Bakersfield Weather Records (USC00410482)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bakersfield (USC00410482), Texas, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Bakersfield

Bakersfield (USC00410482) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.89 latitude and -102.30 longitude, 776 m (2,547 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 2020, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bakersfield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bakersfield set a daily record high maximum temperature of 37.8 C (100.0 F) on 29 April 2020.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 30.89 latitude, -102.30 longitude.
Elevation: 776 m (2,547 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 2020, 79 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bakersfield. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Bakersfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.6 C (114.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.9 C (111.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bakersfield still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 67.

Standing records at Bakersfield by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	37
1966	29
1967	30
1968	21
1969	34
1970	31
1971	27
1972	44
1973	25
1974	27
1975	26
1976	37
1977	23
1978	23
1979	34
1980	34
1981	24
1982	30
1983	23
1984	22
1985	31
1986	18
1987	16
1988	19
1989	40
1990	24
1991	15
1992	17
1993	17
1994	21
1995	32
1996	24
1997	22
1998	28
1999	15
2000	44
2001	18
2002	20
2003	23
2004	27
2005	33
2006	23
2007	16
2008	24
2009	22
2010	21
2011	67
2012	40
2013	26
2014	34
2015	14
2016	19
2017	18
2018	19
2019	32
2020	4

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Bakersfield between 4 October 1986 and 30 April 2007. Each dot is a new record.

When Bakersfield set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1986-10-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2007-04-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 180.3 mm (7.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 180.3 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bakersfield. The most was 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 30 April 2007.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bakersfield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 January 1955
Feb	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	4 February 1992
Mar	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 March 1945
Apr	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	30 April 2007
May	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 May 2012
Jun	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 June 1970
Jul	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	18 July 1959
Aug	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 August 1942
Sep	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	11 September 2007
Oct	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	4 October 1986
Nov	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 November 2014
Dec	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 December 1986

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 2020

56 years of record at Bakersfield, 1965 to 2020. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1971, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2020.

Days with data per year at Bakersfield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	326	89%	No
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	358	98%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	359	98%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	235	64%	No
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	361	99%	Yes
1985	361	99%	Yes
1986	361	99%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	362	99%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	362	99%	Yes
1996	357	98%	Yes
1997	356	98%	Yes
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	359	98%	Yes
2000	360	98%	Yes
2001	359	98%	Yes
2002	362	99%	Yes
2003	354	97%	Yes
2004	326	89%	No
2005	359	98%	Yes
2006	331	91%	Yes
2007	304	83%	No
2008	350	96%	Yes
2009	299	82%	No
2010	355	97%	Yes
2011	360	99%	Yes
2012	363	99%	Yes
2013	350	96%	Yes
2014	351	96%	Yes
2015	359	98%	Yes
2016	343	94%	Yes
2017	350	96%	Yes
2018	330	90%	Yes
2019	278	76%	No
2020	73	20%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Bakersfield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 2020	Bakersfield, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2020	Bakersfield, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2020	Bakersfield, US	monthly high max (Tie)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	tie	25 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2020	Bakersfield, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2020	Bakersfield, US	daily high min (Tie)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	tie	36 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2020	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2020	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily high max (Tie)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	6 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily rain (Tie)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	13 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2019	Bakersfield, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2019	Bakersfield, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

47 complete years, 1966 to 2018

One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Bakersfield, 1966 to 2018. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.0 C (66.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 17.5 C (63.5 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 20.6 C (69.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bakersfield as warming stripes, 1966 to 2018
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	18.2 C	-0.77 C
1967	19.2 C	+0.22 C
1968	18.2 C	-0.77 C
1969	19.1 C	+0.10 C
1970	18.0 C	-1.00 C
1972	19.0 C	+0.03 C
1973	18.2 C	-0.78 C
1974	18.6 C	-0.40 C
1975	18.0 C	-0.97 C
1976	17.5 C	-1.51 C
1977	19.5 C	+0.52 C
1978	18.4 C	-0.58 C
1979	18.3 C	-0.73 C
1980	19.0 C	-0.05 C
1981	18.8 C	-0.18 C
1982	19.2 C	+0.16 C
1983	18.8 C	-0.24 C
1984	18.8 C	-0.19 C
1985	19.4 C	+0.42 C
1986	19.9 C	+0.90 C
1987	18.3 C	-0.71 C
1988	19.2 C	+0.22 C
1989	19.9 C	+0.85 C
1990	19.5 C	+0.52 C
1991	19.1 C	+0.12 C
1992	18.7 C	-0.29 C
1993	18.5 C	-0.50 C
1994	19.6 C	+0.61 C
1995	19.2 C	+0.17 C
1996	19.1 C	+0.10 C
1997	17.9 C	-1.10 C
1998	19.9 C	+0.88 C
1999	19.7 C	+0.71 C
2000	19.7 C	+0.66 C
2001	19.5 C	+0.51 C
2002	18.8 C	-0.19 C
2003	19.1 C	+0.12 C
2005	19.5 C	+0.46 C
2008	19.0 C	-0.01 C
2010	19.0 C	-0.01 C
2011	20.4 C	+1.34 C
2012	20.6 C	+1.56 C
2013	19.2 C	+0.14 C
2014	19.1 C	+0.10 C
2015	18.8 C	-0.20 C
2017	19.2 C	+0.20 C
2018	18.8 C	-0.22 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1966 to 2018. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Bakersfield
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1966 to 2018	47	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade	1966 to 2018	47	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.11 C (-0.01 to 0.24) per decade	0.20 F (-0.02 to 0.42) per decade	1966 to 2018	47	Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1942 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Bakersfield: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1994	40.6 C (105.1 F)	56
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1985	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	56
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	2007	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	1986	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	122 days	1972	55 days	79

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bakersfield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1986	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1990	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1995	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2001	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2005	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2006	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2009	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2010	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2011	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2012	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2013	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2014	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2015	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2016	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2018	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2019	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2020	37.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bakersfield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1967	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1971	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1974	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1980	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1981	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1983	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1984	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1985	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1986	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1988	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1991	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1992	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1995	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1996	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1997	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2001	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2002	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2005	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2007	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2012	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2014	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2015	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2016	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2017	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2018	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2019	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2020	-2.8 C (27.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bakersfield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1945	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1957	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1960	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1965	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1977	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1982	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1983	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1987	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1989	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1993	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1997	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1999	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2000	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2002	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2003	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2005	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2006	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
2008	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2009	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2010	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2012	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2013	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2014	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2015	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2016	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2017	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2018	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2019	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020	27.4 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 280.4 mm (11.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bakersfield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1944	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1945	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1946	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1948	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1957	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1960	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1965	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1966	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1967	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1970	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1972	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1974	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1975	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1977	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1979	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1981	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1983	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986	280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1987	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1989	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1995	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2000	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2003	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2004	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2006	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
2008	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2009	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2012	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2013	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2014	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2015	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2017	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2018	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2019	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020	27.4 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bakersfield, 1942 to 2020. The record is 122 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bakersfield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942	45 days
1943	77 days
1944	45 days
1945	78 days
1946	61 days
1947	51 days
1948	73 days
1949	65 days
1950	90 days
1951	58 days
1952	64 days
1953	89 days
1954	86 days
1955	102 days
1956	91 days
1957	39 days
1958	64 days
1959	43 days
1960	40 days
1961	47 days
1962	44 days
1963	45 days
1964	42 days
1965	61 days
1966	84 days
1967	69 days
1968	53 days
1969	44 days
1970	75 days
1971	59 days
1972	122 days
1973	87 days
1974	79 days
1975	76 days
1976	38 days
1977	45 days
1978	44 days
1979	85 days
1980	54 days
1981	70 days
1982	54 days
1983	82 days
1984	72 days
1985	60 days
1986	70 days
1987	51 days
1988	44 days
1989	43 days
1990	56 days
1991	52 days
1992	35 days
1993	37 days
1994	45 days
1995	48 days
1996	62 days
1997	49 days
1998	84 days
1999	66 days
2000	74 days
2001	50 days
2002	78 days
2003	36 days
2004	32 days
2005	69 days
2006	55 days
2007	40 days
2008	50 days
2009	35 days
2010	62 days
2011	111 days
2012	90 days
2013	55 days
2014	41 days
2015	23 days
2016	27 days
2017	36 days
2018	36 days
2019	15 days
2020	15 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

47 years with a frost

Across 47 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bakersfield falls on 21 March and the median first autumn frost on 12 November, which leaves a median of 240 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Bakersfield
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1984 to 2018)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 March	n/a	18 March	n/a	-2.3 days per decade
First autumn frost	12 November	n/a	13 November	n/a	+0.7 days per decade
Growing days	240 days	n/a	247 days	n/a	+3.0 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

68 years, 1942 to 2017

A day with at least 49.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 142.5 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bakersfield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 68 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 68 years of values from 1942 to 2017.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 2007; 113.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1986; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1942.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Bakersfield, at 1985 and 1992. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1985 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1992 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Bakersfield, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1985	+0.3	+0.6	possible	5
1992	-0.6	-1.1	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Download the Data

Data for Bakersfield standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bakersfield threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).