Bakersfield January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 74 °F 1997
Lowest temperature 19 °F 1930
Lowest daily high 39 °F 1961
Highest daily low 57 °F 1997
Most precipitation 0.73 inches 1910
Most snow none -
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 57.4 °F
Average low 38.7 °F
Chance precipitation 21.3%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 56 40 0.00 0.0
2023 56 43 0.02 0.0
2022 54 38 0.00 0.0
2021 59 34 0.00 0.0
2020 59 39 0.00 0.0
2019 51 31 0.00 0.0
2018 64 39 0.00 0.0
2017 56 39 0.00 0.0
2016 55 27 0.00 0.0
2015 54 28 0.00 0.0
2014 63 37 0.00 0.0
2013 57 32 0.00 0.0
2012 70 33 0.00 0.0
2011 56 40 0.04 0.0
2010 57 41 0.00 0.0
2009 42 39 0.00 0.0
2008 68 39 0.00 0.0
2007 55 37 0.00 0.0
2006 53 43 0.65 0.0
2005 57 38 0.00 0.0
2004 57 42 0.03 0.0
2003 57 36 0.00 0.0
2002 65 46 0.00 0.0
2001 60 34 0.00 0.0
2000 56 40 0.00 0.0
1999 53 35 0.00 0.0
1998 70 41 0.00 0.0
1997 74 57 0.10 0.0
1996 54 43 0.00 0.0
1995 63 40 0.00 0.0
1994 45 38 0.00 0.0
1993 57 39 0.29 0.0
1992 46 34 0.00 0.0
1991 57 30 0.00 0.0
1990 59 30 0.09 0.0
1989 46 37 0.00 0.0
1988 46 31 0.00 0.0
1987 57 34 0.00 0.0
1986 57 51 0.01 0.0
1985 55 34 0.00 0.0
1984 57 46 0.01 0.0
1983 41 36 0.00 0.0
1982 56 44 0.00 0.0
1981 49 34 0.00 0.0
1980 62 52 0.00 0.0
1979 61 26 0.00 0.0
1978 57 49 0.00 0.0
1977 60 49 0.00 0.0
1976 52 27 0.00 0.0
1975 52 30 0.00 0.0
1974 55 39 0.04 0.0
1973 53 33 0.00 0.0
1972 48 36 0.00 0.0
1971 56 47 0.00 0.0
1970 58 28 0.00 0.0
1969 46 41 0.00 0.0
1968 43 37 0.00 0.0
1967 58 32 0.00 0.0
1966 50 33 0.00 0.0
1965 47 29 0.00 0.0
1964 56 31 0.00 0.0
1963 53 35 0.00 0.0
1962 54 37 0.00 0.0
1961 39 25 0.00 0.0
1960 47 27 0.00 0.0
1959 63 35 0.00 0.0
1958 71 42 0.00 0.0
1957 57 34 0.00 0.0
1956 67 41 0.00 0.0
1955 64 47 0.20 0.0
1954 62 33 0.00 0.0
1953 57 36 0.00 0.0
1952 47 29 0.00 0.0
1951 52 29 0.00 0.0
1950 42 36 0.00 0.0
1949 46 34 0.00 0.0
1948 64 32 0.00 0.0
1947 42 30 0.00 0.0
1946 60 45 0.00 0.0
1945 42 38 0.00 0.0
1944 62 33 0.00 n/a
1943 58 42 0.00 0.0
1942 45 32 0.17 0.0
1941 60 35 0.00 0.0
1940 65 49 0.00 0.0
1939 62 35 0.00 0.0
1938 61 38 0.00 0.0
1937 52 35 0.13 0.0
1936 56 35 0.00 0.0
1935 58 36 0.00 0.0
1934 61 51 0.17 0.0
1933 47 32 0.00 0.0
1932 55 41 0.00 0.0
1931 57 41 0.06 0.0
1930 48 19 0.00 0.0
1929 46 35 0.00 0.0
1928 66 39 0.00 0.0
1927 61 29 0.00 n/a
1926 44 38 0.00 0.0
1925 57 45 0.00 n/a
1924 48 26 0.00 n/a
1923 57 36 0.00 n/a
1922 56 50 0.53 n/a
1921 52 45 0.00 n/a
1920 43 34 n/a n/a
1919 48 27 n/a n/a
1918 48 37 n/a n/a
1917 50 40 0.36 n/a
1916 51 27 0.22 n/a
1915 58 32 0.00 n/a
1914 68 53 0.00 n/a
1913 66 32 n/a n/a
1912 50 28 0.00 0.0
1911 59 40 0.00 n/a
1910 60 40 0.73 n/a
1909 60 42 n/a n/a
1908 70 38 n/a n/a
1907 52 28 0.00 n/a
1906 46 n/a 0.00 n/a
1905 73 35 0.00 n/a
1904 60 34 n/a n/a
1903 69 26 0.00 n/a
1902 73 32 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 60 48 0.00 n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 52 45 n/a n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 58 29 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 74 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1997
2 73 °F 1905
2 73 °F 1902
4 71 °F 1958
5 70 °F 2012
5 70 °F 1908
5 70 °F 1998
8 69 °F 1903
9 68 °F 2008
9 68 °F 1914
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 19 °F which happened in 1930.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 19 °F 1930
2 25 °F 1961
3 26 °F 1924
3 26 °F 1979
3 26 °F 1903
6 27 °F 1960
6 27 °F 1916
6 27 °F 1976
6 27 °F 2016
6 27 °F 1919
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1961
2 41 °F 1983
3 42 °F 1947
3 42 °F 2009
3 42 °F 1945
3 42 °F 1950
7 43 °F 1968
7 43 °F 1920
9 44 °F 1926
10 45 °F 1994
10 45 °F 1942
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.73 inches which happened in 1910.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.73 inches 1910
2 0.65 inches 2006
3 0.53 inches 1922
4 0.36 inches 1917
5 0.29 inches 1993
6 0.22 inches 1916
7 0.20 inches 1955
8 0.17 inches 1942
8 0.17 inches 1934
10 0.13 inches 1937
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location