California · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Redding, CA

40.515°N, 122.298°W · station RDDthr · 134 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Redding.
71°TUE7/1471°WED7/1568°THU7/1668°FRI7/1768°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#68 / 128
coldest Jul 16 in 128 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

56°F
set in 1903

Mildest Jul 16 ever

87°F
set in 1972

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Redding. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5672871893: 67°F1894: 66°F1895: 69°F1896: 72°F1897: 75°F1898: 66°F1899: 66°F1900: 70°F1901: 60°F1902: 65°F1903: 56°F1904: 58°F1905: 59°F1906: 68°F1907: 61°F1908: 71°F1909: 71°F1910: 64°F1911: 83°F1912: 69°F1913: 61°F1914: 82°F1915: 67°F1916: 59°F1918: 66°F1919: 71°F1920: 59°F1921: 75°F1923: 57°F1924: 65°F1925: 77°F1926: 72°F1927: 65°F1928: 65°F1931: 63°F1932: 67°F1933: 76°F1934: 69°F1935: 82°F1936: 74°F1937: 63°F1938: 72°F1939: 67°F1940: 69°F1941: 76°F1942: 61°F1943: 63°F1944: 68°F1945: 71°F1946: 56°F1947: 64°F1948: 77°F1949: 65°F1950: 74°F1951: 66°F1952: 72°F1953: 71°F1954: 64°F1955: 60°F1956: 65°F1957: 70°F1958: 58°F1959: 72°F1960: 69°F1961: 66°F1962: 73°F1963: 65°F1964: 69°F1965: 77°F1966: 63°F1967: 77°F1969: 72°F1970: 64°F1971: 73°F1972: 87°F1973: 78°F1974: 64°F1975: 61°F1976: 67°F1977: 72°F1978: 68°F1979: 69°F1980: 59°F1981: 57°F1982: 68°F1983: 63°F1984: 69°F1985: 61°F1986: 56°F1987: 65°F1988: 67°F1989: 58°F1990: 72°F1991: 66°F1992: 72°F1993: 64°F1994: 69°F1995: 64°F1996: 72°F1997: 65°F1998: 71°F1999: 63°F2000: 59°F2001: 62°F2002: 61°F2003: 66°F2004: 60°F2005: 73°F2006: 64°F2007: 64°F2008: 69°F2009: 66°F2010: 75°F2011: 61°F2012: 62°F2013: 64°F2014: 71°F2015: 70°F2016: 69°F2017: 73°F2018: 75°F2019: 68°F2020: 69°F2021: 65°F2022: 68°F2023: 75°F2024: 71°F2025: 67°F68° forecast189319032025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1668°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record56°F
This-date rank#68 of 128
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record16°F (2009)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Redding in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan87°F192016°F2012
Feb87°F192020°F1903
Mar93°F191427°F1896
Apr98°F192628°F1999
May109°F202131°F1948
Jun117°F200638°F1952
Jul119°F202448°F1983
Aug118°F197144°F1984
Sep116°F198839°F1947
Oct106°F191729°F1935
Nov99°F192721°F1985
Dec83°F202116°F2009
All-time119°F202416°F2009

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°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

20 days
record run, ended Jan 6 1991

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Redding's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 37°FFeb: 60°FFeb: 40°FMar: 65°FMar: 43°FApr: 71°FApr: 47°FMay: 81°FMay: 54°FJun: 91°FJun: 62°FJul: 99°FJul: 66°FAug: 97°FAug: 64°FSep: 92°FSep: 58°FOct: 79°FOct: 50°FNov: 64°FNov: 41°FDec: 56°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:50 AM
Sunset7:40 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight14h 50m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.52°N, 122.30°W

Nearby Stations

Mount Shasta, CA55 mi NEureka, CA99 mi WUkiah, CA107 mi SWAlturas, CA112 mi NEKlamath Falls, OR116 mi NMedford, OR131 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Redding's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Redding, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Redding, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Redding, CA daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Redding — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
10 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 75th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 42 in 1982.

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