National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Severe Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Rain and Mountain Snow in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies

A powerful storm is expected to bring periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, and the potential for severe thunderstorms throughout the southern to central Plains through Monday. Widespread precipitation and heavy mountain snow is expected across the Northwest and northern Rockies through Monday. Up to a foot of snow is possible across the higher elevations of the Cascades and northern Rockies. Read More >

 

 

 

 

 

Normals, Means & Extremes
August - 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

99

72

85

112 / 1979

86 / 1985

80 / 2017

53 / 1912

0

0

20

1336

0

6.31

Tr. / 2000

1

2

98

72

85

109 / 1979

86 / 1976

86 / 2017

53 / 1912

0

0

20

1356

0

6.31

Tr. / 2024

2

3

98

71

85

112 / 1938

81 / 1953

85 / 2017

53 / 1912

0

0

20

1376

0

6.31

Tr. / 2014

3

4

98

71

85

109 / 1901

85 / 1953

85 / 1909

53 / 1903

0

0

20

1396

0

6.31

Tr. / 2014

4

5

98

71

85

110 / 1998

85 / 1957

84 / 1909

52 / 1899

0

0

20

1415

0

6.31

Tr. / 1961

5

6

98

71

85

110 / 1990

79 / 1999

85 / 1978

54 / 1903

0

0

20

1435

0

6.31

Tr. / 1990

6

7

98

71

85

111 / 2024

81 / 1999

83 / 1978

56 / 1999

0

0

20

1454

0

6.31

Tr. / 1989

7

8

98

71

84

112 / 1905

84 / 1999

85 / 1978

56 / 1916

0

0

19

1474

0

6.31

0.07 / 1947

8

9

98

71

84

112 / 1981

82 / 1999

86 / 1978

51 / 1916

0

0

19

1493

0

6.31

0.02 / 1983

9

10

98

71

84

109 / 1929

83 / 1997

86 / 1978

56 / 1907

0

0

19

1512

0

6.31

Tr. / 2023

10

11

98

71

84

111 / 1940

82 / 1999

83 / 1978

54 / 1932

0

0

19

1531

0

6.31

0.02 / 1961

11

12

97

71

84

111 / 1933

86 / 1991

84 / 2012

52 / 1932

0

0

19

1550

0

6.31

Tr. / 1991

12

13

97

70

84

114 / 1933

81 / 1968

80 / 2012

54 / 1913

0

0

19

1569

0

6.31

Tr. / 2020

13

14

97

70

84

117 / 1933

80 / 1968

83 / 2012

55 / 1912

0

0

19

1588

0

6.31

0.02 / 1983

14

15

97

70

84

110 / 1906

81 / 1918

81 / 2021

52 / 1903

0

0

19

1606

0

6.31

0.06 / 1983

15

16

97

70

84

109 / 1920

81 / 1918

83 / 2021

49 / 1899

0

0

19

1625

0

6.31

Tr. / 1977

16

17

97

70

83

109 / 2023

80 / 1918

85 / 1909

50 / 1915

0

0

18

1643

0

6.31

1.03 / 1977

17

18

97

70

83

110 / 1942

82 / 1916

82 / 2020

50 / 1905

0

0

18

1662

0

6.31

1.00 / 1983

18

19

97

70

83

109 / 1950

78 / 1959

84 / 1909

52 / 1913

0

0

18

1680

0

6.31

0.08 / 1983

19

20

97

70

83

112 / 1950

74 / 2023

82 / 1909

52 / 1912

0

0

18

1698

0

6.31

1.08 / 2023

20

21

96

70

83

110 / 1919

80 / 1968

79 / 2022

51 / 1918

0

0

18

1716

0

6.31

0.02 / 1946

21

22

96

69

83

109 / 1919

82 / 1983

80 /1909

44 / 1903

0

0

18

1733

0

6.31

0.13 / 1904

22

23

96

69

83

110 / 1913

82 / 2024

80 / 1982

49 / 1915

0

0

18

1751

0

6.31

Tr. / 1971

23

24

96

69

83

112 / 1913

82 / 1963

79 / 1967

45 / 1903

0

0

18

1769

0

6.31

0.12 / 1971

24

25

96

69

82

111 / 2010

81 / 1990

79 / 1967

48 / 1903

0

0

17

1786

0

6.31

Tr. / 1926

25

26

96

69

82

107 / 2010

78 / 1920

77 / 2017

46 / 1903

0

0

17

1803

0

6.31

0.04 / 2003

26

27

96

69

82

111 / 1931

84 / 1991

80 / 1909

45 / 1903

0

0

17

1821

0

6.31

Tr. / 1982

27

28

95

69

82

109 / 1944

71 / 1911

79 / 2017

48 / 1903

0

0

17

1838

0

6.31

0.03 / 1916

28

29

95

69

82

112 / 2017

77 / 1911

85 / 1909

45 / 1903

0

0

17

1855

0

6.31

Tr. / 2000

29

30

95

68

82

108 / 1988

80 / 1957

85 / 1909

45 / 1912

0

0

17

1871

0

6.31

0.07 / 1987

30

31

95

68

82

111 / 1967

79 / 1966

80 / 2007

45 / 1912

0

0

17

1888

0

6.31

0.16 / 1964

31

Avg.

96.9

70.0

83.4

 

0

 

572

 

0.00

 

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