All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Fresno, California

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Fresno, California since 1887. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Fresno since 1887.

Located in the San Joaquin Valley in central California, the city of Fresno has a much milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the Golden State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Fresno, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in California.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Fresno is 98 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of California is 179 degrees; a huge difference of 81 degrees.

California is one of the most extreme weather states in the United States by temperatures.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Fresno, California

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Fresno is 115 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Fresno is 115 degrees, which occurred on July 8, 1905.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not at all rare in Fresno. The earliest date in any calendar year that Fresno had a 100 degree temperature day was April 23rd, and the latest date was October 14th. So Fresno has had 100 degree weather days in seven out of the 12 months of the year.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is 134 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California, and the world, is 134 degrees, which occurred on July 13, 1913, at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley.

The 134 temperature reading in Death Valley in 1913 is now considered to be the hottest temperature reading ever recorded in the world. Death Valley is located roughly 150 miles east of Fresno as the crow flies. It's a much longer trip by car, since there is no direct route.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Fresno (115) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (134) is 19 degrees. A big statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Fresno is 17 Degrees

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Fresno is 17 degrees, which occurred on January 6, 1913.

Fresno is not a cold weather city, as it has never come close to having a below zero weather temperature reading. Fresno averages 20 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing.

One of the best pitchers in major league baseball history, Tom Seaver, was born in Fresno. Controversial film director Sam Peckinpah, who directed mostly movies with lots of violence, was also born in the city.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is -45 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of California is -45 degrees, which occurred on January 20, 1937, in Boca. The town of Boca, which is now mostly gone under the Boca Dam that was built in 1939, is located north of Lake Tahoe, about 200 miles from Fresno.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Fresno (17) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (-45) is 62 degrees. A huge statistical difference.

Overall, Fresno has a much milder climate than the extremes found in California. Even though it can get very hot in Fresno, it gets even hotter in other parts of California, and it certainly gets colder in other parts of the Golden State too.