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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
October - 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

87

53

70

98/2012

54/1916

64/2010

36/1950

1

5

6

1803

0.01

0.01

1.20/1946

1

2

87

53

70

102/2024

55/1916

67/2010

34/1950

1

6

5

1809

0.01

0.02

0.14/1939

2

3

86

53

69

105/2024

60/1916

70/2001

40/1950

1

7

5

1814

0

0.02

0.16/1916

3

4

86

52

69

103/2024

60/1916

62/1993

38/2009

1

7

5

1819

0.01

0.03

0.51/1956

4

5

85

52

69

100/2024

54/1916

64/1934

38/1927

1

8

5

1823

0.01

0.04

0.47/2011

5

6

85

52

68

102/2024

55/1916

62/2024

36/2009

1

9

4

1827

0.01

0.05

0.53/1960

6

7

85

51

68

100/2024

56/1916

65/2002

39/1969

1

10

4

1831

0.01

0.06

0.24/1939

7

8

84

51

68

99/2023

55/1920

62/2015

35/1949

1

12

4

1835

0.01

0.07

0.15/1920

8

9

84

51

67

96/2024

56/1916

64/1933

33/1949

1

13

4

1839

0.01

0.08

0.21/1920

9

10

83

50

67

101/1996

58/1916

64/1935

36/1924

1

14

3

1842

0.01

0.09

0.44/2000

10

11

83

50

67

97/1991

55/1899

59/1904

32/1911

2

16

3

1845

0.01

0.10

0.36/1963

11

12

83

50

66

96/1964

62/1916

60/1991

34/2008

2

17

3

1848

0.01

0.11

0.42/1904

12

13

82

49

66

96/2015

60/1920

61/2015

33/2008

2

19

2

1850

0.02

0.13

1.12/2009

13

14

82

49

65

95/2010

61/1989

63/2015

35/1899

2

21

2

1852

0.01

0.14

0.68/1968

14

15

81

49

65

101/1961

56/1920

67/2015

37/1901

2

23

2

1854

0.01

0.15

0.28/2015

15

16

81

48

65

100/1961

55/1920

63/2015

33/1966

2

25

2

1856

0.02

0.17

0.39/1963

16

17

80

48

64

96/1954

60/1920

64/2015

31/1905

2

27

2

1858

0.02

0.19

0.54/1936

17

18

80

48

64

97/1959

60/1925

62/2015

33/1905

3

30

1

1859

0.01

0.20

0.81/1936

18

19

80

48

64

96/1903

56/1920

59/2011

29/1949

3

32

1

1860

0.02

0.22

0.73/2004

19

20

79

47

63

94/1927

57/1920

56/1988

30/1949

3

35

1

1861

0.02

0.24

0.66/1926

20

21

79

47

63

94/1964

55/1920

58/1936

29/1949

3

38

1

1862

0.02

0.26

0.16/1941

21

22

78

47

62

93/1901

57/1920

58/1989

31/1951

3

42

1

1863

0.01

0.27

1.42/1936

22

23

78

46

62

93/1965

58/1921

58/2010

31/1906

4

45

1

1863

0.02

0.29

0.20/1902

23

24

77

46

62

92/1922

62/1956

61/1982

31/1906

4

49

1

1864

0.02

0.31

0.11/1989

24

25

77

46

61

91/2017

60/1920

60/1982

31/1906

4

54

1

1865

0.02

0.33

1.01/2021

25

26

76

46

61

90/1922

54/1991

59/1957

30/1939

5

58

0

1865

0.02

0.35

0.98/2004

26

27

76

45

61

89/2017

50/1921

58/1987

28/1919

5

63

0

1865

0.03

0.38

0.39/1991

27

28

75

45

60

88/2017

60/1916

60/2015

28/1901

5

68

0

1866

0.02

0.40

0.38/2016

28

29

75

45

60

88/1934

56/1974

58/1992

28/1971

6

73

0

1866

0.02

0.42

0.85/1964

29

30

74

44

59

88/2008

56/1996

58/1992

29/1971

6

79

0

1866

0.02

0.44

1.61/1996

30

31

74

44

59

88/1958

50/1920

57/2008

28/1900

6

85

0

1866

0.02

0.46

0.58/2014

31

Avg.

80.7

48.5

64.6

 

81

 

69

 

0.46

 

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