Normals, Means & Extremes
May - Bakersfield, CA
Values in red represent the extremes for the month.

D
a
t
e

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation

D
a
t
e

Normal

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

Max.

Min.

Avg.

1

80

53

66

102 / 1947

55 / 1915

67 / 1981

37 / 1988

2

2088

4

68

0.01

6.14

0.55 / 1930

1

2

80

53

67

101 / 1947

65 / 1921

67 / 1909

38 / 1933

2

2090

4

72

0.01

6.15

0.81 / 1901

2

3

80

54

67

102 / 1966

64 / 1950

80 / 1906

40 / 1938

2

2092

4

76

0.01

6.16

0.92 / 1930

3

4

81

54

67

101 / 2004

59 / 1930

70 / 1982

39 / 1893

2

2094

4

80

0.01

6.17

0.55 / 1932

4

5

81

54

67

100 / 1990

61 / 1932

69 / 1909

42 / 1930

2

2096

4

84

0.01

6.18

0.81 / 1901

5

6

81

54

68

104 / 1987

55 / 1921

71 / 1989

42 / 1988

2

2098

5

89

0.01

6.19

0.85 / 1921

6

7

81

55

68

101 / 1987

61 / 1930

70 / 1989

42 / 1965

2

2100

5

94

0.01

6.20

0.14 / 1955

7

8

82

55

68

100 / 1987

63 / 1933

71 / 1906

40 / 1908

2

2102

5

99

0.01

6.21

0.95 / 1928

8

9

82

55

68

101/ 2001

58 / 1922

68 / 2001

35 / 1918

1

2103

5

104

0.01

6.22

0.75 / 1928

9

10

82

55

69

102 / 1941

61 / 1918

69 / 1909

38 / 1922

1

2104

5

109

0.01

6.23

0.39 / 1989

10

11

82

56

69

103 / 1934

63 / 1956

69 / 1969

38 / 1918

1

2105

6

115

0.01

6.24

0.81 / 1958

11

12

83

56

69

103 / 1967

60 / 1998

70 / 1909

41 / 1908

1

2106

6

121

0.01

6.25

0.22 / 1998

12

13

83

56

70

107 / 1976

65 / 1998

74 / 1976

34 / 1907

1

2107

6

127

0.01

6.26

0.31 / 1902

13

14

83

56

70

102 / 1979

64 / 1949

72 / 1976

40 / 1918

1

2108

6

133

0.01

6.27

0.58 / 1949

14

15

84

57

70

103 / 1927

60 / 1953

71 / 1972

36 / 1918

1

2109

6

139

0.01

6.28

0.07 / 1995

15

16

84

57

70

105 / 1970

63 / 1962

71 / 2008

39 / 1918

1

2110

7

146

0.01

6.29

0.17 / 1944

16

17

84

57

71

105 / 2009

68 / 1998

73 / 2009

41 / 1906

1

2111

7

153

0.01

6.30

0.55 / 1915

17

18

84

57

71

102 / 2009

68 / 1994

76 / 1973

41 / 1893

1

2112

7

160

0.01

6.31

0.56 / 1917

18

19

85

58

71

101 / 1954

65 / 1916

73 / 1979

38 / 1893

1

2113

7

167

0.01

6.32

0.06 / 1957

19

20

85

58

71

103 / 1942

65 / 1923

70 / 2001

42 / 1902

1

2114

7

174

0.01

6.33

0.85 / 1921

20

21

85

58

72

103 / 1988

65 / 1903

71 / 2001

42 / 1902

1

2115

8

182

0.01

6.34

0.58 / 1921

21

22

86

58

72

102 / 2001

68 / 1965

73 / 1967

36 / 1903

1

2116

8

190

0.01

6.35

0.04 / 1958

22

23

86

59

72

107 / 1904

69 / 1980

73 / 2000

44 / 1903

1

2117

8

198

0.01

6.36

0.08 / 2008

23

24

86

59

72

107 / 1982

68 / 1980

76 / 1982

41 / 1916

0

2117

8

206

0.01

6.37

0.03 / 1980

24

25

86

59

73

106 / 1982

58 / 2008

77 / 1982

39 / 1893

0

2117

8

214

0

6.37

0.60 / 1902

25

26

87

59

73

107 / 1951

68 / 1998

72 / 1974

40 / 1918

0

2117

9

223

0

6.37

0.78 / 1981

26

27

87

59

73

106 / 1974

66 / 1971

75 / 1974

42 / 1917

0

2117

9

232

0

6.37

0.75 / 1906

27

28

87

60

73

107 / 1973

67 / 1953

72 / 2009

43 / 1906

0

2117

9

241

0

6.37

0.43 / 1953

28

29

87

60

74

106 / 1973

70 / 1988

75 / 1973

45 / 1927

0

2117

9

250

0

6.37

0.70 / 1919

29

30

88

60

74

108 / 1910

71 / 1906

74 / 1973

43 / 1906

0

2117

9

259

0

6.37

0.11 / 1948

30

31

88

60

74

110 / 1910

70 / 1967

76 / 2002

44 / 1923

0

2117

10

269

0

6.37

0.02 / 1948

31

Avg.

83.8

56.8

70.3

 

31

 

205

 

0.24

 

Avg.

D
a
t
e

Max.

Min.

Avg.

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

D
a
t
e

Normal

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation