Bakersfield Weather in 1978

Historical record of Bakersfield, California weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Bakersfield Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 111 °F August 8
Lowest temperature 25 °F December 8
Highest daily low 86 °F August 10
Lowest daily high 44 °F December 26
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches February 9
Most daily snow none -
Total annual precipitation 10.3 inches -
Total annual snow none -
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 111 °F Aug 8
2 110 °F Aug 9
3 109 °F Aug 7
3 109 °F Aug 6
5 108 °F Jul 22
6 107 °F Aug 10
6 107 °F Aug 5
6 107 °F Aug 1
6 107 °F Jun 7
6 107 °F Jun 6
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 25 °F December 8
2 28 °F December 7
3 29 °F December 9
4 31 °F December 11
5 32 °F December 10
5 32 °F January 25
7 33 °F December 6
7 33 °F January 27
9 34 °F December 20
10 35 °F December 31
10 35 °F December 12
10 35 °F November 15
10 35 °F January 26
January 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
57 49 0.00
62 49 0.00
61 50 0.17
64 44 0.04
67 51 0.00
65 53 0.02
64 46 0.00
72 46 0.00
69 55 0.05
68 53 0.03
68 49 0.00
67 48 0.00
73 50 0.00
70 57 0.12
68 50 0.11
69 51 0.50
66 50 0.05
67 47 0.07
63 54 0.05
61 49 0.00
61 41 0.00
60 48 0.00
58 44 0.00
57 37 0.00
59 32 0.00
59 35 0.00
60 33 0.00
57 38 0.00
50 46 0.00
50 47 0.00
53 48 0.00
February 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
54 49 0.00
61 47 0.00
68 40 0.00
79 44 0.00
74 61 0.00
71 55 0.10
62 52 0.23
65 48 0.28
61 54 2.29
54 42 1.25
56 43 0.00
60 41 0.12
60 49 0.15
60 47 0.00
60 45 0.00
61 41 0.00
63 45 0.00
65 44 0.00
70 47 0.00
71 45 0.00
71 46 0.00
71 48 0.00
68 50 0.00
70 43 0.00
63 50 0.00
65 53 0.00
61 54 0.10
67 53 0.16
March 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
68 55 0.02
70 56 0.23
68 52 0.12
73 58 0.36
69 55 0.03
69 55 0.00
76 49 0.00
78 56 0.00
65 56 0.02
65 52 0.00
60 50 0.00
57 47 0.11
66 45 0.00
69 46 0.00
74 48 0.00
80 49 0.00
84 49 0.00
74 56 0.00
77 52 0.00
75 56 0.00
72 59 0.65
73 58 0.16
70 55 0.00
69 51 0.00
76 52 0.00
75 54 0.00
75 57 0.00
78 56 0.00
77 58 0.00
68 59 0.24
70 56 0.06
April 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
69 51 0.00
66 52 0.00
71 46 0.00
61 46 0.19
65 42 0.00
61 49 0.48
60 46 0.02
64 45 0.00
75 47 0.00
83 52 0.00
85 56 0.00
82 59 0.00
74 56 0.00
70 56 0.00
73 50 0.01
64 45 0.00
68 43 0.00
76 45 0.00
75 51 0.00
72 54 0.00
67 45 0.00
73 46 0.00
81 50 0.00
77 57 0.00
72 56 0.14
71 54 0.04
77 52 0.00
80 57 0.00
76 55 0.00
72 57 0.00
May 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
71 54 0.02
82 60 0.00
88 61 0.00
81 58 0.00
74 52 0.00
81 50 0.00
87 56 0.00
91 59 0.00
92 59 0.00
83 61 0.00
84 55 0.00
87 58 0.00
95 63 0.00
97 67 0.00
79 57 0.00
77 47 0.00
91 57 0.00
96 61 0.00
99 65 0.00
98 66 0.00
93 66 0.00
87 60 0.00
76 53 0.00
74 49 0.00
75 49 0.00
81 54 0.00
87 59 0.00
98 65 0.00
101 71 0.00
99 71 0.00
98 70 0.00
June 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
90 64 0.00
89 62 0.00
92 65 0.00
96 67 0.00
102 71 0.00
107 76 0.00
107 75 0.00
102 72 0.00
104 75 0.00
88 66 0.00
90 64 0.00
95 65 0.00
94 67 0.00
91 67 0.00
88 62 0.00
89 60 0.00
98 66 0.00
91 65 0.00
92 62 0.00
96 62 0.00
98 66 0.00
99 67 0.00
90 67 0.00
90 64 0.00
87 61 0.00
91 64 0.00
86 62 0.00
88 65 0.00
89 66 0.00
91 65 0.00
July 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
89 64 0.00
84 63 0.00
85 61 0.00
91 64 0.00
93 66 0.00
99 71 0.00
101 71 0.00
99 71 0.00
103 72 0.00
104 71 0.00
97 64 0.00
96 67 0.00
98 68 0.00
103 73 0.00
100 74 0.00
98 73 0.00
99 73 0.00
105 76 0.00
103 78 0.00
103 75 0.00
104 75 0.00
108 75 0.00
104 77 0.00
105 75 0.00
105 83 0.00
102 80 0.00
102 75 0.00
102 75 0.00
102 74 0.00
100 74 0.00
103 78 0.00
August 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
107 80 0.00
104 77 0.00
104 78 0.00
104 81 0.00
107 80 0.00
109 85 0.00
109 83 0.00
111 85 0.00
110 86 0.00
107 86 0.00
103 83 0.00
99 76 0.00
92 66 0.00
92 67 0.00
98 71 0.00
96 70 0.00
91 68 0.00
95 67 0.00
97 70 0.00
101 71 0.00
92 69 0.00
84 63 0.00
86 62 0.00
84 60 0.00
85 61 0.00
87 64 0.00
86 62 0.00
94 67 0.00
100 70 0.00
99 70 0.00
91 69 0.00
September 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
98 68 0.00
104 74 0.00
101 74 0.00
82 70 0.10
76 70 0.44
78 69 0.20
77 59 0.00
80 60 0.00
89 64 0.00
78 64 0.00
81 59 0.00
84 63 0.00
88 65 0.00
80 65 0.00
89 63 0.00
92 68 0.00
88 59 0.00
78 55 0.00
82 49 0.00
85 56 0.00
88 57 0.00
89 59 0.00
94 62 0.00
99 68 0.00
102 71 0.00
99 74 0.00
89 67 0.00
90 66 0.00
99 71 0.00
102 71 0.00
October 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
97 70 0.00
97 71 0.00
97 70 0.00
99 69 0.00
102 70 0.00
94 66 0.00
90 64 0.00
94 65 0.00
92 68 0.00
91 63 0.00
90 62 0.00
94 66 0.00
102 67 0.00
102 66 0.00
93 67 0.00
85 62 0.00
85 60 0.00
85 62 0.00
89 65 0.00
83 63 0.00
75 57 0.00
80 55 0.00
82 54 0.00
93 55 0.00
85 63 0.00
82 55 0.00
84 55 0.00
85 54 0.00
77 54 0.00
70 49 0.00
75 47 0.00
November 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
73 54 0.00
72 48 0.00
76 48 0.00
77 49 0.00
74 52 0.00
83 50 0.00
83 54 0.00
80 53 0.00
81 54 0.00
63 49 0.00
61 44 0.04
62 44 0.00
60 49 0.12
53 44 0.00
65 35 0.00
66 39 0.00
65 45 0.00
68 40 0.00
73 41 0.00
73 45 0.00
72 45 0.04
68 45 0.01
54 44 0.00
61 44 0.00
66 41 0.00
62 42 0.00
66 43 0.00
68 39 0.00
69 44 0.00
71 44 0.00
December 1978 Bakersfield Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
60 47 0.28
59 40 0.00
64 36 0.00
63 39 0.00
59 41 0.01
52 33 0.00
50 28 0.00
55 25 0.00
55 29 0.00
57 32 0.00
63 31 0.00
62 35 0.00
63 36 0.00
64 37 0.00
61 37 0.00
70 36 0.00
61 52 0.08
54 44 0.14
51 40 0.06
54 34 0.00
48 36 0.00
48 42 0.00
45 42 0.00
44 41 0.00
44 40 0.00
44 39 0.00
50 39 0.00
45 42 0.00
45 43 0.00
47 43 0.00
49 35 0.00
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location