Bakersfield January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 75 °F 1930
Lowest temperature 23 °F 1930
Lowest daily high 40 °F 1983
Highest daily low 50 °F 1978
Most precipitation 0.90 inches 1917
Most snow none -
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 57.4 °F
Average low 38.7 °F
Chance precipitation 21.3%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 58 44 0.15 0.0
2023 59 39 0.00 0.0
2022 58 34 0.00 0.0
2021 62 48 0.00 0.0
2020 64 38 0.00 0.0
2019 60 32 0.00 0.0
2018 72 42 0.00 0.0
2017 59 44 0.00 0.0
2016 68 39 0.00 0.0
2015 55 31 0.00 0.0
2014 66 38 0.00 0.0
2013 58 30 0.00 0.0
2012 66 40 0.00 0.0
2011 56 37 0.00 0.0
2010 58 40 0.00 0.0
2009 47 41 0.05 0.0
2008 63 48 0.00 0.0
2007 63 37 0.00 0.0
2006 60 41 0.00 0.0
2005 54 44 0.75 0.0
2004 49 36 0.01 0.0
2003 59 41 0.00 0.0
2002 56 44 0.05 0.0
2001 67 33 0.00 0.0
2000 56 31 0.00 0.0
1999 43 29 0.00 0.0
1998 60 47 0.14 0.0
1997 62 46 0.16 0.0
1996 74 39 0.00 0.0
1995 58 47 0.10 0.0
1994 43 37 0.00 0.0
1993 48 32 0.00 0.0
1992 55 43 0.07 0.0
1991 48 42 0.09 0.0
1990 52 34 0.00 0.0
1989 47 30 0.01 0.0
1988 56 41 0.00 0.0
1987 70 35 0.00 0.0
1986 63 49 0.27 0.0
1985 57 32 0.00 0.0
1984 50 45 0.00 0.0
1983 40 32 0.00 0.0
1982 54 33 0.00 0.0
1981 65 43 0.00 0.0
1980 63 39 0.00 0.0
1979 61 35 0.00 0.0
1978 61 50 0.17 0.0
1977 60 46 0.01 0.0
1976 55 32 0.00 0.0
1975 57 29 0.00 0.0
1974 56 33 0.00 0.0
1973 51 38 0.00 0.0
1972 42 31 0.00 0.0
1971 46 33 0.00 0.0
1970 56 28 0.00 0.0
1969 44 41 0.00 0.0
1968 50 39 0.00 0.0
1967 50 27 0.00 0.0
1966 50 37 0.00 0.0
1965 60 42 0.32 0.0
1964 55 30 0.00 0.0
1963 59 40 0.00 0.0
1962 48 36 0.00 0.0
1961 43 29 0.00 0.0
1960 48 31 0.00 0.0
1959 52 30 0.00 0.0
1958 53 44 0.00 0.0
1957 53 30 0.00 0.0
1956 64 39 0.00 0.0
1955 50 36 0.00 0.0
1954 61 33 0.00 0.0
1953 55 41 0.00 0.0
1952 51 28 0.00 0.0
1951 60 35 0.00 0.0
1950 42 27 0.00 0.0
1949 44 25 0.00 0.0
1948 71 42 0.00 0.0
1947 50 27 0.00 0.0
1946 58 42 0.00 0.0
1945 42 38 0.00 0.0
1944 54 42 0.00 n/a
1943 59 35 0.00 0.0
1942 53 27 0.00 0.0
1941 51 32 0.00 0.0
1940 62 46 0.00 0.0
1939 63 40 0.00 0.0
1938 57 36 0.00 0.0
1937 57 38 0.00 0.0
1936 60 34 0.00 0.0
1935 45 30 0.00 0.0
1934 61 43 0.00 0.0
1933 51 33 0.00 0.0
1932 52 41 0.00 0.0
1931 59 46 0.00 0.0
1930 75 23 0.00 0.0
1929 50 37 0.01 0.0
1928 63 38 0.00 0.0
1927 71 38 0.00 n/a
1926 45 38 0.00 0.0
1925 54 35 0.00 n/a
1924 54 26 0.00 n/a
1923 61 30 n/a n/a
1922 54 38 n/a n/a
1921 54 33 0.00 0.0
1920 52 34 0.13 n/a
1919 40 33 n/a n/a
1918 40 31 n/a n/a
1917 55 44 0.90 n/a
1916 67 40 n/a n/a
1915 52 40 0.00 n/a
1914 67 50 0.00 n/a
1913 65 30 n/a n/a
1912 56 45 0.00 0.0
1911 50 40 0.00 n/a
1910 58 34 n/a n/a
1909 65 47 n/a n/a
1908 58 38 n/a n/a
1907 62 24 0.00 n/a
1906 57 n/a 0.00 n/a
1905 68 23 0.00 n/a
1904 58 28 n/a n/a
1903 55 42 0.00 n/a
1902 62 34 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 69 49 0.84 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 60 28 n/a n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 42 35 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 75 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 75 °F 1930
2 74 °F 1996
3 72 °F 2018
4 71 °F 1948
4 71 °F 1927
6 70 °F 1987
7 69 °F 1900
8 68 °F 2016
8 68 °F 1905
10 67 °F 2001
10 67 °F 1916
10 67 °F 1914
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 23 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1930.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 1930
1 23 °F 1905
3 24 °F 1907
4 25 °F 1949
5 26 °F 1924
6 27 °F 1967
6 27 °F 1942
6 27 °F 1950
6 27 °F 1947
10 28 °F 1904
10 28 °F 1952
10 28 °F 1895
10 28 °F 1970
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1919
1 40 °F 1918
1 40 °F 1983
4 42 °F 1950
4 42 °F 1972
4 42 °F 1893
4 42 °F 1945
8 43 °F 1994
8 43 °F 1961
8 43 °F 1999
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.90 inches which happened in 1917.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.90 inches 1917
2 0.84 inches 1900
3 0.75 inches 2005
4 0.32 inches 1965
5 0.27 inches 1986
6 0.17 inches 1978
7 0.16 inches 1997
8 0.15 inches 2024
9 0.14 inches 1998
10 0.13 inches 1920
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location