Modesto January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Modesto, California for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1906–2024
Highest temperature 66 °F 1997
Lowest temperature 24 °F 1960
Lowest daily high 36 °F 1988
Highest daily low 61 °F 1997
Most precipitation 0.94 inches 1993
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 54.9 °F
Average low 38.6 °F
Chance precipitation 29.5%
Modesto January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 58 42 0.00 n/a
2023 57 42 0.08 0.0
2022 50 33 0.00 0.0
2021 53 35 0.00 n/a
2020 61 38 0.00 n/a
2019 51 32 0.00 n/a
2018 65 38 0.00 n/a
2017 53 33 0.00 n/a
2016 50 32 0.00 n/a
2015 51 28 0.00 n/a
2014 65 30 0.00 n/a
2013 51 31 0.00 n/a
2012 57 35 0.00 n/a
2011 52 42 0.24 n/a
2010 58 43 0.00 n/a
2009 47 43 0.00 n/a
2008 50 33 0.00 n/a
2007 55 37 0.00 n/a
2006 57 43 0.07 n/a
2005 55 43 0.01 n/a
2004 50 42 0.48 n/a
2003 54 35 0.00 n/a
2002 60 51 0.02 n/a
2001 52 31 0.00 n/a
2000 55 37 0.00 n/a
1999 60 35 0.00 0.0
1998 60 39 0.00 0.0
1997 66 61 0.32 0.0
1996 61 43 0.00 0.0
1995 57 41 0.02 0.0
1994 49 39 0.00 0.0
1993 50 40 0.94 0.0
1992 58 37 0.00 0.0
1991 53 31 0.00 0.0
1990 56 36 0.20 0.0
1989 47 32 0.00 0.0
1988 36 27 0.00 0.0
1987 52 39 0.03 0.0
1986 55 49 0.00 0.0
1985 50 30 0.00 0.0
1984 59 37 0.00 0.0
1983 39 34 0.00 0.0
1982 54 38 0.12 0.0
1981 46 37 0.00 0.0
1980 n/a 47 0.00 0.0
1979 48 26 0.00 0.0
1978 49 39 0.02 0.0
1977 52 34 0.13 0.0
1976 52 25 0.00 0.0
1975 50 28 0.00 0.0
1974 51 33 0.00 0.0
1973 52 29 0.00 0.0
1972 38 29 0.00 0.0
1971 54 41 0.22 0.0
1970 53 28 0.00 0.0
1969 47 41 0.00 0.0
1968 40 35 0.00 0.0
1967 43 28 0.00 0.0
1966 49 28 0.00 0.0
1965 48 26 0.00 0.0
1964 44 35 0.00 0.0
1963 42 28 0.00 0.0
1962 45 35 0.00 0.0
1961 51 28 0.00 0.0
1960 47 24 0.00 0.0
1959 54 32 0.00 0.0
1958 61 36 0.13 0.0
1957 56 28 0.00 0.0
1956 57 46 0.05 0.0
1955 56 46 0.90 0.0
1954 57 32 0.00 0.0
1953 53 41 0.01 0.0
1952 44 27 0.00 0.0
1951 48 33 0.00 0.0
1950 45 31 0.00 0.0
1949 45 40 0.01 0.0
1948 49 33 0.00 n/a
1947 49 30 0.00 n/a
1946 57 39 0.00 n/a
1945 52 40 0.00 n/a
1944 54 42 0.47 n/a
1943 54 49 0.03 n/a
1942 44 30 0.01 n/a
1941 53 34 0.00 n/a
1940 57 43 0.10 n/a
1939 44 39 0.00 n/a
1938 50 43 0.00 n/a
1937 52 33 0.00 n/a
1936 50 39 0.00 n/a
1935 45 35 0.00 n/a
1934 58 53 0.30 n/a
1933 53 32 0.00 n/a
1932 53 34 0.07 n/a
1931 54 40 0.62 n/a
1930 46 31 0.00 0.0
1929 46 34 0.00 n/a
1928 62 44 0.01 n/a
1927 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a 0.38 n/a
1915 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1914 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1913 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1912 n/a n/a 0.14 n/a
1911 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1910 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1909 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Modesto on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Modesto history is 66 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Modesto on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1997
2 65 °F 2018
2 65 °F 2014
4 62 °F 1928
5 61 °F 2020
5 61 °F 1958
5 61 °F 1996
8 60 °F 1999
8 60 °F 1998
8 60 °F 2002
What's the all-time low for Modesto on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Modesto history is 24 °F which happened in 1960.
Lowest Temperatures in Modesto on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 24 °F 1960
2 25 °F 1976
3 26 °F 1979
3 26 °F 1965
5 27 °F 1988
5 27 °F 1952
7 28 °F 1975
7 28 °F 1967
7 28 °F 1970
7 28 °F 2015
7 28 °F 1961
7 28 °F 1963
7 28 °F 1957
7 28 °F 1966
Lowest High Temperatures in Modesto on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1988
2 38 °F 1972
3 39 °F 1983
4 40 °F 1968
5 42 °F 1963
6 43 °F 1967
7 44 °F 1942
7 44 °F 1939
7 44 °F 1952
7 44 °F 1964
What's the most it has ever rained in Modesto on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Modesto history is 0.94 inches which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Modesto on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.94 inches 1993
2 0.90 inches 1955
3 0.62 inches 1931
4 0.48 inches 2004
5 0.47 inches 1944
6 0.38 inches 1916
7 0.32 inches 1997
8 0.30 inches 1934
9 0.24 inches 2011
10 0.22 inches 1971
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1906–2024 Modesto City-County Airport location