Official weather records have been kept in the city of Merced, California since 1899. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Merced, California since 1899.
Located in the San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and Modesto in central California, the city of Merced has generally mild weather variations in temperatures and the city has much milder temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of California.
The difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Merced is 101 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of California is 179 degrees for a huge difference of 78 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 Merced is 114 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Merced, California is 114 degrees which occurred on August 8, 1905.
Without any doubt the city of Merced, known as the Gateway to Yosemite National Park, is a warm weather city. Days when the temperature reaches 100 degrees or more are common in Merced and can occur in the city from May through early October each year. The earliest 100 degree day in Merced was on May 1, 1947, and the latest 100 degree day was on October 10, 1991.
- 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. Merced is located about 160 miles as the crow flies northwest of Death Valley.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature in Merced (114) and the all-time hottest temperature in California (134) is 20 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 Merced is 13 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Merced, California is 13 degrees which occurred on January 13, 2007.
Below freezing temperature nights generally occur in Merced from late October to April in any given year. The earliest below freezing day in Merced occurred on October 14, 1905, and the latest below freezing date was on May 16, 1978 (only date a below freezing temperature ever occurred in May in Merced).
- 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 Merced (13) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of California (-45) is 58 degrees. A huge difference and a much larger a difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and state.
Overall, Merced is a city with mostly moderate weather temperatures and the Gateway to Yosemite National Park 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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