Riverside, CA

California · Records since 1893–2026

🌙 74°F
Currently in Riverside
As of 1:45 AM PDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

107°F

August 11, 2000

+12° from 95° normal

❄ Record Low

42°F

August 11, 1950

-23° from 65° normal
🌞 Normal high: 95°F 🌑 Normal low: 65°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Riverside

🔥
118°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 6, 2018
19°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 7, 1950
🌧
4.42"
Wettest Day Ever
Mar 4, 1938
2.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 11, 1949

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 107°F August 11, 2000
2 106°F August 11, 1915
3 105°F August 11, 1994
4 105°F August 11, 1980
5 104°F August 11, 2012
6 104°F August 11, 2004
7 104°F August 11, 1940
8 104°F August 11, 1922
9 103°F August 11, 1995
10 102°F August 11, 1933

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 42°F August 11, 1950
2 46°F August 11, 1894
3 48°F August 11, 1948
4 48°F August 11, 1916
5 49°F August 11, 1949
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 — Riverside

threshold: 101°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
107°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
14
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
66
2026 so far
95
Avg/year 1970–2025
106
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
146
Most in a year (1917)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Riverside

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 22, 1980 – Aug 1, 1980 11 109°F (Jul 29) 103°F 70°F
2 Aug 12, 2020 – Aug 21, 2020 10 109°F (Aug 15) 104°F 72°F
3 Aug 27, 1995 – Sep 5, 1995 10 108°F (Sep 2) 104°F 66°F
4 Aug 26, 2009 – Sep 4, 2009 10 108°F (Aug 27) 104°F 69°F
5 Aug 12, 1992 – Aug 21, 1992 10 107°F (Aug 17) 105°F 72°F
6 Sep 10, 1913 – Sep 18, 1913 9 111°F (Sep 17) 105°F 58°F
7 Sep 8, 1979 – Sep 16, 1979 9 111°F (Sep 9) 105°F 65°F
8 Aug 30, 2022 – Sep 7, 2022 9 110°F (Sep 4) 107°F 75°F
9 Aug 6, 2012 – Aug 14, 2012 9 106°F (Aug 6) 104°F 73°F
10 Aug 24, 1922 – Sep 1, 1922 9 104°F (Aug 27) 103°F 62°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

44
2026 so far
above-normal nights
33.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
68
Most in a summer
2022

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

3.57"
2026 YTD
Normal: 6.84"
-3.27"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.02"
-0.02"
0.00"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.15"
-0.15"
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

81.2°F

Average temperature · July 2026

28th-warmest month on record

11th-warmest July of 118 on record

+1.7° vs. 79.5° average (1991–2020)
86.0°F
Warmest month ever
July 2006
86.0°F
Warmest July ever
2006
28
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
104°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 15

Longest 90°F Streak in July

19 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 13–31, 2026, peaking at 104°F)

The longest July streak since 2024 (2 years). The July record is 31 days, set in 1959.


Average July Temperature by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2006 86.0°F
2 2018 84.2°F
3 2024 82.1°F
4 1984 81.6°F
5 2023 81.6°F
6 2017 81.6°F
7 2003 81.5°F
8 2016 81.4°F
9 1990 81.3°F
10 2021 81.2°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2006 86.0°F
2 August 1998 84.3°F
3 July 2018 84.2°F
4 August 2012 83.8°F
5 August 1992 83.1°F
6 August 2022 83.0°F
7 August 2020 82.8°F
8 August 1995 82.5°F
9 August 1994 82.5°F
10 August 1967 82.3°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Riverside, CA 81.2°F 11th of 118
Palm Springs, CA 96.1°F 8th of 91
Long Beach, CA 75.3°F 10th of 69
Los Angeles Downtown, CA 76.6°F 12th of 150
Burbank Glendale Pasadena, CA 78.3°F 6th of 78
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 1408 complete months on record.