California · THREADEX · 1945–2026

Lancaster, CA

34.741°N, 118.213°W · station WJFthr · 82 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lancaster.
79°TUE7/1481°WED7/1580°THU7/1675°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1873°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#59 / 80
coldest Jul 18 in 80 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

51°F
set in 1987

Mildest Jul 18 ever

82°F
set in 2010

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Lancaster. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5166821945: 60°F1946: 68°F1947: 61°F1948: 71°F1949: 72°F1950: 66°F1951: 73°F1952: 66°F1953: 65°F1954: 74°F1955: 65°F1956: 59°F1957: 56°F1958: 56°F1959: 74°F1960: 67°F1961: 77°F1962: 56°F1963: 62°F1964: 63°F1965: 63°F1966: 61°F1967: 59°F1968: 60°F1969: 67°F1970: 71°F1971: 70°F1972: 69°F1974: 59°F1975: 64°F1976: 62°F1977: 75°F1978: 66°F1979: 81°F1980: 75°F1981: 65°F1982: 67°F1983: 59°F1984: 69°F1985: 75°F1986: 62°F1987: 51°F1988: 66°F1989: 60°F1990: 69°F1991: 64°F1992: 61°F1993: 52°F1994: 67°F1995: 60°F1996: 66°F1997: 68°F1998: 68°F1999: 60°F2000: 58°F2001: 58°F2002: 69°F2003: 78°F2004: 77°F2005: 81°F2006: 75°F2007: 66°F2008: 77°F2009: 78°F2010: 82°F2011: 52°F2012: 57°F2013: 61°F2014: 63°F2015: 63°F2016: 67°F2017: 76°F2018: 73°F2019: 68°F2020: 68°F2021: 79°F2022: 81°F2023: 80°F2024: 73°F2025: 70°F72° forecast194519872025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1872°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#59 of 80
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record2°F (1984)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1945–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lancaster in each calendar month, and for the whole 1945–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F19693°F2007
Feb84°F201411°F1948
Mar95°F202617°F2002
Apr98°F194923°F1945
May106°F200332°F1967
Jun115°F201338°F1967
Jul115°F202445°F1948
Aug113°F195043°F1945
Sep113°F202227°F1948
Oct104°F202418°F2019
Nov90°F194912°F1958
Dec85°F19582°F1984
All-time115°F20132°F1984

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

13 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Feb (84°F), Mar (95°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

35 days
record run, ended Jan 9 1968

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Lancaster's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 68°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 59°FJan: 31°FFeb: 61°FFeb: 35°FMar: 67°FMar: 40°FApr: 73°FApr: 45°FMay: 81°FMay: 54°FJun: 91°FJun: 62°FJul: 98°FJul: 68°FAug: 98°FAug: 65°FSep: 92°FSep: 57°FOct: 80°FOct: 46°FNov: 67°FNov: 35°FDec: 58°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight14h 18m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.74°N, 118.21°W

Nearby Stations

Palmdale, CA10 mi SEBurbank Glendale Pasadena, CA38 mi SLos Angeles Downtown, CA46 mi SLos Angeles Airport, CA56 mi SCamarillo, CA61 mi SWLong Beach, CA64 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lancaster's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lancaster, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1945

Each cell is one day's low at Lancaster, coloured by temperature — 82 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lancaster, CA daily low heat map 1945–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Lancaster — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
40 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 40th most in 82 years. Normal for this point: 39. Record: 63 in 1948.

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