Needles, CA: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 82.3°F in Needles, CA (18 days missing), the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2018, 2nd warmest of 117.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 82.3°F; Warmest since 2018; 2nd warmest of 117

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Needles, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.1°F, between 77.4°F and 80.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.12 in of precipitation, between 1.15 in and 5.90 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Needles, CA since 1893: 82.3°F in 2026; the highest is 82.4°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 77.4 to 80.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Needles, CA from 1888 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	82.3	2	94.5	2	70.2	1	0.64	117	18
2025	79.7	14	92.3	19	66.9	16	3.38	49	19
2024	80.6	7	93.1	14	68.1	5	2.46	75	1
2023	77.3	45	89.5	75	65.1	34	4.95	26	0
2022	80.4	9	92.7	17	68.1	5	2.31	81	1
2021	80.7	5	93.3	9	68	8	0.88	114	4
2020	80	13	93.3	9	66.8	18	3.14	56	0
2019	78.6	27	90.7	45	66.5	22	4.76	30	0
2018	82.4	1	94.7	1	70.1	2	2.14	88	1
2017	81.5	3	93.7	3	69.2	3	2.57	70	0
2016	80.5	8	93	15	68.1	5	2.23	84	9
2015	81.1	4	93.5	7	68.8	4	3.74	44	0
2014	80.7	5	93.6	6	67.9	9	5.49	18	0
2013	79.2	20	91.7	28	66.8	18	4.10	40	0
2012	80.4	9	93.3	9	67.6	10	2.52	74	0
2011	77.8	38	90.4	52	65.3	30	3.04	60	0
2010	77.5	41	89.8	67	65.1	34	4.39	37	0
2009	78.8	24	91.5	30	66.1	26	1.40	103	0
2008	78.1	31	90.8	41	65.4	29	3.83	43	0
2007	79.5	16	92.1	24	66.8	18	0.57	118	0
2006	80.4	9	93.2	13	67.6	10	0.51	120	0
2005	79.5	16	92	26	67	15	5.04	24	0
2004	78.8	24	91.1	38	66.5	22	3.10	57	0
2003	79	23	91.3	33	66.7	21	4.13	39	0
2002	78.3	28	91.5	30	65.2	33	0.20	124	0
2001									33
2000									32
1999	78.2	29	91.3	33	65.1	34	2.29	82	0
1998	76.4	74	89.2	82	63.5	71	7.59	8	0
1997	79.6	15	92.3	19	66.9	16	2.72	66	0
1996	80.4	9	93.7	3	67.1	13	1.83	95	0
1995	78	33	90.7	45	65.3	30	3.71	46	0
1994	79.4	18	92.7	17	66.1	26	2.19	86	0
1993	77.1	54	90.7	45	63.5	71	6.87	11	0
1992	78	33	91.2	37	64.8	43	7.25	10	0
1991	76.2	77	89.7	71	62.7	83	4.45	34	0
1990	77.5	41	90.2	58	64.8	43	5.03	25	0
1989	78.8	24	92.3	19	65.3	30	1.40	103	0
1988	77	57	90.1	61	63.9	60	6.14	13	0
1987									80
1986	77.8	38	90.8	41	64.8	43	3.41	47	23
1985	77	57	90.1	61	63.9	60	2.37	80	0
1984	77.9	35	90.7	45	65.1	34	2.59	69	2
1983	75.7	87	87.7	105	63.6	69	8.20	7	5
1982	75.4	92	87.5	108	63.2	75	4.66	32	11
1981	79.3	19	91.5	30	67.1	13	3.07	59	5
1980	76.4	74	89.1	83	63.7	66	5.84	16	11
1979	75.7	87	89.5	75	62.1	93	4.73	31	3
1978	77.3	45	90.6	50	64	56	5.96	14	1
1977	76.6	70	89.1	83	64	56	2.80	65	2
1976	75.9	86	88.4	95	63.3	73	7.50	9	0
1975	75.1	98	87.8	102	62.4	88	2.39	78	0
1974	77.3	45	89.4	77	65.1	34	4.87	28	0
1973	75.3	94	88.1	100	62.4	88	2.62	68	0
1972	77.9	35	91.3	33	64.5	47	1.70	96	0
1971	76.1	80	89.1	83	63.1	77	3.33	52	0
1970	76.7	66	89.6	72	63.8	64	3.32	53	0
1969	77.5	41	90	63	65	39	3.21	54	0
1968	77.2	52	90.7	45	63.7	66	2.45	77	0
1967	76.7	66	89.4	77	63.9	60	1.60	99	0
1966	77.2	52	89.9	65	64.4	50	2.46	75	0
1965	74.5	108	87	111	62	94	5.26	20	0
1964	74.9	103	87.9	101	61.9	95	0.86	115	0
1963	76.8	65	89.6	72	63.9	60	2.22	85	0
1962	76.9	63	90	63	63.8	64	0.71	116	0
1961	77.1	54	90.2	58	64	56	0.96	111	0
1960	77	57	90.3	53	63.6	69	1.97	92	0
1959	77.3	45	90.3	53	64.3	51	3.04	60	0
1958	77	57	89.8	67	64.2	53	3.97	42	0
1957	76.6	70	88.9	91	64.3	51	2.02	91	0
1956	76.6	70	90.3	53	62.8	81	1.55	100	0
1955	73.8	112	86.6	115	61.1	103	4.78	29	0
1954	77.3	45	90.5	51	64.1	54	3.72	45	0
1953	76	84	89.3	80	62.7	83	2.53	73	0
1952	75.3	94	88.2	98	62.4	88	4.43	35	0
1951	75.6	89	88.8	94	62.5	87	5.65	17	0
1950	76.1	80	89.9	65	62.3	91	1.23	106	0
1949	74.2	110	87.3	109	61.2	102	4.63	33	0
1948	75.6	89	89	87	62.3	91	0.40	123	0
1947	77.9	35	90.8	41	65	39	0.89	113	0
1946	76.4	74	89.1	83	63.7	66	3.10	57	0
1945	75.4	92	87.6	106	63.1	77	5.26	20	0
1944	74.3	109	87.2	110	61.5	97	2.06	90	0
1943	78.2	29	91.6	29	64.7	46	4.40	36	0
1942							1.85	94	32
1941	73.3	113	86.3	117	60.5	105	8.44	6	1
1940							3.19	55	160
1939							12.39	1	73
1938							2.17	87	72
1937	71.8	115	86.7	113	56.9	116	2.24	83	0
1936	75.3	94	88.9	91	61.7	96	1.63	97	1
1935	75.1	98	90.2	58	60	107	4.00	41	0
1934	77.3	45	91.3	33	63.2	75	0.47	122	0
1933	74.1	111	87.8	102	60.5	105	1.35	105	0
1932	74.7	104	92.1	24	57.2	115	3.03	62	0
1931	76.5	73	89.8	67	63.3	73	5.88	15	0
1930	75.6	89	89.8	67	61.4	99	2.69	67	0
1929	75.1	98	89.4	77	60.9	104	1.50	101	0
1928	76.7	66	92.2	23	61.3	101	2.08	89	0
1927	75.2	97	90.3	53	60	107	2.38	79	0
1926	77.1	54	92.8	16	61.4	99	1.61	98	0
1925	76.9	63	93.7	3	60	107	5.13	22	0
1924	76.2	77	93.3	9	59.1	111	0.57	118	0
1923									31
1922	75	101	90.8	41	59.2	110	3.41	47	0
1921			92.3	19			8.82	4	31
1920	73	114	86.8	112	59.1	111	4.29	38	3
1919							3.35	51	31
1918	75	101	91.1	38	58.9	113	6.16	12	0
1917									31
1916			85	118			3.38	49	32
1915	71.3	116	84.7	119	57.9	114	4.89	27	3
1914	77	57	88.4	95	65.7	28	5.40	19	1
1913	74.7	104	86.7	113	62.7	83	2.55	71	0
1912	74.7	104	86.5	116	62.8	81	5.05	23	0
1911									34
1910	78.1	31	93.4	8	62.7	83	2.55	71	0
1909	69.8	117	87.8	102	52	117	12.05	2	2
1908									93
1907									132
1906	76.1	80	88.2	98	64	56	9.36	3	1
1905	76.7	66	89	87	64.5	47	8.66	5	0
1904	79.1	22	92	26	66.3	25	1.04	110	0
1903	79.2	20	91	40	67.3	12	1.16	109	21
1902	77.7	40	88.9	91	66.4	24	0.95	112	0
1901	76.2	77	88.3	97	64.1	54	0.50	121	14
1900	77.3	45	89.6	72	65	39	1.18	108	26
1899	77	57	89	87	64.9	42	1.92	93	0
1898									37
1897	77.5	41	90.3	53	64.5	47	2.81	64	1
1896									107
1895	76.1	80	89.3	80	62.9	80	1.47	102	2
1894	74.6	107	87.6	106	61.5	97	1.21	107	2
1893	76	84	89	87	63	79	2.86	63	0
1892									33
1891									191
1890									223
1889									152
1888									182

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	82.4
2026	82.3
2017	81.5
2015	81.1
2021	80.7
2014	80.7
2024	80.6
2016	80.5
2022	80.4
2012	80.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1909	69.8
1915	71.3
1937	71.8
1920	73
1941	73.3
1955	73.8
1933	74.1
1949	74.2
1944	74.3
1965	74.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	12.39
1909	12.05
1906	9.36
1921	8.82
1905	8.66
1941	8.44
1983	8.20
1998	7.59
1976	7.50
1992	7.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2002	0.20
1948	0.40
1934	0.47
1901	0.50
2006	0.51
2007	0.57
1924	0.57
2026	0.64
1962	0.71
1964	0.86

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 120°F; 1 August 2026
Coldest night: 38°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.26 in; 12 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	57.9°F 8th warmest of 129
February	63.9°F 4th warmest of 131	0.11 in 52nd driest of 133
March	77.5°F Warmest of 127	0.00 in Driest of 131
April	74.1°F 30th warmest of 130	a trace 30th driest of 132
May		0.00 in Driest of 133
June		a trace 38th wettest of 133
July	99.5°F 8th warmest of 132
August	99.6°F 3rd warmest of 131	0.26 in 61st wettest of 135
September	89.4°F 21st warmest of 129	0.27 in 48th wettest of 134
October so far	87.1°F 2nd warmest of 126	0.00 in Driest of 134

Hot days and freezes

Needles, CA has had 173 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October (18 days missing), the most by that date since 2022, tied 15th most of 119 (with 2021, 2014 and 1996).
Needles, CA has had 124 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October (18 days missing), the most by that date since 2024, tied 20th most of 119 (with 1994).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
29 March	Warmest day	100°F	95°F 2015, 1917	Provisional
28 March	Warmest day	100°F	97°F 2015, 1986	Provisional
27 March	Warmest day	99°F	94°F 2015, 1988, 1986	Provisional
26 March	Warmest day	100°F	98°F 2025	Provisional
25 March	Warmest day	101°F	97°F 2025, 2022	Provisional
24 March	Warmest day	99°F	94°F 2025, 1990, 1956	Provisional
23 March	Warmest day	100°F	94°F 1990, 1926	Provisional
22 March	Warmest day	100°F	97°F 2004	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	106°F	98°F 2004	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	105°F	97°F 2004	Provisional
19 March	Warmest day	104°F	98°F 2017	Provisional
18 March	Warmest day	101°F	95°F 2017	Provisional
1 March	Warmest day	94°F	91°F 1921	Provisional
28 February	Warmest day	92°F	90°F 1986	Provisional
27 February	Warmest day	92°F	91°F 1986	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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The hottest day of 2026 so far in Needles, CA: 120°F on Saturday 1 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Needles, CA: a low of 38°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Needles, CA: 0.26 in on Wednesday 12 August 2026.