Redding, CA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Redding, CA: 119°F on Saturday 6 July 2024.

The record begins: 1893

All-time records

Hottest day: 119°F; 6 July 2024
Coldest night: 16°F; 17 January 2012, 9 December 2009
Wettest day: 7.30 in; 22 December 1964
Warmest night: 87°F; 15 July 1972, 11 August 1971
Coldest day: 29°F; 21 December 1990, 10 December 1932

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Redding, CA by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 119, came in the 1920s; the most record lows, 90, in the 1980s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	7
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	119	57	10
1930s	84	19	10
1940s	70	78	10
1950s	81	71	10
1960s	86	19	10
1970s	60	50	10
1980s	56	90	10
1990s	35	33	10
2000s	37	22	10
2010s	37	17	10
2020s	31	6	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	87°F 2 January 1920	16°F 17 January 2012	4.16 in 23 January 1970
February	87°F 2 February 1920	20°F 9 February 1903	4.33 in 2 February 2025
March	93°F 20 March 2026, 17 March 1914	27°F 2 March 1951, 5 March 1918, 4 March 1896	4.34 in 18 March 1975
April	98°F 14 April 1947, 25 April 1926	28°F 9 April 1999	3.21 in 1 April 1974
May	109°F 31 May 2021	31°F 1 May 1948	3.57 in 31 May 1993
June	117°F 25 June 2006	38°F 12 June 1952	3.52 in 5 June 1947
July	119°F 6 July 2024	48°F 3 July 1983	1.74 in 9 July 1974
August	118°F 7 August 1981, 10 August 1971	44°F 25 August 1984	2.84 in 14 August 1976
September	116°F 3 September 1988	39°F 30 September 1971, 20 September 1947	3.26 in 23 September 1904
October	106°F 1 October 2020, 7 October 1917	29°F 30 October 1935	5.20 in 2 October 1918
November	99°F 1 November 1927	21°F 21 November 1985, 13 November 1985	3.55 in 16 November 1981
December	83°F 1 December 2021	16°F 9 December 2009	7.30 in 22 December 1964

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	85 days	14 June to 6 September 2017	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	2 days	9 January to 10 January 1937	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	28.84 in	January 1970
Driest month	0.00 in	August 2026	and 134 more
Wettest year	78.05 in	1983
Driest year	12.80 in	2013

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Redding, CA: a low of 16°F on Tuesday 17 January 2012 and Wednesday 9 December 2009.
The wettest day on record in Redding, CA: 7.30 in on Tuesday 22 December 1964.
The warmest night on record in Redding, CA: a low of 87°F on Saturday 15 July 1972 and Wednesday 11 August 1971.
The coldest day on record in Redding, CA: a high of 29°F on Friday 21 December 1990 and Saturday 10 December 1932.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Redding, CA: 85 days, from Wednesday 14 June to Wednesday 6 September 2017.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Redding, CA: 2 days, from Saturday 9 January to Sunday 10 January 1937.
The wettest month on record in Redding, CA: January 1970, with 28.84 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Redding, CA: August 2026, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 134 other months); provisional.
The wettest year on record in Redding, CA: 1983, with 78.05 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Redding, CA: 2013, with 12.80 in of precipitation.

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