San Diego, CA

California · Records since 1874–2026

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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

88°F

August 11, 2018

+11° from 77° normal

❄ Record Low

58°F

August 11, 1894

-10° from 68° normal
🌞 Normal high: 77°F 🌑 Normal low: 68°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — San Diego

🔥
111°F
Hottest Day Ever
Sep 26, 1963
25°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 7, 1913
🌧
3.34"
Wettest Day Ever
Dec 2, 1854
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jul 29, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 88°F August 11, 2018
2 86°F August 11, 1994
3 85°F August 11, 1946
4 85°F August 11, 1891
5 84°F August 11, 1879
6 83°F August 11, 2022
7 83°F August 11, 1998
8 83°F August 11, 1983
9 82°F August 11, 2021
10 82°F August 11, 1992

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 58°F August 11, 1894
2 59°F August 11, 1923
3 59°F August 11, 1911
4 59°F August 11, 1900
5 60°F August 11, 1932
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 1874–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — San Diego

threshold: 80°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
88°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
13
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

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


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1874–2026
0
2026 so far
3
Avg/year 1970–2025
6
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
13
Most in a year (2014)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — San Diego

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 23, 1983 – Sep 21, 1983 30 92°F (Sep 10) 84°F 72°F
2 Sep 2, 1984 – Sep 20, 1984 19 100°F (Sep 8) 86°F 75°F
3 Jul 29, 2018 – Aug 14, 2018 17 91°F (Aug 7) 86°F 74°F
4 Jul 18, 1960 – Aug 3, 1960 17 89°F (Jul 23) 83°F 68°F
5 Jul 9, 1981 – Jul 24, 1981 16 85°F (Jul 21) 82°F 71°F
6 Aug 30, 2022 – Sep 13, 2022 15 95°F (Sep 3) 87°F 72°F
7 Aug 25, 1995 – Sep 8, 1995 15 88°F (Sep 2) 83°F 67°F
8 Aug 25, 1952 – Sep 7, 1952 14 90°F (Sep 6) 84°F 66°F
9 Jul 7, 1984 – Jul 20, 1984 14 90°F (Jul 15) 85°F 73°F
10 Sep 10, 1979 – Sep 22, 1979 13 100°F (Sep 15) 88°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

52
2026 so far
above-normal nights
35.3
Avg / summer
1970–2020
91
Most in a summer
1981

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

5.37"
2026 YTD
Normal: 6.70"
-1.33"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.01"
-0.01"
0.00"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.14"
-0.14"
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

72.4°F

Average temperature · July 2026

75th-warmest month on record

15th-warmest July of 152 on record

+2.1° vs. 70.3° average (1991–2020)
78.9°F
Warmest month ever
September 1984
77.2°F
Warmest July ever
1984
89°F
Hottest of 2026
Mar 8

Average July Temperature by Year

1875–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1984 77.2°F
2 2006 76.3°F
3 1981 75.6°F
4 1985 75.3°F
5 2018 74.9°F
6 1959 73.7°F
7 2014 73.7°F
8 1931 73.6°F
9 2021 73.1°F
10 2017 73.0°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 September 1984 78.9°F
2 August 2018 78.1°F
3 August 1983 77.4°F
4 July 1984 77.2°F
5 September 2015 77.2°F
6 September 1983 76.8°F
7 August 1984 76.5°F
8 July 2006 76.3°F
9 September 1979 76.3°F
10 August 1981 75.8°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
San Diego, CA 72.4°F 15th of 152
El Cajon, CA 77.1°F 8th of 111
Ramona, CA 74.8°F 8th of 47
Escondido, CA 79.7°F 2nd of 123
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 1821 complete months on record.