Bakersfield May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 103 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1908
Lowest daily high 60 °F 1998
Highest daily low 70 °F 2013
Most precipitation 0.22 inches 1998
Most snow none -
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 83.2 °F
Average low 56.4 °F
Chance precipitation 7.6%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 85 58 0.00 0.0
2022 77 49 0.00 0.0
2021 98 67 0.00 0.0
2020 80 57 0.01 0.0
2019 89 62 0.00 0.0
2018 84 58 0.00 0.0
2017 67 52 0.00 0.0
2016 98 68 0.00 0.0
2015 78 53 0.00 0.0
2014 89 56 0.00 0.0
2013 100 70 0.00 0.0
2012 94 60 0.00 0.0
2011 85 56 0.00 0.0
2010 78 54 0.00 0.0
2009 83 58 0.00 0.0
2008 77 56 0.00 0.0
2007 83 57 0.00 0.0
2006 93 65 0.00 0.0
2005 81 51 0.00 0.0
2004 78 52 0.00 0.0
2003 86 55 0.00 0.0
2002 91 56 0.00 0.0
2001 89 64 0.00 0.0
2000 80 44 0.00 0.0
1999 86 58 0.00 0.0
1998 60 46 0.22 0.0
1997 94 67 0.00 0.0
1996 97 58 0.00 0.0
1995 74 49 0.00 0.0
1994 89 60 0.00 0.0
1993 76 50 0.00 0.0
1992 88 62 0.00 0.0
1991 79 46 0.00 0.0
1990 83 52 0.00 0.0
1989 77 49 0.00 0.0
1988 95 61 0.00 0.0
1987 99 66 0.00 0.0
1986 81 51 0.00 0.0
1985 78 50 0.00 0.0
1984 88 55 0.00 0.0
1983 79 48 0.00 0.0
1982 82 60 0.00 0.0
1981 91 64 0.00 0.0
1980 70 54 0.00 0.0
1979 95 60 0.00 0.0
1978 87 58 0.00 0.0
1977 72 54 0.15 0.0
1976 103 69 0.00 0.0
1975 91 61 0.00 0.0
1974 90 63 0.00 0.0
1973 97 68 0.00 0.0
1972 97 64 0.00 0.0
1971 86 63 0.00 0.0
1970 77 48 0.00 0.0
1969 90 66 0.00 0.0
1968 64 51 0.00 0.0
1967 69 45 0.00 0.0
1966 84 56 0.00 0.0
1965 90 59 0.00 0.0
1964 96 62 0.00 0.0
1963 73 45 0.00 0.0
1962 68 51 0.00 0.0
1961 72 50 0.02 0.0
1960 84 62 0.00 0.0
1959 96 62 0.00 0.0
1958 70 54 0.03 0.0
1957 73 55 0.00 0.0
1956 65 47 0.00 0.0
1955 92 62 0.00 0.0
1954 86 56 0.00 0.0
1953 85 50 0.00 0.0
1952 87 55 0.00 0.0
1951 72 46 0.00 0.0
1950 92 57 0.00 0.0
1949 94 63 0.00 0.0
1948 87 51 0.00 0.0
1947 82 53 0.00 0.0
1946 88 58 0.00 0.0
1945 86 53 0.06 0.0
1944 79 50 0.00 0.0
1943 82 49 0.00 0.0
1942 69 43 0.00 0.0
1941 85 59 0.00 0.0
1940 94 62 0.00 0.0
1939 89 55 0.00 0.0
1938 92 60 0.00 0.0
1937 82 54 0.00 0.0
1936 92 60 0.00 0.0
1935 81 51 0.00 0.0
1934 102 64 0.00 0.0
1933 71 49 0.00 0.0
1932 98 64 0.00 0.0
1931 94 61 0.00 0.0
1930 85 49 0.00 0.0
1929 94 55 0.00 0.0
1928 86 60 0.00 0.0
1927 89 51 0.00 n/a
1926 93 57 0.00 n/a
1925 78 54 0.00 0.0
1924 78 55 0.00 n/a
1923 83 53 n/a n/a
1922 86 47 n/a n/a
1921 92 57 n/a n/a
1920 81 46 n/a n/a
1919 70 60 0.00 n/a
1918 81 46 n/a n/a
1917 85 50 0.00 0.0
1916 73 45 0.00 n/a
1915 80 55 0.00 n/a
1914 92 52 0.00 n/a
1913 87 44 0.00 n/a
1912 84 62 n/a n/a
1911 89 54 0.00 0.0
1910 87 58 0.00 0.0
1909 102 70 0.00 n/a
1908 88 41 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 72 50 0.00 n/a
1905 98 62 0.00 n/a
1904 96 58 0.00 n/a
1903 96 56 0.00 n/a
1902 77 48 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 93 66 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 103 °F which happened in 1976.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 103 °F 1976
2 102 °F 1934
2 102 °F 1909
4 100 °F 2013
5 99 °F 1987
6 98 °F 2016
6 98 °F 2021
6 98 °F 1905
6 98 °F 1932
10 97 °F 1972
10 97 °F 1973
10 97 °F 1996
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 41 °F which happened in 1908.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1908
2 43 °F 1942
3 44 °F 1913
3 44 °F 2000
5 45 °F 1916
5 45 °F 1963
5 45 °F 1967
8 46 °F 1998
8 46 °F 1920
8 46 °F 1918
8 46 °F 1951
8 46 °F 1991
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1998
2 64 °F 1968
3 65 °F 1956
4 67 °F 2017
5 68 °F 1962
6 69 °F 1967
6 69 °F 1942
8 70 °F 1919
8 70 °F 1958
8 70 °F 1980
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.22 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.22 inches 1998
2 0.15 inches 1977
3 0.06 inches 1945
4 0.03 inches 1958
5 0.02 inches 1961
6 0.01 inches 2020
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location