Bakersfield May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 2009
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1893
Lowest daily high 68 °F 2011
Highest daily low 76 °F 1973
Most precipitation 0.56 inches 1917
Most snow none -
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.5 °F
Average low 57.7 °F
Chance precipitation 6.6%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 97 68 0.00 0.0
2022 91 66 0.00 0.0
2021 86 60 0.00 0.0
2020 78 58 0.15 0.0
2019 74 51 0.52 0.0
2018 85 60 0.00 0.0
2017 82 52 0.00 0.0
2016 96 66 0.00 0.0
2015 78 55 0.00 0.0
2014 84 61 0.00 0.0
2013 82 56 0.00 0.0
2012 81 52 0.00 0.0
2011 68 51 0.07 0.0
2010 75 54 0.08 0.0
2009 102 74 0.00 0.0
2008 99 75 0.00 0.0
2007 85 60 0.00 0.0
2006 99 73 0.00 0.0
2005 88 55 0.00 0.0
2004 76 54 0.00 0.0
2003 80 53 0.00 0.0
2002 87 62 0.00 0.0
2001 91 61 0.00 0.0
2000 84 55 0.00 0.0
1999 84 55 0.00 0.0
1998 76 44 0.00 0.0
1997 99 69 0.00 0.0
1996 83 59 0.00 0.0
1995 86 54 0.00 0.0
1994 68 53 0.06 0.0
1993 90 61 0.00 0.0
1992 89 61 0.00 0.0
1991 70 43 0.00 0.0
1990 80 50 0.00 0.0
1989 81 54 0.00 0.0
1988 81 51 0.00 0.0
1987 80 53 0.00 0.0
1986 97 63 0.00 0.0
1985 79 52 0.00 0.0
1984 85 49 0.00 0.0
1983 89 55 0.00 0.0
1982 78 56 0.00 0.0
1981 84 59 0.00 0.0
1980 93 60 0.00 0.0
1979 98 68 0.00 0.0
1978 96 61 0.00 0.0
1977 78 52 0.00 0.0
1976 85 59 0.00 0.0
1975 95 69 0.00 0.0
1974 70 47 0.00 0.0
1973 102 76 0.00 0.0
1972 78 53 0.00 0.0
1971 85 56 0.00 0.0
1970 97 67 0.00 0.0
1969 90 65 0.00 0.0
1968 90 60 0.00 0.0
1967 97 67 0.00 0.0
1966 93 63 0.00 0.0
1965 90 61 0.00 0.0
1964 85 54 0.00 0.0
1963 92 66 0.00 0.0
1962 79 52 0.00 0.0
1961 86 60 0.00 0.0
1960 77 52 0.00 0.0
1959 74 52 0.00 0.0
1958 88 63 0.00 0.0
1957 73 61 0.06 0.0
1956 96 65 0.00 0.0
1955 91 60 0.00 0.0
1954 100 69 0.00 0.0
1953 85 53 0.00 0.0
1952 97 64 0.00 0.0
1951 96 65 0.00 0.0
1950 82 54 0.00 0.0
1949 72 55 0.00 0.0
1948 68 48 0.03 0.0
1947 98 63 0.00 0.0
1946 90 65 0.00 0.0
1945 74 50 0.00 0.0
1944 70 53 0.00 0.0
1943 86 48 0.00 0.0
1942 86 53 0.00 0.0
1941 73 49 0.00 0.0
1940 89 65 0.00 0.0
1939 80 50 0.00 0.0
1938 85 58 0.00 0.0
1937 89 55 0.00 0.0
1936 94 64 0.00 0.0
1935 77 49 0.00 0.0
1934 83 53 0.00 0.0
1933 74 47 0.00 0.0
1932 84 57 0.00 0.0
1931 89 61 0.00 0.0
1930 86 56 0.00 0.0
1929 87 57 0.00 0.0
1928 94 63 0.00 0.0
1927 84 52 0.00 n/a
1926 95 63 0.00 n/a
1925 90 62 0.00 0.0
1924 97 61 n/a n/a
1923 86 49 n/a n/a
1922 77 53 0.00 n/a
1921 68 47 n/a n/a
1920 98 60 n/a n/a
1919 84 56 0.00 n/a
1918 78 44 n/a n/a
1917 70 55 0.56 0.0
1916 76 53 0.00 n/a
1915 69 53 0.21 n/a
1914 88 50 0.00 n/a
1913 96 54 0.00 n/a
1912 90 63 n/a n/a
1911 79 52 0.00 0.0
1910 94 61 0.00 0.0
1909 100 68 0.00 n/a
1908 85 44 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 85 44 0.00 n/a
1905 81 59 0.00 n/a
1904 75 55 0.00 n/a
1903 76 44 0.00 n/a
1902 70 47 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 73 41 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 102 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2009.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 2009
1 102 °F 1973
3 100 °F 1909
3 100 °F 1954
5 99 °F 1997
5 99 °F 2006
5 99 °F 2008
8 98 °F 1979
8 98 °F 1920
8 98 °F 1947
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 41 °F which happened in 1893.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1893
2 43 °F 1991
3 44 °F 1908
3 44 °F 1906
3 44 °F 1918
3 44 °F 1903
3 44 °F 1998
8 47 °F 1921
8 47 °F 1933
8 47 °F 1974
8 47 °F 1902
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1994
1 68 °F 1921
1 68 °F 1948
1 68 °F 2011
5 69 °F 1915
6 70 °F 1917
6 70 °F 1944
6 70 °F 1974
6 70 °F 1902
6 70 °F 1991
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.56 inches which happened in 1917.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.56 inches 1917
2 0.52 inches 2019
3 0.21 inches 1915
4 0.15 inches 2020
5 0.08 inches 2010
6 0.07 inches 2011
7 0.06 inches 1957
7 0.06 inches 1994
9 0.03 inches 1948
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location