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

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Bakersfield, California since 1893. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Bakersfield since 1893.

Located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Southern California, the city of Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield, 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 Bakersfield is 105 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 74 degrees.

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

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Bakersfield, California

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Bakersfield is 118 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Bakersfield is 118 degrees, which occurred on July 28, 1908.

Days when the temperature soars to 100 degrees or hotter are pretty common in Bakersfield, as the city averages 33 days a year when the temperature rises above the century mark. Bakersfield has had 100 degree weather temperature days in seven out of the 12 months of the year (April through October). The city averages 109 days a year when the temperature is 90 degrees or hotter.

I've been to Bakersfield a couple of times and would unquestionably call it a hot weather city. The sun was always shining when I was in Bakersfield, but the city can get thick Tule Fog in the winter which can cause major accidents along the highways in California.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is 134 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of California, and theworld is 134 degrees, which occurred on July 10, 1913, in Death Valley, which is located about 200 miles northeast of Bakersfield.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Bakersfield (118) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (134) is 16 degrees. A big statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Bakersfield is 13 Degrees

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Bakersfield is 13 degrees, which occurred on December 24, 1905.

In a 2008 report about the climate of Bakersfield, National Weather Service employees Chris Stachelski and Gary Sanger list a temperature reading of 12 degrees from January 3, 1908, as thecoldest temperature ever recorded for Bakersfield. The main National Weather Service site does not list that temperature for Bakersfield.

In any case, it's only a one degree difference. The city of Bakersfield averages just 11 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 400 miles north of Bakersfield, but is now mostly submerged under the Boca Dam.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Bakersfield (13) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of California (-45) is 58 degrees. A huge statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Bakersfield has a much milder climate than the extremes found in the state of California.