SXUS76 KHNX 191030 RERHNX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD 330 AM PST THU MAR 19 2026 ....RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SET AT FRESNO, MERCED, MADERA, HANFORD AND BAKERSFIELD ON MARCH 18TH... ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2026, THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION STATION (AS0S) AT FRESNO-YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KFAT) RECORDED A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WHICH BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES SET FOR THE DATE IN 2004. IT ALSO BREAKS THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR MARCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2015 AT 91 DEGREES. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2026, THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION STATION (AS0S) AT HANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHJO) RECORDED A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES SET FOR THE DATE IN 2004. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2026, THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION STATION (AS0S) AT BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS FIELD AIRPORT (BFL) RECORDED A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WHICH BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES SET FOR THE DATE IN 2004. IT ALSO BREAKS THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR MARCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2004 AND 1916 AT 94 DEGREES. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2026, THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION STATION (AS0S) AT MADERA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMAE) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES WHICH BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES SET FOR THE DATE IN 1972. IT ALSO TIES THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH AT 91 DEGREES SET IN 2015. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2026, THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION STATION (AS0S) AT MERCED REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMCE) RECORDED A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES WHICH BREAKS THE RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES SET IN 1972. IT ALSO BREAKS THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR MARCH OF 88 DEGREES SET IN 2015 AND 1972. ALL DATA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY. OFFICIAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: WWW.NCEI.NOAA.GOV (ALL LOWER-CASE). $$ JPK/SM