The fire spared few victims, leaving a path of destruction 6 kilometers (4 mi) long and 2 kilometers (1 mi) wide. Approximately 17,000 structures were destroyed in the heart of the city, leaving nearly 100,000 people homeless and causing an estimated $200 million in damages.
Bakersfield: Annual Weather Averages. July is the hottest month in Bakersfield with an average temperature of 30Â°C (85Â°F) and the coldest is January at 9Â°C (48Â°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 14 in July. The wettest month is January with an average of 40mm of rain.
Over the course of July in Bakersfield, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 34 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 8 seconds, and weekly decrease of 7 minutes, 58 seconds.