North Fork Ranger Station, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
North Fork Ranger Station's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 33.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.7°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 35°C, 837 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNorth Fork Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00046252
- Location37.23°N 119.51°W
- Elevation2,645 ft (806 m)
On October 23, the normal high in North Fork Ranger Station is 74°F and the normal low 42°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for North Fork Ranger Station.
- Jan 57° 32°
- Feb 59° 32°
- Mar 63° 35°
- Apr 67° 38°
- May 77° 45°
- Jun 87° 51°
- Jul 95° 58°
- Aug 95° 58°
- Sep 90° 52°
- Oct 78° 44°
- Nov 65° 37°
- Dec 58° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at North Fork Ranger Station each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in January (7.08 in), the least in August (0.07 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 32°F | 44.1°F | 7.08 | – | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 59°F | 32°F | 45.6°F | 6.36 | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 35°F | 49.0°F | 5.22 | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 38°F | 52.5°F | 2.40 | – | <1 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 45°F | 60.8°F | 1.42 | – | 3 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 87°F | 51°F | 69.0°F | 0.44 | – | 13 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 95°F | 58°F | 76.6°F | 0.14 | – | 26 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 95°F | 58°F | 76.1°F | 0.07 | – | 26 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 90°F | 52°F | 70.8°F | 0.20 | – | 17 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 44°F | 60.8°F | 1.68 | – | 5 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 65°F | 37°F | 50.8°F | 2.71 | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 58°F | 34°F | 45.9°F | 5.24 | – | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 74°F | 43°F | 58.5°F | 32.96 | – | 89 | 89 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 180 mm |
| February | 15°C | 0°C | 7.6°C | 162 mm |
| March | 17°C | 2°C | 9.4°C | 133 mm |
| April | 19°C | 3°C | 11.4°C | 61 mm |
| May | 25°C | 7°C | 16.0°C | 36 mm |
| June | 30°C | 11°C | 20.6°C | 11 mm |
| July | 35°C | 14°C | 24.8°C | 4 mm |
| August | 35°C | 14°C | 24.5°C | 2 mm |
| September | 32°C | 11°C | 21.6°C | 5 mm |
| October | 25°C | 7°C | 16.0°C | 43 mm |
| November | 18°C | 3°C | 10.4°C | 69 mm |
| December | 14°C | 1°C | 7.7°C | 133 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Auberry (10 miles away), gets 2 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046252; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at North Fork Ranger Station?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046252.
When is the last frost at North Fork Ranger Station?
In North Fork Ranger Station, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 in half of years and before October 14 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 241 year in 10 after May 14; 9 in 10 after April 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 14; 9 in 10 before November 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 192 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 227 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 5 in half of springs and before November 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North Fork Ranger Station in zone 9a in ZIP code 93643, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in California · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00046252; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at North Fork Ranger Station?
In a normal year in North Fork Ranger Station, 89 days a year reach 90°F (18 of them 100°F or more) and 89 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 89a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 89a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1904) is 111°F, on July 27, 1923; the lowest is 4°F, on December 11, 1932.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1940, with 51.40 in; the snowiest season is 1948–49, with 30.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00046252; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00046252. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at North Fork Ranger Station?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at North Fork Ranger Station, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.6 |
| February | 73% | 3.4 |
| March | 75% | 4.7 |
| April | 78% | 6.0 |
| May | 84% | 7.2 |
| June | 93% | 8.4 |
| July | 94% | 8.2 |
| August | 96% | 7.5 |
| September | 94% | 6.1 |
| October | 89% | 4.5 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 73% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does North Fork Ranger Station record?
A normal year at North Fork Ranger Station brings 3,504 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,150 cooling degree days, 27% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,875 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 648 | 0 |
| February | 545 | 0 |
| March | 498 | 0 |
| April | 376 | 2 |
| May | 175 | 43 |
| June | 42 | 160 |
| July | 2 | 360 |
| August | 2 | 344 |
| September | 24 | 198 |
| October | 175 | 43 |
| November | 427 | 1 |
| December | 592 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,504 | 1,150 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046252. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does North Fork Ranger Station's climate compare?
North Fork Ranger Station is warmer than 68 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 172. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.5°F is warmer than 70%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, North Fork Ranger Station is Csa: temperate, dry-summer, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near North Fork Ranger Station share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Oakhurst, CA4,956 people · 10 mi NW
- Coarsegold, CA4,301 people · 11 mi W
- North Fork, CA2,914 people · 1 mi W
- Bass Lake, CA336 people · 7 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about North Fork Ranger Station's climate
What is the coldest month at North Fork Ranger Station?
January, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at North Fork Ranger Station?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Auberry (10 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at North Fork Ranger Station?
January, with 7.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.07 in.
What plant hardiness zone is North Fork Ranger Station in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts North Fork Ranger Station in zone 9a in ZIP code 93643, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at North Fork Ranger Station?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 24; in one year in ten it comes after May 14. Waiting until May 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Auberry, CA10 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Huntington Lake, CA16 miles from this station, 45.3°F a year
- Friant, CA20 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- So Entrance Yosemite National Park, CA21 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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