Official weather records have been kept in the city of Barstow, California since 1903. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Barstow, California since 1903.
Located in south-central California about 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles, the city of Barstow has much milder temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of California. Barstow is located midway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas on Route 15.
The difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Barstow is 111 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of California is 179 degrees for a huge difference of 68 total degrees.
California is one of the most extreme states in the United States in terms of weather temperature variations. Mainly because the hottest temperature ever recorded in the world was recorded in Death Valley, California.
All-Time Record Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Barstow is 118 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Barstow, California is 118 degrees which occurred on June 30, 1994 and July 5, 2007.
Without any doubt the city of Barstow is a warm weather city. Days when the temperature reaches 100 degrees or more are common in Barstow and can occur in the city from April through early October each year. The earliest 100 degree day in Barstow was on April 8, 1989, and the latest 100 degree day was on October 9, 1989.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is 134 Degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of California and the world is 134 degrees which occurred on July 13, 1913, at the Greenland Ranch in Death Valley. Barstow is located about 140 miles as the crow flies south of Death Valley.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature in Barstow (118) and the all-time hottest temperature in California (134) is 16 degrees. A big sized difference statistically and it certainly gets hot in both of these cool places to visit in California.
All-Time Record Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Barstow is 7 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Barstow, California is 7 degrees which occurred on January 23, 1990.
Below freezing temperature nights generally occur in Barstow from November to early April in any given year. The earliest below freezing day in Barstow occurred on October 30, 1971, and the latest below freezing date was on April 9, 1953.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in California is -45 Degrees
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of California is -45 degrees, which occurred on January 20, 1937, in Boca. The town of Boca is now mostly gone submerged under the Boca Dam which was built in 1939 and is located along Route 80 north of Lake Tahoe.
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Barstow (7) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of California (-45) is 52 degrees. A huge difference and a much larger a difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and state.
Overall, Barstow is a city with mostly moderate weather temperatures and this city that sits midway between LA and Las Vegas has a much milder climate in temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of California or in most cities in the United States.
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I lived in Barstow from 1954 till 1974, the hottest temp. Was 122 in August 1967. The military bases around Barstow had to move troops out of field to air condition housing, if temp was above 120 at 1:00pm for two Westerville were out of field by 1pm. Must be new math lol
ReplyDelete118 is the official record. It could be 120 plus for thermometers on a military base but that would not count as official because a thermometer cannot be above asphalt or any other non-natural surface which could artificially raise the temperature. Many stadiums with artificial turf can have incredibly hot temperatures as the turf itself heats up and raises the temperature on the field but that is not natural heat. At official stations with thermometers over natural surfaces the record hottest temperature for Barstow is 118 degrees dating back to 1903.
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