SXUS76 KHNX 220045 RERHNX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD 545 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ...PRELIMINARY RECORD EVENT... ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT FRESNO CA... ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BAKERSFIELD, MERCED AIRPORT, MADERA AIRPORT, AND HANFORD CA AIRPORT... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT FRESNO CA TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 88 DEGREES SET IN 1960. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT BAKERSFIELD CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 DEGREES SET IN 1928. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES WAS SET AT MERCED CA AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 80 DEGREES SET IN 1914. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS SET AT MADERA CA AIRPORT YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 84 DEGREES SET IN 1960. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS SET AT HANFORD CA AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 88 DEGREES SET IN 1960. 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). $$ CMOLINA