Record Temperatures for Select Los Angeles County Locations (2024)

Home | All Almanac Topics | Weather

Photo courtesy of Publico & Pixabay.com.

Also see
-- Monthly Climate Normals at Select Los Angeles County Locations
--
-- Daily High/Low Temperatures for Downtown Los Angeles
--

Record Monthly Temperatures - L.A. County Stations

Record Temperatures
Downtown Los Angeles & Los Angeles International Airport

Measurements are in Degrees Fahrenheit. Year is the latest for that record temperature.

Record Monthly Temperatures & Year of Record
Key Los Angeles County Stations

Record high temperatures are bolded in red and record low temperatures bolded in blue for each station. Annual record high and low temperatures for each station are listed under "Annual" column. Record years are the latest year in which records were either set or tied.

Measurements are in Degrees Fahrenheit.

Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Los Angeles Downtown¹	High	95 1971	95 1995	99 1879	106 1989	103 1896	112 1990	109 1891	106 1885	113 2010	108 1987	100 1966	92 1938	113 2010
Los Angeles Downtown¹	Low	28 1949	28 1883	31 1893	36 1901	40 1883	46 1894	49 1888	49 1901	44 1880	40 1892	34 1886	30 1978	28 1949
Beverly Hills	High	135* 2017	96 2016	100 2007	107 2004	109 2014	134* 2016	119 2018	113 2020	119 2010	112 2012	103 2012	93 2015	135* 2017
Beverly Hills	Low	14 2017	36 2013	34 2006	37 2011	43 2011	45 1999	51 2012	51 2010	10 2006	44 2013	18 2014	35 1998	10 2006
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Burbank²	High	92 1971	92 1986	98 1988	105 1989	107 1984	111 2017	114 2018	112 2022	114 2020	108 1980	98 1997	92 1958	114 2020
Burbank²	Low	26 2007	27 1948	32 1945	36 1965	40 1964	43 1971	49 1948	47 1943	43 1941	38 1946	32 1958	27 1948	26 2007
Claremont	High	90 2003	89 2016	93 2004	100 2004	103 2014	107 2016	112 2018	107 2017	113 2020	104 2012	98 2010	84 2004	113 2020
Claremont	Low	27 2007	31 2011	31 2006	32 2011	39 2011	42 1999	50 2023	49 2010	48 2007	39 2019	32 2004	30 2010	27 2007
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Hawthorne³	High	91 2003	91 2016	94 2015	101 2008	95 2007	95 2006	99 2018	94 2009	111 2010	106 2017	101 2010	87 2010	111 2010
Hawthorne³	Low	33 2021	38 1999	41 2006	39 2017	50 2017	32 2002	34 2000	58 2013	57 2010	50 2000	41 2004	37 2001	32 2002
Lancaster⁴	High	78 2003	84 2014	91 2004	96 2021	106 2003	115 2013	113 2021	111 2020	113 2022	101 2020	87 2017	79 2015	115 2013
Lancaster⁴	Low	3 2007	11 1979	17 2002	23 1945	32 2011	38 1967	45 1948	43 1945	27 1948	18 2019	12 1964	2 1984	2 1984
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Long Beach⁵	High	93 2003	92 2016	98 1988	105 1989	104 2004	109 1981	109 2018	105 1967	111 2010	111 1961	101 1966	92 1958	111 2010
Long Beach⁵	Low	25 1963	33 1965	33 1964	38 1975	40 1964	47 1967	51 1960	55 1978	50 1965	39 1972	34 1958	28 1990	25 1963
Los Angeles Airport	High	91 2003	92 1963	95 1988	102 1989	97 2014	104 1981	97 1985	98 1955	110 1963	106 1961	101 1966	94 1958	110 1963
Los Angeles Airport	Low	27 1949	34 1949	35 1945	42 1998	45 1964	48 1950	52 1948	51 1948	47 1948	43 1971	38 1964	32 1968	27 1949
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Palmdale⁶	High	85 2010	84 2014	90 2007	96 2020	106 2003	113 1961	113 2007	111 2020	111 2020	101 2020	86 2020	85 2003	113 2007
Palmdale⁶	Low	3 1963	11 1953	16 1971	26 1999	28 1988	30 1995	44 1979	41 1979	32 1948	18 1971	4 1964	6 1962	3 1963
Pasadena	High	93 1971	92 2016	98 1916	105 1989	104 2014	113 1917	113 2018	109 2020	115 2020	108 1991	101 2010	93 1958	115 2020
Pasadena	Low	21 1913	26 1929	29 1922	31 1917	32 1915	41 1998	45 1933	43 1912	41 1916	36 1920	26 1919	25 1916	21 1913
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
San Gabriel Valley⁷	High	94 2003	94 2015	100 1997	107 2004	108 2014	130 2012	118 2018	112 2017	116 2020	111 2012	101 1997	91 2013	130 2012
San Gabriel Valley⁷	Low	29 2013	32 2011	35 2006	36 2018	44 2010	46 2011	50 2012	50 2010	49 2010	38 1993	33 2010	27 1993	27 1993
Sandberg	High	82 2018	78 2014	83 2015	86 2021	98 2021	107 2021	103 2017	104 2017	105 2020	94 1987	83 2017	75 2017	107 2021
Sandberg	Low	3 1937	13 1989	14 1987	22 2011	26 1975	30 1967	40 1940	40 1968	35 1948	21 1971	21 1964	11 1990	3 1937
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Santa Catalina Island⁸	High	85 2021	87 1963	90 1966	92 2004	96 1967	102 2016	106 2018	103 1967	110 2020	99 2020	91 2017	81 2022	110 2020
Santa Catalina Island⁸	Low	29 1949	32 1949	18 1976	39 2019	43 1964	45 1967	49 1952	50 2010	48 1948	41 1949	37 2000	34 1967	18 1976
Santa Clarita⁹	High	87 2003	93 2014	95 2007	101 1996	108 2001	111 2000	117 2006	114 1996	115 2020	109 2012	126 2002	88 2008	126 2002
Santa Clarita⁹	Low	0^† 1995	29 1996	32 2006	33 2011	40 2011	42 1999	52 2012	51 2010	45 2019	40 1996	33 2019	0^† 1994	0^† 1994
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Santa Monica¹⁰	High	88 2003	90 2022	94 2015	95 2009	91 2014	87 2015	92 2018	93 2017	103 2010	101 2017	95 2010	86 2016	103 2010
Santa Monica¹⁰	Low	32 2007	38 2002	39 2006	42 2011	47 2023	51 2011	56 2005	54 2010	51 2010	47 2019	38 2010	37 2015	32 2007
Torrance¹¹	High	91 2003	92 1954	96 2015	104 1992	98 1934	102 1981	100 1959	101 1983	108 1984	106 2015	98 1956	94 1956	108 1984
Torrance¹¹	Low	24 1987	27 1995	28 1935	28 1944	37 1945	36 1955	42 1965	44 1945	41 1957	36 1962	29 1989	27 2019	24 1987
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Van Nuys¹²	High	92 2003	92 2014	97 2013	101 2004	105 2013	114 2016	117 2018	112 2020	118 2020	107 2020	96 2020	89 2021	118 2020
Van Nuys¹²	Low	22 1949	27 1949	32 1962	36 2011	38 1950	46 1949	50 1949	47 1949	45 1949	35 1949	31 2004	28 1949	22 1949
Westwood¹³	High	91 1971	91 1995	94 1988	103 1989	97 2014	102 1979	106 2018	99 1935	109 1939	103 1958	99 2010	94 1958	109 1939
Westwood¹³	Low	30 1949	33 1942	34 1936	37 1933	43 1933	44 1950	51 1941	50 1943	47 1945	40 1971	33 1958	25 1941	25 1941
Station	Temp	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Whittier Hills	High	92 2003	93 2016	98 2015	100 2009	103 2014	102 2008	112 2018	109 2020	114 2010	108 2017	102 2010	87 2010	114 2010
Whittier Hills	Low	35 2007	34 2011	37 2006	38 2011	45 2017	47 1999	52 2010	52 2010	51 2010	47 2011	40 2019	37 2009	34 2011
Woodland Hills¹⁴	High	93 1975	94 1986	101 1988	105 1989	113 1984	113 2016	119 2006	116 1985	120 2020	110 1980	101 2006	96 1958	120 2020
Woodland Hills¹⁴	Low	19 1950	18 1989	26 1966	30 2008	33 1950	36 1950	42 1952	42 1950	38 1954	27 1971	23 1958	20 1990	18 1989

* See comment box above, "Highest & Lowest Temperature Records - Los Angeles County," preceeding the table above.
† There were several zero temperature measurements in the last week of December 1994 and the following January. These were interspaced with daily low temperatures in the 40s and 50s. The Almanac has some question about whether these zero measurements reflected actual minimum temperatures or simply "no data" entries.

1) USC Campus
2) Hollywood Burbank Airport
3) Hawthorne Municipal Airport
4) William J Fox Airfield
5) Long Beach Airport
6) Palmdale Regional Airport
7) Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area, Irwindale
8) Catalina Airport
9) Saugus
10) Santa Monica Airport
11) Torrance Municipal Airport - Zamperini Field
12) Van Nuys Airport
13) UCLA Campus
14) Pierce College Campus

Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office, Los Angeles and NOAA National Climate Data Center.

Record Temperatures for Select Los Angeles County Locations (2024)

FAQs

What record high temperature was recorded in Los Angeles County? ›

HIGHEST & LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDS - LOS ANGELES COUNTY

The highest temperature historically recorded among the 20 Los Angeles County weather stations monitored by the Almanac (according to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information) was 135^oF, recorded in Beverly Hills on January 22, 2017.

See Details ›

What is the hottest place in Los Angeles County? ›

When the sun starts blazing, the hottest place in Los Angeles is, more often than not, Woodland Hills. The whole San Fernando Valley is one giant pit fire on almost any warm day, and the National Weather Service has thermometers at other Valley locations, including Van Nuys and Burbank.

Keep Reading ›

Which of these locations holds the record for highest recorded temperature? ›

The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley in the United States.

What is the record temperature record? ›

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the highest temperature ever recorded was 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) on 10 July 1913 in Furnace Creek (Greenland Ranch), California, United States, but the validity of this record is challenged as possible problems with the reading have since been discovered.

Discover More Details ›

What year was the hottest summer in Los Angeles? ›

California's 10 warmest summers, starting with the absolute hottest were: 2021, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2006, 2016, 2015, 1961, 1996 and 2020.

View Details ›

What is the maximum temperature in Los Angeles? ›

Maximum Temperature

This is the highest temperature recorded during a specified period of time. Common time periods include 6, 12 and 24 hours. The most common reference is to the daily maximum temperature, or "high."

Read The Full Story ›

Has it ever snowed in Los Angeles? ›

It has happened, so it is possible. It once snowed small amounts about once a decade in LA. The downtown Los Angeles weather station observed measurable snowfall three times, in 1882, 1932, and 1949. News reports recorded snowfall elsewhere in the Los Angeles Basin in 1913, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1944, 1957, 1962.

Read On ›

What is the hottest town in California? ›

Death Valley's roughly 600 residents experience highs of 110 to 125 degrees Fahrenheit throughout August, according to the National Weather Service. At night, temperatures dip into the low 90s. Yet despite the scorching heat, residents manage to work, socialize, and even exercise outside.

Show Me More ›

What was the hottest day in California history? ›

On July 10, 1913, Oscar Denton, a U.S. Weather Bureau observer stationed at Greenland Ranch, in Death Valley, California, claimed the mercury hit an astonishing 134 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States.

Tell Me More ›

What is the highest temperature a human can survive? ›

Externally, the upper limit of the human body's thermoneutral zone—the ambient temperature range in which the body can maintain effectively maintain its temperature and equilibrium—likely falls somewhere between 104 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a 2021 study published in Physiology Report.

Does anyone live in Death Valley California? ›

Does anyone live in Death Valley? Death Valley is the historic homeland of the Timbasha Shoshone. “Some members of the tribe still live within Death Valley, and their village is in Furnace Creek,” Wines said. “It's right here in the center of the park.

Read On ›

What's the coldest place on Earth? ›

At a bone-chilling minus 144 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 98 degrees Celsius), NASA says the East Antarctica Plateau in Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth.

See Details ›

What was the hottest temperature in California? ›

The two hottest temperatures on record are the 134 F in 1913 in Death Valley and 131 F (55 degrees C) in Tunisia in July 1931.

What is the hottest day in USA? ›

The highest temperature ever recorded was in the US

The world's official record hottest temperature ever is currently 134 degrees Fahrenheit taken in Death Valley on 10 July 1913.

Discover More ›

What is the coldest day on Earth? ›

Stephen Warren, University of Washington (8/22/2007): The world record for low temperature was set at Vostok Station, Antarctica, on 21 July 1983. Cerveny et al. (2007) give this temperature as -89.4°C in their Table 2, quoting Krause and Flood (1997), who gave the same value.

Find Out More ›

What is California's hottest temperature ever recorded? ›

Record Temperatures

The hottest air temperature ever recorded in Death Valley (Furnace Creek) was 134°F (57°C) on July 10, 1913. During the heat wave that peaked with that record, five consecutive days reached 129° F (54°C) or above. Death Valley holds the record for the hottest place on earth.

Learn More Now ›

What is the highest recorded temperature in Southern California? ›

The hottest temperature ever recorded was 134 degrees (56.67 degrees Celsius) in July 1913 at Furnace Creek, said Randy Ceverny of the World Meteorological Organization, the body recognized as keeper of world records.

Where was the hottest temperature ever recorded in California? ›

The two hottest temperatures on record are the 134 F in 1913 in Death Valley and 131 F (55 C) in Tunisia in July 1931.

What the hottest it's ever been in the San Fernando Valley? ›

Los Angeles County records its highest temperature on record

The National Weather Service said the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Woodland Hills recorded a temperature of 121 degrees, two degrees higher than the previous record set in 2006.