San Jose, CA

California · Records since 1893–2026

🌙 59°F
Currently in San Jose
As of 12:30 AM PDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

100°F

August 11, 1937

+19° from 81° normal

❄ Record Low

47°F

August 11, 1907

-12° from 59° normal
🌞 Normal high: 81°F 🌑 Normal low: 59°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — San Jose

🔥
109°F
Hottest Day Ever
Sep 6, 2022
18°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 6, 1894
🌧
4.32"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 12, 1918
1.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 11, 1932

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 100°F August 11, 1937
2 98°F August 11, 1935
3 96°F August 11, 1959
4 93°F August 11, 1998
5 91°F August 11, 2008
6 91°F August 11, 1996
7 91°F August 11, 1971
8 91°F August 11, 1933
9 91°F August 11, 1920
10 90°F August 11, 1970

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 47°F August 11, 1907
2 48°F August 11, 1932
3 48°F August 11, 1924
4 48°F August 11, 1910
5 48°F August 11, 1904
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 — San Jose

threshold: 90°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
3.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
98°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
0
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
5
2026 so far
16
Avg/year 1970–2025
20
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
43
Most in a year (1996)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — San Jose

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Sep 30, 2024 – Oct 7, 2024 8 106°F (Oct 2) 100°F 64°F
2 Sep 16, 1939 – Sep 23, 1939 8 101°F (Sep 21) 96°F 63°F
3 Aug 9, 1996 – Aug 16, 1996 8 100°F (Aug 12) 94°F 62°F
4 Jun 15, 1981 – Jun 22, 1981 8 97°F (Jun 19) 95°F 63°F
5 Jul 3, 1905 – Jul 9, 1905 7 108°F (Jul 7) 101°F 59°F
6 Aug 13, 2020 – Aug 19, 2020 7 103°F (Aug 14) 97°F 70°F
7 Jun 23, 1976 – Jun 29, 1976 7 102°F (Jun 27) 99°F 61°F
8 Jun 1, 1996 – Jun 7, 1996 7 100°F (Jun 2) 96°F 59°F
9 Sep 4, 2022 – Sep 9, 2022 6 109°F (Sep 6) 101°F 68°F
10 Jul 20, 2006 – Jul 25, 2006 6 104°F (Jul 23) 98°F 70°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

37
2026 so far
above-normal nights
34.7
Avg / summer
1970–2020
78
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

7.37"
2026 YTD
Normal: 9.22"
-1.85"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.05"
-0.05"
0.00"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.23"
-0.23"
1
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

69.7°F

Average temperature · July 2026

100th-warmest month on record

34th-warmest July of 130 on record

-0.1° vs. 69.8° average (1991–2020)
75.5°F
Warmest month ever
July 2024
75.5°F
Warmest July ever
2024
98°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 11

Average July Temperature by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2024 75.5°F
2 1996 73.4°F
3 2006 73.1°F
4 1984 73.0°F
5 1988 72.8°F
6 1985 72.5°F
7 2018 72.1°F
8 1992 71.8°F
9 1997 71.7°F
10 2017 71.5°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2024 75.5°F
2 August 2020 73.7°F
3 August 2023 73.7°F
4 September 2017 73.4°F
5 July 1996 73.4°F
6 July 2006 73.1°F
7 July 1984 73.0°F
8 September 1997 72.9°F
9 September 2022 72.8°F
10 July 1988 72.8°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
San Jose, CA 69.7°F 34th of 130
San Francisco Airport, CA 64.2°F 20th of 81
Stockton, CA 77.4°F 46th of 131
Merced, CA 79.1°F 54th of 112
Sacramento, CA 76.7°F 30th of 143
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 1513 complete months on record.