Official weather records have been kept in the city of Hanford, California since 1899. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever officially recorded in Hanford, California since 1899.
Located in the San Joaquin Valley about 20 miles west of Visalia and 30 miles south of Fresno in central California about 200 miles north of Los Angeles, the cultural city of Hanford 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 Hanford is 102 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of California is 179 degrees for a huge difference of 77 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 Hanford is 116 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Hanford, California is 116 degrees which occurred on July 27, 1933.
Without any doubt the city of Hanford is a warm weather city. Days when the temperature reaches 100 degrees or more are common in Hanford and can occur in the city from late April through mid-October each year. The earliest 100 degree day in Hanford was on April 25, 1910, and the latest 100 degree day was on October 16, 1961.
- 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. Hanford is located about 140 miles as the crow flies west of Death Valley.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature in Hanford (116) and the all-time hottest temperature in California (134) is 18 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 Hanford is 14 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Hanford, California is 14 degrees which occurred on both January 6 and 7, 1913.
Below freezing temperature nights generally occur in Hanford from mid-October to May in any given year. The earliest below freezing day in Hanford occurred on October 17, 1905, and the latest below freezing date was on May 26, 1917.
- 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 Hanford (14) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of California (-45) is 59 degrees. A huge difference and a much larger a difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and state.
Overall, the cultural rich city of Hanford (photo above is from Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture) is a city with mostly moderate weather temperatures and this city that sits midway between Visalia and Fresno 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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