Eureka, CA

California · Records since 1886–2026

🌙 56°F
Currently in Eureka
As of 12:30 AM PDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

71°F

August 11, 2003

+7° from 64° normal

❄ Record Low

48°F

August 11, 1904

-5° from 53° normal
🌞 Normal high: 64°F 🌑 Normal low: 53°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Eureka

🔥
87°F
Hottest Day Ever
Sep 28, 2020
20°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 14, 1888
🌧
6.79"
Wettest Day Ever
Dec 27, 2002
3.4"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 13, 1907

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 71°F August 11, 2003
2 71°F August 11, 1985
3 71°F August 11, 1983
4 70°F August 11, 2015
5 70°F August 11, 1922
6 69°F August 11, 2019
7 69°F August 11, 2018
8 69°F August 11, 2009
9 69°F August 11, 1994
10 68°F August 11, 2022

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 48°F August 11, 1904
2 48°F August 11, 1895
3 49°F August 11, 1917
4 49°F August 11, 1914
5 49°F August 11, 1910
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 1886–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Eureka

threshold: 66°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
72°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

107 of 221 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Eureka

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 20, 1997 – Sep 22, 1997 34 75°F (Sep 13) 71°F 56°F
2 Aug 22, 1979 – Sep 15, 1979 25 85°F (Sep 12) 70°F 57°F
3 Aug 3, 1994 – Aug 25, 1994 23 69°F (Aug 10) 67°F 56°F
4 Sep 5, 2019 – Sep 25, 2019 21 76°F (Sep 15) 69°F 55°F
5 Sep 14, 2020 – Sep 29, 2020 16 87°F (Sep 28) 71°F 55°F
6 Aug 1, 1983 – Aug 15, 1983 15 76°F (Aug 12) 69°F 56°F
7 Jul 21, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026 15 73°F (Jul 22) 68°F 54°F
8 Jul 12, 2007 – Jul 24, 2007 13 74°F (Jul 21) 70°F 57°F
9 Aug 4, 2003 – Aug 16, 2003 13 71°F (Aug 8) 70°F 55°F
10 Aug 23, 2019 – Sep 3, 2019 12 73°F (Aug 29) 69°F 55°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

36
2026 so far
above-normal nights
45.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
76
Most in a summer
2004

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

16.30"
2026 YTD
Normal: 24.28"
-7.98"
0.01"
August so far
August normal: 0.18"
-0.17"
0.70"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 1.06"
-0.36"
5
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

59.0°F

Average temperature · July 2026

71st-warmest month on record

14th-warmest July of 140 on record

+0.7° vs. 58.2° average (1991–2020)
62.2°F
Warmest month ever
September 1979
61.3°F
Warmest July ever
2007
73°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 22

Average July Temperature by Year

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2007 61.3°F
2 2015 61.1°F
3 1992 60.5°F
4 1983 60.5°F
5 2019 60.4°F
6 1995 60.2°F
7 2004 60.2°F
8 1947 60.2°F
9 1990 59.8°F
10 1942 59.8°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 September 1979 62.2°F
2 September 1997 62.2°F
3 August 1983 61.9°F
4 August 2019 61.9°F
5 September 1990 61.6°F
6 August 2015 61.5°F
7 August 1997 61.4°F
8 August 1994 61.4°F
9 July 2007 61.3°F
10 August 2003 61.2°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Eureka, CA 59.0°F 14th of 140
Crescent City, CA 57.6°F 73rd of 116
Redding, CA 83.4°F 52nd of 123
Mount Shasta, CA 69.5°F 32nd of 76
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 1676 complete months on record.