Needles, CA: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 78°F in Needles, CA (5 days missing), the warmest spring on record, in 126 years since 1892 (1896 excluded: 61 of 92 days missing; 1907 excluded: 32 of 92 days missing; 1908 excluded: 63 of 92 days missing; 6 more years excluded for missing days); provisional.

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 78°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 126, provisional
Precipitation: a trace; Driest since 1972; 5th driest of 130

A normal spring in Needles, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74°F, between 70°F and 76.4°F in eight years of ten and 0.53 in of precipitation, between 0.04 in and 1.78 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Needles, CA since 1892: 78°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 70 to 76.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring in Needles, CA from 1890 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	78	1	91.4	2	64.6	1	trace	122	5
2025	74.4	22	87.3	33	61.5	19	0.53	59	1
2024	73	41	85.8	56	60.2	33	0.81	44	0
2023	71.4	69	83.9	84	58.8	49	2.01	13	0
2022	75.3	15	88.7	19	62	12	0.06	103	1
2021	74.6	20	88.3	22	61	22	0.05	106	0
2020	74	28	86.5	47	61.5	19	2.79	4	0
2019	72.8	43	85.2	66	60.4	28	1.06	33	0
2018	77.1	2	89.8	8	64.3	2	0.23	87	0
2017	76.7	3	90.4	5	62.9	6	0.24	85	0
2016	74.8	18	87.7	28	61.9	13	1.63	17	0
2015	74.8	18	87.7	28	61.9	13	0.83	40	0
2014	76.2	8	89.5	12	62.9	6	0.01	119	0
2013	76.3	7	89.8	8	62.8	8	0.25	84	0
2012	75.3	15	89.1	17	61.6	18	0.53	59	0
2011	71.8	64	85	71	58.7	53	0.62	55	0
2010	69.2	102	81.8	115	56.6	85	0.63	52	0
2009	74.4	22	88.1	24	60.7	25	0.01	119	0
2008	72.2	55	85.7	59	58.7	53	0.02	112	0
2007	75.7	11	89.3	14	62.2	10	0.11	100	0
2006	74.1	27	87.3	33	60.9	23	0.14	99	0
2005	73.7	33	87.3	33	60	34	0.15	97	0
2004	76.4	5	89	18	63.8	4	1.10	29	0
2003	71.5	67	84.3	81	58.8	49	0.99	34	0
2002	72.4	51	86	52	58.7	53	0.06	103	0
2001									31
2000									31
1999	71.7	65	85.3	65	58.2	61	0.49	63	0
1998	68.7	106	82.1	111	55.2	102	0.63	52	0
1997	76.4	5	90.4	5	62.4	9	0.05	106	0
1996	75.4	14	89.7	10	61.1	21	0.19	92	0
1995	70.3	85	83	103	57.6	73	0.92	36	0
1994	74	28	87.7	28	60.4	28	1.57	18	0
1993	73.4	34	88.2	23	58.6	56	0.52	62	0
1992	73.2	36	87	41	59.5	45	3.96	3	0
1991	68.1	117	81.9	112	54.4	110	2.12	9	0
1990	73.2	36	86.4	48	60	34	1.07	31	0
1989	76.5	4	91.1	3	61.9	13	0.02	112	0
1988	71.4	69	85.1	68	57.7	71	2.37	6	0
1987									28
1986	74.2	24	87.9	25	60.4	28	0.83	40	0
1985	72.8	43	86.9	43	58.8	49	0.42	68	0
1984	74.2	24	88.6	21	59.8	39	0.02	112	2
1983	68.9	104	81.7	116	56.2	89	2.08	11	2
1982	70.5	82	83.1	97	57.9	67	1.29	27	1
1981	72.9	42	85.5	61	60.6	26	1.10	29	5
1980	68.3	115	81.5	119	55.1	104	1.66	16	0
1979	70.2	89	84.6	78	56	93	1.37	24	3
1978	70.9	74	84.6	78	57.3	75	2.28	7	1
1977	68.4	110	81.2	121	55.5	100	0.53	59	0
1976	70.2	89	83.3	93	57.2	76	0.48	64	0
1975	66.9	122	79.4	127	54.3	111	0.57	58	0
1974	72.4	51	85	71	59.8	39	0.65	48	0
1973	68.9	104	81.9	112	55.9	94	1.36	25	0
1972	75	17	89.2	15	60.8	24	trace	122	0
1971	69.4	96	82.9	104	55.9	94	0.34	75	0
1970	69.8	95	83.2	95	56.4	87	0.35	73	0
1969	71.9	61	85.5	61	58.3	58	0.21	88	0
1968	72	58	85.8	56	58.2	61	0.32	77	0
1967	69.3	101	82.3	107	56.2	89	0.34	75	0
1966	73.8	32	87.8	27	59.9	37	0.58	57	0
1965	67.6	120	79.7	126	55.5	100	4.38	2	0
1964	68.4	110	81.6	117	55.2	102	0.35	73	0
1963	70.5	82	83.9	84	57.1	78	0.05	106	0
1962	70.7	79	84.3	81	57.1	78	trace	122	0
1961	70.9	74	84.7	76	57.2	76	0.21	88	0
1960	72.4	51	87.2	37	57.7	71	0.03	111	0
1959	73.2	36	86.7	45	59.6	43	0.02	112	0
1958	69.9	93	83.2	95	56.7	83	1.73	14	0
1957	69.9	93	83.1	97	56.7	83	0.43	67	0
1956	71.3	71	85.5	61	57	80	0.02	112	0
1955	68.5	107	81.9	112	55.1	104	0.09	101	0
1954	72.1	57	85.9	55	58.3	58	1.69	15	0
1953	68.4	110	81.6	117	55.1	104	0.21	88	0
1952	69.4	96	82.3	107	56.6	85	2.09	10	0
1951	70.3	85	83.6	90	57	80	0.63	52	0
1950	72.5	47	86.8	44	58.1	64	0.30	79	0
1949	70	92	84.1	83	55.9	94	0.02	112	0
1948	69.4	96	82.7	106	56.1	91	0.05	106	0
1947	73.9	30	87.2	37	60.6	26	0.17	95	0
1946	72.3	54	85.4	64	59.2	47	0.01	119	0
1945	68.5	107	81.1	122	55.9	94	0.90	37	0
1944	68.4	110	81	123	55.8	99	0.28	81	0
1943	74.2	24	88.7	19	59.8	39	0.78	45	0
1942	69	103	83.7	89	54.2	114	0.44	66	0
1941	67.9	118	80.7	125	55.1	104	4.77	1	0
1940							0.38	71	61
1939	70.2	89	86.6	46	53.7	117	0.40	69	3
1938	67.8	119	83.1	97	52.5	121	1.48	20	1
1937	67	121	83.4	92	50.7	124	0.82	43	0
1936	72.8	43	87.7	28	57.9	67	0.30	79	1
1935	68.2	116	82.2	110	54.3	111	0.38	71	0
1934	75.7	11	91.1	3	60.4	28	trace	122	0
1933	68.4	110	82.9	104	53.9	115	0.18	94	0
1932	70.7	79	89.2	15	52.2	122	trace	122	0
1931	72	58	86.1	51	57.9	67	0.84	39	0
1930	70.6	81	85.1	68	56.1	91	1.33	26	0
1929	70.8	78	85.7	59	55.9	94	0.16	96	0
1928	72.5	47	87.9	25	57	80	0.26	83	0
1927	69.4	96	86	52	52.7	120	0.40	69	0
1926	73.9	30	89.7	10	58.1	64	1.07	31	0
1925	73.3	35	90.3	7	56.3	88	1.45	21	0
1924	70.4	84	87	41	53.8	116	0.21	88	0
1923	70.9	74	87.2	37	54.6	109	0.72	46	0
1922	68.5	107	85.1	68	51.8	123	0.72	46	0
1921							1.24	28	31
1920	66.9	122	81	123	52.9	119	0.28	81	0
1919	71.2	72	87.5	32	55	108	0.65	48	0
1918	69.4	96	85.2	66	53.5	118	0.93	35	0
1917	66.2	125	83.1	97	49.4	125	1.42	23	0
1916			82.3	107			0.19	92	28
1915	66.8	124	79.2	128	54.3	111	0.59	56	0
1914	75.7	11	87.3	33	64.1	3	1.54	19	0
1913	71.2	72	84.6	78	57.9	67	0.02	112	0
1912	70.3	85	81.4	120	59.3	46	2.41	5	0
1911	72.5	47	84.7	76	60.4	28	0.47	65	0
1910	75.9	10	92.6	1	59.1	48	0.32	77	0
1909	63.5	126	83.8	88	43.2	126	1.43	22	0
1908									63
1907			84.9	73			0.00	127	32
1906	70.9	74	83.1	97	58.8	49	2.15	8	1
1905	71.9	61	83.9	84	59.8	39	2.05	12	0
1904	76.2	8	89.4	13	63.1	5	0.00	127	0
1903	73.1	39	86.4	48	59.6	43	0.65	48	3
1902	72.7	46	83.6	90	61.8	16	0.05	106	0
1901	72.5	47	83.3	93	61.7	17	0.00	127	6
1900	74.6	20	87.1	40	62.2	10	0.06	103	0
1899	72	58	83.9	84	60	34	0.09	101	0
1898	71.5	67	84.8	74	58.2	61	0.24	85	0
1897	73.1	39	86.3	50	59.9	37	0.00	127	0
1896									61
1895	71.9	61	86	52	58.1	64	0.15	97	2
1894	72.2	55	85.8	56	58.3	58	0.65	48	2
1893	70.3	85	83.1	97	57.6	73	0.85	38	0
1892	71.7	65	84.8	74	58.6	56	0.83	40	2
1890									61

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	78
2018	77.1
2017	76.7
1989	76.5
2004	76.4
1997	76.4
2013	76.3
2014	76.2
1904	76.2
1910	75.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1909	63.5
1917	66.2
1915	66.8
1975	66.9
1920	66.9
1937	67
1965	67.6
1938	67.8
1941	67.9
1991	68.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	4.77
1965	4.38
1992	3.96
2020	2.79
1912	2.41
1988	2.37
1978	2.28
1906	2.15
1991	2.12
1952	2.09

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1907	0.00
1904	0.00
1901	0.00
1897	0.00
2026	trace
1972	trace
1962	trace
1934	trace
1932	trace
2014	0.01
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 109°F; 11 May 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 14 April 2026, 9 March 2026, 6 March 2026

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Spring 2026 brought a trace of precipitation in Needles, CA, the driest spring since 1972 (1987 excluded: 27 of 92 days missing; 2000 excluded: 31 of 92 days missing; 2001 excluded: 31 of 92 days missing), tied 5th driest of 130 (with 1972, 1962, 1934 and 1 other year).
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Needles, CA: 109°F on Monday 11 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Needles, CA: a low of 53°F on Tuesday 14 April 2026, Monday 9 March 2026 and Friday 6 March 2026.