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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

Normals, Means & Extremes
August - Hanford, 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

64

81

108/1936

82/1912

72/2015

50/1918

0

0

16

1055

0

8.09

T/2000

1

2

98

64

81

111/1902

84/1976

75/2017

50/1917

0

0

16

1071

0

8.09

T/2024

2

3

98

64

81

109/1901

80/1976

77/2017

48/1918

0

0

16

1087

0

8.09

T/2017

3

4

98

64

81

109/1906

82/1976

80/1901

48/1917

0

0

16

1103

0

8.09

T/2017

4

5

98

64

81

108/1906

86/2015

72/1998

49/1950

0

0

16

1119

0

8.09

0.02/2022

5

6

98

64

81

110/1936

78/1999

73/2005

50/1950

0

0

16

1135

0

8.09

T/1990

6

7

98

64

81

111/2024

80/1999

78/1916

52/1917

0

0

16

1151

0

8.09

T/1989

7

8

98

63

81

113/1915

84/1999

76/1913

50/1917

0

0

16

1166

0

8.09

T/1989

8

9

98

63

81

110/1905

84/1999

74/1990

52/1949

0

0

16

1182

0

8.09

0.00

9

10

98

63

81

107/2012

85/1949

75/1961

50/1917

0

0

16

1198

0

8.09

T/2023

10

11

98

63

80

110/1940

80/1916

72/1931

49/1908

0

0

15

1213

0

8.09

0.08/1931

11

12

98

63

80

111/1933

82/1991

76/1996

51/1905

0

0

15

1228

0

8.09

0.00

12

13

98

63

80

115/1933

82/1913

76/1929

50/1917

0

0

15

1244

0

8.09

0.00

13

14

98

63

80

115/1933

75/1976

78/1933

48/1917

0

0

15

1259

0

8.09

0.00

14

15

98

63

80

108/1929

75/1976

72/1933

46/1917

0

0

15

1274

0

8.09

0.16/1976

15

16

98

62

80

109/2020

78/1984

77/1933

48/1911

0

0

15

1289

0

8.09

T/2023

16

17

97

62

80

109/1906

81/1976

79/2020

40/1906

0

0

15

1304

0

8.09

0.04/1927

17

18

97

62

80

107/1992

81/1977

77/2020

41/1906

0

0

15

1319

0

8.09

T/2012

18

19

97

62

80

108/1939

71/1976

77/2020

41/1906

0

0

15

1333

0

8.09

0.19/2023

19

20

97

62

80

108/2022

79/1959

70/1986

44/1906

0

0

15

1348

0

8.09

0.28/2023

20

21

97

62

80

109/1950

79/1968

72/2003

43/1906

0

0

15

1362

0

8.09

T/2023

21

22

97

62

79

108/1919

81/1978

73/1913

47/1899

0

0

14

1377

0

8.09

T/2009

22

23

97

62

79

108/1931

82/1983

74/1913

50/1973

0

0

14

1391

0

8.09

T/1959

23

24

97

62

79

113/1931

83/1978

76/1913

49/1963

0

0

14

1405

0

8.09

0.02/1930

24

25

97

61

79

111/1931

82/1920

75/1913

47/1904

0

0

14

1419

0

8.09

0.00

25

26

97

61

79

107/1924

79/1990

78/2003

49/1954

0

0

14

1433

0

8.09

T/2007

26

27

96

61

79

109/1924

80/1990

78/1913

40/1907

0

0

14

1447

0

8.09

0.28/1916

27

28

96

61

79

109/2017

82/2010

74/1913

49/1951

0

0

14

1461

0

8.09

0.00

28

29

96

61

79

112/2017

80/2010

75/2017

45/1939

0

0

14

1474

0

8.09

0.00

29

30

96

61

78

107/2021

79/1914

77/1913

47/1957

0

0

13

1487

0

8.09

0.05/2007

30

31

 

96

61

78

108/1918

79/1914

77/1913

40/1907

0

0

13

1501

0

8.09

0.34/1964

31

Avg.

97.4

62.4

79.9

 

0

 

462

 

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