Palmdale, CA

California · Records since 1931–2026

☀️ 92°F Feels like 85°
Currently in Palmdale
As of 6:00 PM PDT

Records for July 28

🔥 Record High

110°F

July 28, 1995

+12° from 98° normal

❄ Record Low

53°F

July 28, 1983

-15° from 68° normal
🌞 Normal high: 98°F 🌑 Normal low: 68°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Palmdale

🔥
118°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 5, 1990
3°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 13, 1963
🌧
3.93"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 20, 2023
14.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 4, 1974

Top 10 Record Highs — July 28

# Temp Date
🏆 110°F July 28, 1995
2 108°F July 28, 1972
3 107°F July 28, 1980
4 107°F July 28, 1961
5 106°F July 28, 2018
6 106°F July 28, 2016
7 106°F July 28, 1998
8 106°F July 28, 1971
9 105°F July 28, 2023
10 105°F July 28, 2019

Top 5 Record Lows — July 28

# Temp Date
🥶 53°F July 28, 1983
2 55°F July 28, 1965
3 55°F July 28, 1941
4 56°F July 28, 1944
5 56°F July 28, 1940
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 1931–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Palmdale

threshold: 104°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
108°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
17
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
0
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

121 of 207 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1931–2026
55
2026 so far
106
Avg/year 1970–2025
114
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
140
Most in a year (2020)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Palmdale

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 2, 2024 – Jul 13, 2024 12 115°F (Jul 6) 110°F 73°F
2 Jul 8, 1961 – Jul 19, 1961 12 110°F (Jul 9) 108°F 70°F
3 Jul 30, 1969 – Aug 9, 1969 11 109°F (Aug 1) 106°F 68°F
4 Aug 7, 1996 – Aug 15, 1996 9 110°F (Aug 11) 107°F 70°F
5 Jul 9, 2003 – Jul 17, 2003 9 109°F (Jul 10) 107°F 66°F
6 Aug 6, 2012 – Aug 14, 2012 9 109°F (Aug 10) 106°F 73°F
7 Jun 17, 2017 – Jun 25, 2017 9 109°F (Jun 23) 107°F 72°F
8 Aug 9, 2002 – Aug 17, 2002 9 108°F (Aug 11) 107°F 70°F
9 Jul 21, 1980 – Jul 29, 1980 9 107°F (Jul 27) 106°F 71°F
10 Aug 14, 2020 – Aug 21, 2020 8 111°F (Aug 16) 108°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

36
2026 so far
above-normal nights
37.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
71
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

3.03"
2026 YTD
Normal: 3.84"
-0.81"
0.00"
July so far
July normal: 0.11"
-0.11"
0.00"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.16"
-0.16"
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")