Escondido, CA

California · Records since 1893–2026

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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

103°F

August 11, 1898

+14° from 89° normal

❄ Record Low

45°F

August 11, 1894

-21° from 66° normal
🌞 Normal high: 89°F 🌑 Normal low: 66°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Escondido

🔥
115°F
Hottest Day Ever
Sep 6, 2020
13°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 7, 1913
🌧
6.47"
Wettest Day Ever
Feb 16, 1927
1.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 11, 1895

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 103°F August 11, 1898
2 100°F August 11, 2000
3 99°F August 11, 2003
4 99°F August 11, 1994
5 98°F August 11, 1938
6 98°F August 11, 1922
7 97°F August 11, 1933
8 97°F August 11, 1913
9 96°F August 11, 2024
10 96°F August 11, 2012

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 45°F August 11, 1894
2 47°F August 11, 1905
3 48°F August 11, 1950
4 48°F August 11, 1916
5 49°F August 11, 1923
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Escondido

threshold: 95°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
101°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
7
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

160 of 209 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1894–2026
45
2026 so far
46
Avg/year 1970–2025
67
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
92
Most in a year (1939)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Escondido

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 18, 1903 – Jul 6, 1903 19 102°F (Jul 2) 98°F 51°F
2 Sep 8, 1979 – Sep 20, 1979 13 105°F (Sep 11) 100°F 65°F
3 Jul 29, 2018 – Aug 10, 2018 13 102°F (Aug 6) 98°F 71°F
4 Aug 27, 1995 – Sep 7, 1995 12 102°F (Sep 2) 98°F 67°F
5 Jun 10, 1896 – Jun 20, 1896 11 109°F (Jun 13) 100°F 54°F
6 Aug 13, 2020 – Aug 22, 2020 10 107°F (Aug 18) 99°F 73°F
7 Jul 9, 1896 – Jul 18, 1896 10 105°F (Jul 13) 98°F 61°F
8 Sep 9, 1937 – Sep 18, 1937 10 104°F (Sep 16) 99°F 61°F
9 Jul 5, 1906 – Jul 14, 1906 10 100°F (Jul 14) 97°F 57°F
10 Sep 15, 1939 – Sep 23, 1939 9 108°F (Sep 18) 103°F 60°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

44
2026 so far
above-normal nights
20.7
Avg / summer
1970–2020
66
Most in a summer
2018

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

6.25"
2026 YTD
Normal: 10.53"
-4.28"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.06"
-0.06"
0.01"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.27"
-0.26"
2
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — July 2026

79.7°F

Average temperature · July 2026

7th-warmest month on record

2nd-warmest July of 123 on record

+4.4° vs. 75.3° average (1991–2020)
81.2°F
Warmest month ever
July 2018
81.2°F
Warmest July ever
2018
26
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
101°F
Hottest of 2026
Mar 20

Longest 90°F Streak in July

22 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 10–31, 2026, peaking at 100°F)

The longest July streak in Escondido’s recorded history.


Average July Temperature by Year

1894–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2018 81.2°F
2 2026 79.7°F
3 2024 78.9°F
4 2023 78.7°F
5 2017 78.6°F
6 1984 78.5°F
7 1931 78.5°F
8 1985 78.4°F
9 2016 78.0°F
10 2014 77.3°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2018 81.2°F
2 August 2020 80.4°F
3 August 2022 80.2°F
4 August 2018 80.2°F
5 August 1992 80.1°F
6 August 1998 79.9°F
7 July 2026 79.7°F
8 August 1994 79.5°F
9 September 2022 79.2°F
10 September 2015 79.2°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Escondido, CA 79.7°F 2nd of 123
Ramona, CA 74.8°F 8th of 47
El Cajon, CA 77.1°F 8th of 111
San Diego, CA 72.4°F 15th of 152
Palm Springs, CA 96.1°F 8th of 91
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1440 complete months on record.