Hanford, CA

California · Records since 1899–2026

🌙 80°F
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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

110°F

August 11, 1940

+12° from 98° normal

❄ Record Low

49°F

August 11, 1908

-14° from 63° normal
🌞 Normal high: 98°F 🌑 Normal low: 63°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Hanford

🔥
116°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 27, 1933
14°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 7, 1913
🌧
2.70"
Wettest Day Ever
Feb 24, 2023
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jul 29, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 110°F August 11, 1940
2 109°F August 11, 1933
3 107°F August 11, 2012
4 107°F August 11, 1906
5 106°F August 11, 2024
6 106°F August 11, 1971
7 106°F August 11, 1937
8 106°F August 11, 1901
9 105°F August 11, 2004
10 105°F August 11, 1946

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 49°F August 11, 1908
2 52°F August 11, 1918
3 52°F August 11, 1917
4 52°F August 11, 1916
5 52°F August 11, 1906
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 1899–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Hanford

threshold: 104°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.8
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
108°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
8
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

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


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1899–2026
80
2026 so far
101
Avg/year 1970–2025
121
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
144
Most in a year (1922)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Hanford

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 13, 1936 – Jul 26, 1936 14 112°F (Jul 23) 108°F 70°F
2 Jul 7, 1919 – Jul 20, 1919 14 108°F (Jul 8) 105°F 66°F
3 Jul 2, 2024 – Jul 14, 2024 13 113°F (Jul 6) 109°F 71°F
4 Jul 17, 1931 – Jul 28, 1931 12 115°F (Jul 25) 110°F 72°F
5 Jul 2, 1931 – Jul 13, 1931 12 112°F (Jul 4) 107°F 68°F
6 Jul 5, 1921 – Jul 15, 1921 11 111°F (Jul 7) 106°F 66°F
7 Jul 11, 1933 – Jul 21, 1933 11 110°F (Jul 14) 108°F 70°F
8 Jul 29, 1936 – Aug 8, 1936 11 110°F (Aug 6) 107°F 69°F
9 Jul 6, 1906 – Jul 15, 1906 10 111°F (Jul 7) 108°F 66°F
10 Jul 13, 1917 – Jul 22, 1917 10 110°F (Jul 13) 107°F 53°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

43
2026 so far
above-normal nights
39.2
Avg / summer
1970–2020
73
Most in a summer
2024

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

2.96"
2026 YTD
Normal: 5.65"
-2.69"
0.00"
August so far
0.00"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.09"
-0.09"
0
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

82.1°F

Average temperature · July 2026

39th-warmest month on record

31st-warmest July of 117 on record

+0.9° vs. 81.1° average (1991–2020)
87.8°F
Warmest month ever
July 1931
87.8°F
Warmest July ever
1931
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
110°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 9

Longest 90°F Streak in July

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 1–31, 2026, peaking at 105°F)

Ties the longest July streak since 2024 (2 years).


Average July Temperature by Year

1899–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1931 87.8°F
2 2024 87.6°F
3 1933 85.7°F
4 2021 85.5°F
5 1936 85.2°F
6 2018 85.2°F
7 2006 84.3°F
8 2023 84.0°F
9 1906 84.0°F
10 2022 83.8°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1931 87.8°F
2 July 2024 87.6°F
3 July 1933 85.7°F
4 July 2021 85.5°F
5 July 1936 85.2°F
6 July 2018 85.2°F
7 August 2022 84.5°F
8 August 1931 84.3°F
9 July 2006 84.3°F
10 July 2023 84.0°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Hanford, CA 82.1°F 31st of 117
Fresno, CA 84.4°F 26th of 139
Madera, CA 79.0°F 57th of 88
Bakersfield, CA 85.3°F 43rd of 126
Merced, CA 79.1°F 54th of 112
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 1386 complete months on record.