How extreme does Tulare's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Tulare has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Visalia station 14 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Tulare has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

109°F Jul 16, 1972

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Tulare (typical high near 94°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 109°F Jul 16, 1972

2 109°F Jun 29, 1976

3 109°F Jul 9, 2024

❄️ Coldest night

21°F Dec 22, 1990

About 17°F colder than a normal December night in Tulare (typical low near 38°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 21°F Dec 22, 1990

2 21°F Dec 23, 1990

3 21°F Dec 24, 1990

🌧️ Most rain in one day

3.70 in Oct 29, 1974

More rain in a single day than Tulare usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 0.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 3.70 in Oct 29, 1974

2 3.00 in Jan 2, 2006

3 2.50 in Feb 25, 2023

⛄ Most snow in one day

2.0 in Jan 25, 1999

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Tulare averages about 0 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.0 in Jan 25, 1999

2 1.5 in Jan 29, 1982

3 0.3 in Jun 7, 1998

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Tulare's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 109°F is about 15°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Tulare's warmest days reach the mid-90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 109°F and as low as 21°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 2 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hanford 1 S (NOAA GHCN station USC00043747), about 29 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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