Lake Havasu City, AZ

Arizona · Records since 1968–2026

☁️ 94°F
Currently in Lake Havasu City
As of 2:45 AM MST

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

119°F

August 11, 2000

+10° from 109° normal

❄ Record Low

74°F

August 11, 2020

-9° from 83° normal
🌞 Normal high: 109°F 🌑 Normal low: 83°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lake Havasu City

🔥
128°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 29, 1994
25°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 24, 1990
🌧
1.87"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 21, 1978
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Aug 10, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 119°F August 11, 2000
2 118°F August 11, 1994
3 118°F August 11, 1992
4 117°F August 11, 2012
5 116°F August 11, 2003
6 116°F August 11, 1996
7 116°F August 11, 1980
8 115°F August 11, 1998
9 114°F August 11, 1995
10 114°F August 11, 1993

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 74°F August 11, 2020
2 76°F August 11, 2013
3 76°F August 11, 2010
4 76°F August 11, 1991
5 77°F August 11, 2021
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 1968–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Lake Havasu City

threshold: 115°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
119°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
93
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

136 of 203 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1969–2026
122
2026 so far
163
Avg/year 1970–2025
176
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
201
Most in a year (1989)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Lake Havasu City

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 23, 2000 – Aug 5, 2000 14 121°F (Aug 5) 117°F 92°F
2 Jun 22, 1994 – Jul 3, 1994 12 128°F (Jun 29) 121°F 88°F
3 Jul 9, 1998 – Jul 18, 1998 10 126°F (Jul 16) 119°F 89°F
4 Jul 4, 2024 – Jul 12, 2024 9 122°F (Jul 9) 118°F 86°F
5 Jun 19, 1981 – Jun 27, 1981 9 117°F (Jun 21) 116°F 86°F
6 Jul 18, 1996 – Jul 25, 1996 8 123°F (Jul 23) 118°F 91°F
7 Jun 22, 1990 – Jun 29, 1990 8 121°F (Jun 27) 117°F 83°F
8 Aug 14, 2020 – Aug 21, 2020 8 120°F (Aug 16) 117°F 88°F
9 Jul 15, 2023 – Jul 22, 2023 8 120°F (Jul 16) 117°F 88°F
10 Jun 19, 2017 – Jun 25, 2017 7 122°F (Jun 21) 119°F 84°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

53
2026 so far
above-normal nights
48.2
Avg / summer
1970–2020
76
Most in a summer
1996

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

0.76"
2026 YTD
Normal: 2.39"
-1.63"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.38"
-0.38"
0.02"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.65"
-0.63"
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

98.1°F

Average temperature · July 2026

21st-warmest month on record

15th-warmest July of 43 on record

+0.6° vs. 97.5° average (1991–2020)
102.2°F
Warmest month ever
July 1996
102.2°F
Warmest July ever
1996
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
118°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 2

Longest 90°F Streak in July

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 1–31, 2026, peaking at 117°F)

Ties the longest July streak since 2025 (1 year).


Average July Temperature by Year

1978–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1996 102.2°F
2 2024 101.2°F
3 1998 100.7°F
4 1994 100.0°F
5 2000 99.9°F
6 1981 99.1°F
7 2023 99.0°F
8 1988 98.7°F
9 2003 98.7°F
10 1989 98.6°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1996 102.2°F
2 July 2024 101.2°F
3 July 1998 100.7°F
4 August 1995 100.7°F
5 August 1996 100.3°F
6 July 1994 100.0°F
7 July 2000 99.9°F
8 August 1998 99.3°F
9 August 1997 99.2°F
10 July 1981 99.1°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Lake Havasu City, AZ 98.1°F 15th of 43
Needles, CA 99.5°F 9th of 132
Kingman, AZ 86.1°F 7th of 110
Yuma, AZ 96.9°F 5th of 149
Las Vegas, NV 96.6°F 3rd of 90
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 461 complete months on record.