All-time weather records — Taft, CA
Climate change signal in Taft
of Taft's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1990s | 117 | 116 | ||
| 2000s | 237 | 187 | ||
| 2010s | 12 | 63 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1994, the latest in 2011. Period of observation: 1948-2011.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79.0°F — Jan 19, 1998 | 26.1°F — Jan 5, 1999 | 0.97 in — Jan 25, 1999 |
| February | 84.0°F — Feb 23, 2002 | 28.0°F — Feb 28, 2011 | 1.30 in — Feb 13, 2001 |
| March | 93.9°F — Mar 31, 2002 | 28.9°F — Mar 1, 2011 | 1.45 in — Mar 11, 1995 |
| April | 97.0°F — Apr 28, 2008 | 30.0°F — Apr 8, 2011 | 1.15 in — Apr 14, 2003 |
| May | 107.1°F — May 29, 2003 | 37.9°F — May 4, 1997 | 1.48 in — May 6, 1998 |
| June | 108.0°F — Jun 22, 2008 | 42.1°F — Jun 21, 1998 | 0.19 in — Jun 27, 1996 |
| July | 111.9°F — Jul 11, 2008 | 37.9°F — Jul 6, 1998 | 0.04 in — Jul 30, 2003 |
| August | 111.0°F — Aug 6, 1998 | 45.0°F — Aug 17, 1998 | 0.09 in — Aug 21, 2003 |
| September | 107.1°F — Sep 1, 2007 | 39.9°F — Sep 18, 2006 | 0.30 in — Sep 7, 1998 |
| October | 100.0°F — Oct 10, 1996 | 35.1°F — Oct 29, 2009 | 0.98 in — Oct 30, 2000 |
| November | 91.0°F — Nov 6, 2010 | 26.1°F — Nov 25, 2010 | 0.83 in — Nov 10, 1994 |
| December | 80.1°F — Dec 9, 2006 | 24.1°F — Dec 23, 1998 | 1.00 in — Dec 25, 1994 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Taft.