Bakersfield May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 1947
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1988
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1915
Highest daily low 67 °F 2015
Most precipitation 0.55 inches 1930
Most snow none -
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 80.8 °F
Average low 54.0 °F
Chance precipitation 9.0%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 50 0.00 0.0
2022 78 53 0.00 0.0
2021 86 62 0.00 0.0
2020 81 55 0.00 0.0
2019 79 59 0.00 0.0
2018 73 53 0.00 0.0
2017 89 59 0.00 0.0
2016 88 55 0.00 0.0
2015 96 67 0.00 0.0
2014 94 59 0.00 0.0
2013 90 61 0.00 0.0
2012 82 58 0.00 0.0
2011 81 51 0.00 0.0
2010 77 50 0.00 0.0
2009 83 58 0.35 0.0
2008 73 48 0.00 0.0
2007 88 59 0.00 0.0
2006 89 61 0.00 0.0
2005 78 53 0.00 0.0
2004 91 56 0.00 0.0
2003 73 53 0.00 0.0
2002 62 45 0.00 0.0
2001 85 57 0.00 0.0
2000 86 54 0.00 0.0
1999 81 53 0.00 0.0
1998 83 53 0.00 0.0
1997 76 47 0.00 0.0
1996 95 63 0.00 0.0
1995 83 58 0.15 0.0
1994 79 50 0.00 0.0
1993 91 58 0.00 0.0
1992 81 53 0.00 0.0
1991 66 46 0.00 0.0
1990 82 47 0.00 0.0
1989 82 51 0.00 0.0
1988 68 37 0.00 0.0
1987 71 51 0.00 0.0
1986 86 51 0.00 0.0
1985 91 54 0.00 0.0
1984 75 44 0.00 0.0
1983 67 49 0.01 0.0
1982 82 60 0.00 0.0
1981 94 67 0.00 0.0
1980 72 56 0.00 0.0
1979 76 54 0.00 0.0
1978 71 54 0.02 0.0
1977 79 59 0.00 0.0
1976 90 61 0.00 0.0
1975 82 56 0.00 0.0
1974 90 62 0.00 0.0
1973 84 57 0.00 0.0
1972 89 53 0.00 0.0
1971 82 57 0.00 0.0
1970 88 54 0.00 0.0
1969 77 50 0.00 0.0
1968 90 59 0.00 0.0
1967 70 41 0.00 0.0
1966 89 58 0.00 0.0
1965 78 55 0.00 0.0
1964 70 45 0.00 0.0
1963 76 53 0.00 0.0
1962 82 51 0.00 0.0
1961 79 53 0.00 0.0
1960 82 53 0.00 0.0
1959 65 51 0.00 0.0
1958 83 55 0.00 0.0
1957 80 50 0.00 0.0
1956 84 53 0.00 0.0
1955 65 45 0.01 0.0
1954 70 45 0.00 0.0
1953 70 46 0.00 0.0
1952 82 51 0.00 0.0
1951 70 43 0.00 0.0
1950 75 48 0.00 0.0
1949 85 52 0.00 0.0
1948 70 49 0.00 0.0
1947 102 62 0.00 0.0
1946 88 54 0.00 0.0
1945 95 63 0.00 0.0
1944 85 55 0.00 0.0
1943 85 55 0.00 0.0
1942 63 45 0.19 0.0
1941 74 54 0.00 0.0
1940 95 56 0.00 0.0
1939 85 51 0.00 0.0
1938 67 52 0.07 0.0
1937 83 51 0.00 0.0
1936 70 51 0.00 0.0
1935 70 44 0.00 0.0
1934 72 56 0.00 0.0
1933 72 44 0.03 0.0
1932 82 55 0.00 0.0
1931 84 56 0.00 0.0
1930 70 48 0.55 0.0
1929 90 53 0.00 0.0
1928 78 57 0.00 0.0
1927 76 52 0.00 n/a
1926 77 64 0.00 n/a
1925 82 54 0.00 0.0
1924 91 53 n/a n/a
1923 80 44 n/a n/a
1922 89 49 n/a n/a
1921 85 50 n/a n/a
1920 75 47 n/a n/a
1919 92 63 0.00 n/a
1918 82 43 n/a n/a
1917 79 43 0.00 0.0
1916 92 49 0.00 n/a
1915 55 39 0.04 n/a
1914 76 38 0.00 n/a
1913 80 39 0.00 n/a
1912 80 59 n/a n/a
1911 78 52 0.00 0.0
1910 75 56 0.00 0.0
1909 93 64 0.00 n/a
1908 85 46 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 76 50 0.00 n/a
1905 89 45 0.00 n/a
1904 63 46 0.06 n/a
1903 85 50 0.00 n/a
1902 69 53 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
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 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 79 40 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 102 °F which happened in 1947.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 1947
2 96 °F 2015
3 95 °F 1940
3 95 °F 1945
3 95 °F 1996
6 94 °F 1981
6 94 °F 2014
8 93 °F 1909
9 92 °F 1919
9 92 °F 1916
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 37 °F which happened in 1988.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1988
2 38 °F 1914
3 39 °F 1913
3 39 °F 1915
5 40 °F 1893
6 41 °F 1967
7 43 °F 1917
7 43 °F 1918
7 43 °F 1951
10 44 °F 1935
10 44 °F 1923
10 44 °F 1933
10 44 °F 1984
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1915
2 62 °F 2002
3 63 °F 1904
3 63 °F 1942
5 65 °F 1959
5 65 °F 1955
7 66 °F 1991
8 67 °F 1983
8 67 °F 1938
10 68 °F 1988
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.55 inches which happened in 1930.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.55 inches 1930
2 0.35 inches 2009
3 0.19 inches 1942
4 0.15 inches 1995
5 0.07 inches 1938
6 0.06 inches 1904
7 0.04 inches 1915
8 0.03 inches 1933
9 0.02 inches 1978
10 0.01 inches 1955
10 0.01 inches 1983
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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