How many high heat days are in your neighborhood's future?

A high heat day is a day where the maximum temperature exceeds the top 2% of all temperatures recorded in your area between 1961 and 1990.

Lancaster, CA

By 2050, there will be 31 days where the maximum daily temperature exceeds 105°F in Lancaster, CA.

Observed

Projected

Note: Boundaries in this tool are based on California census tracts. One tract can comprise multiple neighborhoods. Projections are calculated from four priority global climate models under a medium emissions scenario.

  • Source: Data from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of Colorado Boulder and UC Berkeley
  • Credits: Arfa Momin, CalMatters