Friday, August 8, 2014

Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in Monterey, California

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Monterey, California since 1906. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Monterey since 1906.


Located along the southern end of Monterey Bay on the Monterey Peninsula along the Pacific Ocean in Central California, the city of Monterey has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the Golden State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Monterey, 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 Monterey is 84 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 95 degrees.
California is one of the most extreme weather states in the United States by temperatures.
Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Monterey, California
All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Monterey is 104 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Monterey is 104 degrees, which occurred on October 5, 1987.
Days when the temperature soars to 100 degrees or above are pretty rare in Monterey, as the cooling breezes off the Pacific Ocean keep the temperature levels in check. The only months to have 100 degree temperature days in Monterey since 1906 are June, September, and October. Monterey averages only three days a year when the temperature rises to 90 degrees or above.
The Monterey Peninsula is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Millions of visitors and tourists travel to the Monterey Peninsula each year to see and visit such great sites as the Lone Cypress Tree, the 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Fisherman's Wharf, and the Monterey Jazz Festival.
The Monterey Peninsula is also very popular with animal lovers and bird watchers, as harbor seals, sea lions, sea otters, kit foxes, bat rays, dolphins and Pelicans can all be seen in the area. There are eight 18 hole golf courses located on the Monterey Peninsula, including famed courses like Pebble Beach, the Links at Spanish Bay, Spyglass Hill, and Cypress Point.
The annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament is held every February on the Monterey Peninsula.
  • 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 10, 1913, in Death Valley, which is located about 240 miles west of Monterey, but requires a 450 mile drive if traveling there by car.


The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Monterey (104) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (134) is 30 degrees. A huge statistical difference.
All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Monterey is 20 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Monterey is 20 degrees, which occurred on December 22, 1990.
The weather on the Monterey Peninsula is almost always very mild from a temperature standpoint. Except for rare instances, it never really gets too hot or too cold, and the rare instances never last long. Monterey averages just two days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.
  • 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, a town that was located about 300 miles northeast of Monterey, but is now mostly submerged under the Boca Dam.


The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Monterey (20) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (-45) is 65 degrees. Another huge statistical difference.
Overall, the city of Monterey has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the state of California. The Monterey Peninsula is a beautiful place to visit, and anyone traveling there really does not have to worry about the weather too much from a temperature standpoint.

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