BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield shattered a high temperature record for St. Patrick’s Day.
Tuesday’s high reached 90 degrees in Bakersfield, easily surpassing the previous mark of 88 degrees back in 2004. Tuesday, March 17, 2026 was also the first time this year Bakersfield reached 90 degrees — the highest temperatures since last fall.
The last time Bakersfield reached 90 degrees was Oct. 7, 2025 — 161 days ago — a 92-degree day.
More unseasonably high temperatures are expected for the rest of the week, as a ridge of high pressure moves onshore and will remain over Arizona though at least Friday. That high pressure is expected to move out of the region slowly on Saturday allowing high clouds to reach the Bakersfield area again.
Westerly winds will also slightly increase, allowing air quality to improve and a slight drop in temperatures.
Sunday — the day of the Bakersfield Marathon — is expected to be in the upper-80s, but still about 15 degrees above the average for the Bakersfield area.
Temperatures are expected to be in the 60s at the start of the marathon at around 7 a.m. Temperatures should rise to 74 degrees later that morning by 11 a.m.
Expect temperatures to continue to remain above average, with no rain in sight, for the next two weeks.
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