Needles, CA

California · Records since 1888–2026

☁️ 95°F
Currently in Needles
As of 1:45 AM PDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

118°F

August 11, 2025

+8° from 110° normal

❄ Record Low

65°F

August 11, 1932

-21° from 86° normal
🌞 Normal high: 110°F 🌑 Normal low: 86°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Needles

🔥
125°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 20, 2017
18°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1937
🌧
3.49"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 19, 1906
12.2"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 12, 1949

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 118°F August 11, 2025
2 118°F August 11, 1940
3 116°F August 11, 2004
4 116°F August 11, 2003
5 116°F August 11, 1937
6 116°F August 11, 1919
7 115°F August 11, 1994
8 115°F August 11, 1944
9 115°F August 11, 1924
10 115°F August 11, 1889

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 65°F August 11, 1932
2 67°F August 11, 1916
3 70°F August 11, 1945
4 70°F August 11, 1918
5 70°F August 11, 1894
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 1888–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Needles

threshold: 114°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
118°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
84
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

123 of 204 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1888–2026
115
2026 so far
161
Avg/year 1970–2025
178
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
201
Most in a year (1934)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Needles

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 26, 1995 – Aug 10, 1995 16 119°F (Jul 28) 116°F 88°F
2 Jul 7, 1925 – Jul 19, 1925 13 125°F (Jul 16) 118°F 83°F
3 Jul 25, 1889 – Aug 6, 1889 13 119°F (Jul 27) 116°F 88°F
4 Jul 11, 2005 – Jul 22, 2005 12 125°F (Jul 17) 119°F 91°F
5 Jun 16, 2017 – Jun 27, 2017 12 125°F (Jun 20) 120°F 88°F
6 Jul 2, 2024 – Jul 13, 2024 12 123°F (Jul 8) 119°F 89°F
7 Jul 14, 1891 – Jul 25, 1891 12 119°F (Jul 17) 117°F 85°F
8 Jul 12, 2023 – Jul 22, 2023 11 121°F (Jul 15) 118°F 91°F
9 Jul 16, 2024 – Jul 26, 2024 11 120°F (Jul 25) 116°F 93°F
10 Jun 19, 1919 – Jun 29, 1919 11 119°F (Jun 25) 116°F 72°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
28.8
Avg / summer
1970–2020
69
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

0.11"
2026 YTD
Normal: 2.69"
-2.58"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.39"
-0.39"
0.00"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.70"
-0.70"
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

99.5°F

Average temperature · July 2026

11th-warmest month on record

9th-warmest July of 132 on record

+1.9° vs. 97.6° average (1991–2020)
103.2°F
Warmest month ever
July 2024
103.2°F
Warmest July ever
2024
29
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
120°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 1

Longest 90°F Streak in July

14 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 18–31, 2026, peaking at 118°F)

The longest July streak since 2025 (1 year). The July record is 31 days, set in 1925.


Average July Temperature by Year

1888–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2024 103.2°F
2 2023 101.8°F
3 2006 100.9°F
4 2005 100.7°F
5 2017 100.7°F
6 2018 100.5°F
7 2016 99.7°F
8 2021 99.6°F
9 2026 99.5°F
10 2009 99.4°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2024 103.2°F
2 July 2023 101.8°F
3 July 2006 100.9°F
4 July 2005 100.7°F
5 July 2017 100.7°F
6 July 2018 100.5°F
7 August 2020 100.5°F
8 August 2018 100.2°F
9 July 2016 99.7°F
10 July 2021 99.6°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Needles, CA 99.5°F 9th of 132
Lake Havasu City, AZ 98.1°F 15th of 43
Kingman, AZ 86.1°F 7th of 110
Las Vegas, NV 96.6°F 3rd of 90
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 1557 complete months on record.