Lancaster, CA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Lancaster, CA: 115°F on Sunday 7 July 2024 and Sunday 30 June 2013.

The record begins: 1945

All-time records

Hottest day: 115°F; 7 July 2024, 30 June 2013
Coldest night: 2°F; 24 December 1984
Wettest day: 3.59 in; 20 August 2023
Warmest night: 86°F; 11 July 2021
Coldest day: 29°F; 11 January 1949

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Lancaster, CA by decade since the 1970s: the most record highs, 75, came in the 2000s; the most record lows, 44, in the 2000s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1940s	0	0	5
1950s	0	0	10
1960s	0	0	10
1970s	14	17	10
1980s	61	38	10
1990s	24	19	10
2000s	75	44	10
2010s	59	35	10
2020s	67	9	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	80°F 20 January 1971, 7 January 1969	3°F 14 January 2007	1.60 in 13 January 1993, 18 January 1952
February	84°F 28 February 2026, 14 February 2014, 13 February 2014	11°F 4 February 1979, 3 February 1948	2.75 in 16 February 1980
March	95°F 20 March 2026	17°F 4 March 2002	2.93 in 1 March 1983
April	98°F 23 April 1949, 22 April 1949	23°F 3 April 1945	1.63 in 17 April 2000
May	106°F 28 May 2003	32°F 1 May 2011, 1 May 1967	1.01 in 8 May 1977
June	115°F 30 June 2013	38°F 3 June 1967, 2 June 1967	0.83 in 5 June 1993
July	115°F 7 July 2024	45°F 5 July 1948	1.59 in 19 July 2015
August	113°F 19 August 1950	43°F 28 August 1945	3.59 in 20 August 2023
September	113°F 2 September 2022	27°F 26 September 1948	1.12 in 10 September 1976
October	104°F 3 October 2024, 2 October 2024	18°F 31 October 2019	1.52 in 31 October 1987
November	90°F 1 November 1960, 2 November 1949, 1 November 1949	12°F 19 November 1964, 17 November 1958	1.95 in 22 November 1965
December	85°F 4 December 1958	2°F 24 December 1984	2.46 in 28 December 2004

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	89 days	19 June to 15 September 2018	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	2 days	10 January to 11 January 1949	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	7.46 in	January 1993
Driest month	0.00 in	July 2026	and 239 more
Wettest year	17.37 in	1983
Driest year	1.71 in	1956

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Lancaster, CA: a low of 2°F on Monday 24 December 1984.
The wettest day on record in Lancaster, CA: 3.59 in on Sunday 20 August 2023.
The warmest night on record in Lancaster, CA: a low of 86°F on Sunday 11 July 2021.
The coldest day on record in Lancaster, CA: a high of 29°F on Tuesday 11 January 1949.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Lancaster, CA: 89 days, from Tuesday 19 June to Saturday 15 September 2018.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Lancaster, CA: 2 days, from Monday 10 January to Tuesday 11 January 1949.
The wettest month on record in Lancaster, CA: January 1993, with 7.46 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Lancaster, CA: July 2026, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 239 other months).
The wettest year on record in Lancaster, CA: 1983, with 17.37 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Lancaster, CA: 1956, with 1.71 in of precipitation.

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