Maximum average daily recorded temperatures by year for Bakersfield, CA (1945 through present). Although there are outlier years over this timespan, a clear upward and tightened trend begins to emerge in the 1990s and onward.

Data Source

The data for this plot comes from the National Centers for Environmental Information Climate at a Glance page

Citation

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published September 2023, retrieved on September 14, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/city/time-series