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Palmdale, CA

34.629°N, 118.083°W · station PMDthr · 96 years of record
56°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Palmdale.
56°WED9/259°THU9/359°FRI9/459°SAT9/563°SUN9/664°MON9/764°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#22 / 93
coldest Sep 2 in 93 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

48°F
set in 1987

Mildest Sep 2 ever

75°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 56°F — 22nd coldest Sep 2 of 93 years · record 48°F (1987) · coldest since 2005.
1931: 62°F1932: 59°F1933: 59°F1934: 72°F1935: 60°F1936: 65°F1937: 50°F1938: 65°F1939: 52°F1940: 69°F1941: 59°F1942: 50°F1943: 67°F1944: 51°F1945: 69°F1946: 55°F1947: 73°F1948: 62°F1949: 69°F1950: 65°F1951: 53°F1952: 67°F1953: 54°F1954: 74°F1955: 62°F1956: 58°F1957: 54°F1958: 73°F1959: 66°F1960: 63°F1961: 61°F1962: 57°F1963: 58°F1964: 51°F1965: 53°F1966: 51°F1967: 67°F1968: 65°F1969: 69°F1970: 55°F1971: 54°F1972: 60°F1973: 51°F1974: 71°F1975: 51°F1976: 67°F1977: 60°F1978: 63°F1980: 52°F1981: 62°F1982: 60°F1983: 59°F1984: 57°F1985: 61°F1986: 62°F1987: 48°F1988: 68°F1989: 54°F1990: 56°F1991: 69°F1992: 58°F1994: 61°F1995: 72°F1996: 71°F1997: 68°F1998: 67°F1999: 55°F2000: 54°F2001: 66°F2002: 68°F2003: 70°F2004: 63°F2005: 53°F2006: 62°F2007: 71°F2008: 59°F2009: 66°F2010: 61°F2011: 58°F2012: 57°F2013: 72°F2014: 67°F2015: 59°F2016: 65°F2017: 73°F2018: 63°F2019: 72°F2020: 61°F2021: 59°F2022: 75°F2023: 67°F2024: 66°F2025: 74°F56° forecast45505560657075194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 256°F
Coldest this date since2005
This-date record48°F
This-date rank#22 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°FJan 11, 20103°FJan 13, 1963
Feb84°FFeb 13, 201411°FFeb 21, 1953
Mar95°FMar 20, 202616°FMar 3, 1971
Apr98°FApr 7, 198926°FApr 4, 1955
May106°FMay 28, 200328°FMay 1, 1988
Jun113°FJun 21, 196130°FJun 6, 1995
Jul115°FJul 6, 202444°FJul 5, 1948
Aug118°FAug 5, 199041°FAug 15, 1979
Sep111°FSep 5, 202032°FSep 26, 1948
Oct105°FOct 5, 198018°FOct 30, 1971
Nov88°FNov 16, 19924°FNov 19, 1964
Dec85°FDec 4, 19586°FDec 27, 1962
All-time118°FAug 5, 19903°FJan 13, 1963

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1931

Coldest high ever

28°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1949
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan58°FJan 2, 199728°FJan 10, 1949
Feb55°FFeb 19, 198635°FFeb 6, 1989
Mar59°FMar 21, 202637°FMar 5, 1945
Apr67°FApr 22, 198943°FApr 11, 1967
May71°FMay 30, 198451°FMay 10, 1933
Jun80°FJun 28, 201560°FJun 2, 1999
Jul87°FJul 4, 193173°FJul 2, 1935
Aug81°FAug 1, 201870°FAug 20, 2023
Sep77°FSep 1, 202263°FSep 30, 1971
Oct73°FOct 3, 201248°FOct 28, 1971
Nov64°FNov 15, 202137°FNov 17, 1964
Dec57°FDec 24, 196428°FDec 10, 1972
All-time87°FJul 4, 193128°FJan 10, 1949

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: 64°F · forecast is -8° 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

Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Solar noon11:52 AM
Daylight12h 54m · losing 14 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 Sep 2 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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