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Severe Weather and Excessive Rainfall Across Portions of the Central U.S.; Heat Continues to Impact the West

Severe thunderstorms are expected Wednesday, particularly across parts of the Ozarks and Ohio Valley, and portions of the northern and central Plains. Excessive rainfall is forecast Wednesday in the Midwest which may bring areas of flash flooding. Excessive heat with potential records will continue to impact much of California away from the immediate coast into the weekend. Read More >

Normals, Means & Extremes
April - Bakersfield, CA
Values in red represent the extremes for the month.

D
a
t
e

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation

D
a
t
e

Normal

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

Max.

Min.

Avg.

1

73

48

61

89 / 2021

54 / 1998

62 / 1900

32 / 1917

5

1822

1

14

0.03

5.44

0.87 / 1958

1

2

73

48

61

90 / 2021

57 / 1981

60 / 2002

35 / 1999

5

1827

1

15

0.03

5.47

0.57 / 1937

2

3

73

49

61

90 / 1961

53 / 1965

62 / 1966

35 / 1955

5

1832

1

16

0.03

5.50

0.52 / 1965

3

4

73

49

61

90 / 1971

58 / 1924

62 / 1961

34 / 2023

5

1837

1

17

0.03

5.53

0.77 / 1941

4

5

73

49

61

95 / 1971

55 / 2006

61 / 2007

34 / 1914

5

1843

1

18

0.03

5.56

1.00 / 1943

5

6

74

49

61

96 / 1989

55 / 1943

61 / 1960

35 / 1929

5

1848

1

19

0.02

5.58

0.78 / 1943

6

7

74

49

61

97 / 2022

50 / 1919

64 / 1909

30 / 1929

5

1852

1

21

0.03

5.61

0.91 / 2020

7

8

74

49

62

96 / 1989

50 / 1919

65 / 1909

28 / 1893

5

1857

1

22

0.02

5.63

0.62 / 2020

8

9

74

49

62

97 / 1989

55 / 1999

63 / 1909

33 / 1908

5

1862

1

23

0.02

5.65

0.44 / 1935

9

10

74

49

62

95 / 1989

56 / 1965

61 / 1989

33 / 1999

5

1866

1

25

0.02

5.67

0.97 / 1923

10

11

75

50

62

98 / 1904

53 / 1965

63 / 2014

30 / 1903

4

1871

2

26

0.02

5.69

0.47 / 2012

11

12

75

50

62

98 / 1908

52 / 1956

59 / 1978

33 / 1903

4

1875

2

28

0.02

5.71

0.53 / 1956

12

13

75

50

63

94 / 2008

57 / 2012

59 / 1930

32 / 1893

4

1879

2

29

0.02

5.73

0.86 / 2012

13

14

75

50

63

99 / 1985

56 / 2003

62 / 1962

33 / 1893

4

1883

2

31

0.02

5.75

0.45 / 2006

14

15

76

50

63

97 / 1994

57 / 2007

61 / 2014

36 / 1921

4

1887

2

33

0.02

5.77

0.22 / 2007

15

16

76

51

63

97 / 1947

50 / 1995

64 / 1947

34 / 1922

4

1891

2

35

0.02

5.79

0.36 / 1995

16

17

76

51

63

95 / 1954

60 / 1975

61 / 2014

34 / 1922

4

1895

2

37

0.02

5.81

0.52 / 2000

17

18

76

51

64

98 / 1910

55 / 1923

63 / 2014

35 / 1922

4

1898

2

39

0.02

5.83

0.52 / 1967

18

19

77

51

64

98 / 1910

54 / 1967

63 / 2016

38 / 1996

3

1901

2

41

0.02

5.85

0.58 / 1988

19

20

77

51

64

98 / 1906

59 / 2007

64 / 1939

36 / 1904

3

1905

2

44

0.02

5.87

0.61 / 1957

20

21

77

52

64

99 / 2009

57 / 2010

64 / 2009

33 / 1904

3

1908

3

46

0.02

5.89

0.70 / 1915

21

22

78

52

65

98 / 2012

58 / 2010

67 / 2012

34 / 1920

3

1911

3

49

0.01

5.90

0.15 / 1915

22

23

78

52

65

100 / 1910

59 / 1960

63 / 2018

33 / 1904

3

1914

3

52

0.02

5.92

0.29 / 1988

23

24

78

52

65

100 / 1910

64 / 1994

63 / 2018

34 / 1904

3

1916

3

55

0.01

5.93

0.42 / 1915

24

25

78

53

66

97 / 1946

60 / 1951

65 / 2019

32 / 1893

3

1919

3

58

0.02

5.95

0.53 / 1952

25

26

79

53

66

98 / 1926

57 / 1904

68 / 2019

32 / 1893

2

1921

3

61

0.01

5.96

0.80 / 1931

26

27

79

53

66

98 / 2004

60 / 1932

67 / 1965

34 / 1984

2

1924

3

64

0.02

5.98

0.56 / 1960

27

28

79

54

66

97 / 2023

54 / 1906

66 / 1965

38 / 1999

2

1926

4

68

0.01

5.99

0.79 / 1906

28

29

80

54

67

100 / 1981

61 / 1967

65 / 2023

40 / 1984

2

1928

4

72

0.01

6.00

0.26 / 1951

29

30

80

54

67

101 / 1981

55 / 1955

68 / 1981

38 / 1915

2

1929

4

75

0.01

6.01

0.61 / 1914

30

Avg.

75.9

50.7

63.3

 

113

 

62

 

0.60

 

Avg.

D
a
t
e

Max.

Min.

Avg.

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

D
a
t
e

Normal

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation