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Also see
-- Monthly Climate Normals at Select Los Angeles County Locations
-- Monthly Temperature Normals & Records for Downtown Los Angeles
-- Daily High/Low Temperatures for Downtown Los Angeles
-- Monthly High/Low & Average Temperatures for Downtown Los Angeles
Measurements are in Degrees Fahrenheit. Year is the latest for that record temperature.
Downtown Los Angeles | High | 113 | September 27, 2010 |
Low | 28 | January 7, 1949 | |
Los Angeles International Airport | High | 110 | September 26, 1963 |
Low | 23 | January 1937 |
The highest temperature ever recorded among the 16 Los Angeles County weather stations monitored by the Almanac (according to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information) was 130oF at Santa Fe Dam in the San Gabriel Valley, on June 17, 2012, at 3:57 p.m. This very rare extreme temperature is typically only reached in Death Valley in the California desert. Also reaching or exceeding 120oF were Saugus in Santa Clarita on November 8, 2002, at 126oF, Palmdale on May 6, 2005, at 122oF, Hawthorne on July 21, 1999, at 122oF, and Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley, on September 6, 2020, at 120oF.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Los Angeles County was minus 1oF on Santa Catalina Island on November 3, 2011.
Source: Western Regional Climate Center
Record high temperatures are bolded in red and record low temperatures bolded in blue for each station. Annual record high and low temperatures for each station are listed under "Annual" column. Record years are the latest year in which records were either set or tied.
Measurements are in Degrees Fahrenheit.
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Downtown1 | High | 95 1971 |
95 1995 |
99 1879 |
106 1989 |
103 1896 |
112 1990 |
109 1891 |
106 1885 |
113 2010 |
108 1987 |
100 1966 |
92 1938 |
113 2010 |
Low | 28 1949 |
25 1911 |
31 1893 |
36 1901 |
40 1883 |
46 1894 |
49 1888 |
49 1901 |
44 1880 |
40 1892 |
34 1886 |
30 1978 |
25 1911 |
|
Burbank2 | High | 92 1971 |
92 1986 |
98 1988 |
105 1989 |
107 1984 |
111 2017 |
114 2018 |
112 2022 |
114 2020 |
119 2000 |
98 1997 |
92 1958 |
119 2000 |
Low | 9 2001 |
1 2008 |
23 1985 |
32 1978 |
20 2006 |
43 1971 |
45 1979 |
46 1975 |
43 1941 |
33 1971 |
29 1975 |
22 1978 |
1 2008 |
|
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Hawthorne3 | High | 91 2003 |
91 2016 |
94 2015 |
101 2008 |
99 2014 |
97 2016 |
122 1999 |
94 2009 |
111 2010 |
106 2017 |
101 2010 |
87 2010 |
122 1999 |
Low | 33 2021 |
38 1999 |
41 2006 |
39 2017 |
50 2017 |
32 2002 |
34 2000 |
58 2013 |
57 2010 |
50 2000 |
41 2004 |
37 2001 |
32 2002 |
|
Lancaster4 | High | 78 2003 |
84 2014 |
91 2004 |
96 2021 |
107 2021 |
115 2013 |
113 2021 |
112 2022 |
113 2022 |
101 2020 |
87 2017 |
79 2015 |
115 2013 |
Low | 3 2007 |
11 1979 |
17 2002 |
24 2009 |
32 2011 |
40 1967 |
47 1983 |
46 1987 |
37 2013 |
18 2019 |
15 2006 |
2 1984 |
2 1984 |
|
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Long Beach5 | High | 93 2003 |
92 2016 |
98 1988 |
105 1989 |
104 2004 |
109 1981 |
109 2018 |
105 1967 |
111 2010 |
111 1961 |
101 1966 |
92 1958 |
111 2010 |
Low | 25 1963 |
33 1965 |
33 1964 |
38 1975 |
40 1964 |
47 1967 |
51 1960 |
51 1950 |
50 1965 |
39 1972 |
34 1958 |
28 1990 |
25 1963 |
|
Los Angeles Airport | High | 91 2003 |
92 1963 |
95 1988 |
102 1989 |
97 2014 |
104 1981 |
97 1985 |
98 1955 |
110 1963 |
106 1961 |
101 1966 |
94 1958 |
110 1963 |
Low | 23 1937 |
32 1942 |
34 1939 |
39 1942 |
43 1938 |
48 1950 |
49 1942 |
51 1948 |
47 1948 |
41 1942 |
34 1939 |
32 1968 |
23 1937 |
|
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Palmdale6 | High | 95 2010 |
84 2014 |
90 2007 |
107 2007 |
122 2005 |
113 1961 |
113 2007 |
111 2020 |
111 2020 |
101 2020 |
86 2020 |
87 2003 |
122 2005 |
Low | 3 1963 |
11 1953 |
16 1971 |
26 1999 |
28 1988 |
37 1995 |
44 1979 |
41 1979 |
32 1948 |
18 1971 |
4 1964 |
6 1962 |
3 1963 |
|
Pasadena | High | 93 1971 |
92 2016 |
98 1916 |
105 1989 |
104 2014 |
113 1917 |
113 2018 |
109 2020 |
115 2020 |
108 1991 |
101 2010 |
93 1958 |
115 2020 |
Low | 21 1913 |
26 1929 |
29 1922 |
31 1917 |
32 1915 |
41 1998 |
45 1933 |
43 1912 |
41 1916 |
36 1920 |
26 1919 |
25 1916 |
21 1913 |
|
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
San Gabriel Valley7 | High | 94 2003 |
94 2015 |
100 1997 |
107 2004 |
108 2014 |
130 2012 |
118 2018 |
112 2017 |
116 2020 |
111 2012 |
101 1997 |
89 2010 |
130 2012 |
Low | 29 2013 |
32 2011 |
35 2006 |
5 2018 |
44 2010 |
46 2011 |
50 2012 |
50 2010 |
49 2010 |
38 1993 |
33 2010 |
27 1993 |
5 2018 |
|
Sandberg | High | 82 2018 |
78 2014 |
83 2015 |
86 2021 |
98 2021 |
107 2021 |
103 2017 |
104 2017 |
105 2020 |
94 1987 |
83 2017 |
82 2001 |
107 2021 |
Low | 3 1937 |
13 1989 |
14 1987 |
22 2011 |
26 1975 |
30 1967 |
40 1940 |
40 1968 |
35 1948 |
21 1971 |
21 1964 |
11 1990 |
3 1937 |
|
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Santa Catalina Island8 | High | 110 2020 |
87 1963 |
90 1966 |
92 2004 |
96 1967 |
102 2016 |
106 2018 |
103 1967 |
105 2022 |
99 2020 |
100 2014 |
84 2021 |
110 2020 |
Low | 29 1949 |
32 1949 |
18 1976 |
39 2019 |
43 1951 |
36 2011 |
49 1952 |
40 2019 |
48 1948 |
41 1949 |
-1 2011 |
34 1967 |
-1 2011 |
|
Santa Clarita9 | High | 87 2003 |
93 2014 |
95 2007 |
101 1996 |
108 2001 |
111 2000 |
117 2006 |
114 1996 |
115 2020 |
109 2012 |
126 2002 |
88 2008 |
126 2002 |
Low | 0 1995 |
29 1996 |
32 2006 |
33 2011 |
40 2011 |
42 1999 |
52 2012 |
51 2010 |
45 2019 |
40 1996 |
33 2019 |
0 1998 |
0 1998 |
|
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Santa Monica10 | High | 88 2003 |
90 2022 |
94 2015 |
95 2009 |
99 2014 |
94 2006 |
99 2018 |
93 2017 |
103 2010 |
101 2017 |
95 2010 |
86 2016 |
103 2010 |
Low | 32 2007 |
38 2002 |
39 2006 |
42 2011 |
48 2011 |
51 2011 |
56 2005 |
54 2010 |
51 2010 |
47 2019 |
38 2010 |
37 2015 |
32 2007 |
|
Van Nuys11 | High | 92 2003 |
92 2014 |
97 2013 |
101 2004 |
105 2013 |
114 2016 |
117 2018 |
112 2020 |
118 2020 |
107 2020 |
96 2020 |
89 2021 |
118 2020 |
Low | 22 1949 |
27 1949 |
32 1962 |
36 2011 |
38 1950 |
26 2006 |
50 1949 |
47 1949 |
45 1949 |
35 1949 |
31 2004 |
28 1949 |
22 1949 |
|
Station | Temp | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
Westwood12 | High | 91 1971 |
91 1995 |
94 1988 |
103 1989 |
97 2014 |
102 1979 |
106 2018 |
99 1935 |
109 1939 |
103 1958 |
99 2010 |
94 1958 |
109 1939 |
Low | 30 1949 |
33 1942 |
34 1936 |
37 1933 |
43 1933 |
44 1950 |
51 1941 |
50 1943 |
47 1945 |
40 1971 |
33 1958 |
25 1941 |
25 1941 |
|
Whittier Hills | High | 92 2003 |
93 2016 |
98 2015 |
100 2009 |
103 2014 |
102 2008 |
112 2018 |
109 2020 |
114 2010 |
108 2017 |
102 2010 |
87 2010 |
112 2018 |
Low | 35 2007 |
34 2011 |
37 2006 |
38 2011 |
45 2017 |
47 1999 |
52 2010 |
52 2010 |
51 2010 |
47 2011 |
40 2019 |
37 2009 |
34 2011 |
|
Woodland Hills13 | High | 93 1975 |
94 1986 |
101 1988 |
105 1989 |
113 1984 |
113 2016 |
119 2006 |
116 1985 |
120 2020 |
110 1980 |
101 2006 |
96 1958 |
120 2020 |
Low | 19 1950 |
18 1989 |
26 1966 |
30 2008 |
33 1950 |
36 1950 |
42 1952 |
42 1950 |
38 1954 |
27 1971 |
23 1958 |
20 1990 |
18 1989 |
1) USC Campus
2) Hollywood Burbank Airport
3) Hawthorne Municipal Airport
4) William J Fox Airfield
5) Long Beach Airport
6) Palmdale Regional Airport
7) Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area, Irwindale
8) Catalina Airport
9) Saugus
10) Santa Monica Airport
11) Van Nuys Airport
12) UCLA Campus
13) Pierce College Campus
Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Los Angeles and NOAA National Climate Data Center.