank Glendale Pasadena, CA33 mi SWLos Angeles Downtown, CA39 mi SLos Angeles Airport, CA50 mi SWLong Beach, CA56 mi SRiverside, CA59 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Palmdale's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Palmdale, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1931

Each cell is one day's low at Palmdale, coloured by temperature — 96 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Palmdale, CA daily low heat map 1931–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Palmdale — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
19 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 79th most in 96 years. Normal for this point: 35. Record: 70 in 1955.

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