Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ech Cheliff. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Ech Cheliff, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.0 C (89.6 F)
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.7 C (96.3 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.5 C (106.7 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.8 C (110.8 F)
3.8 C (38.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.3 C (113.5 F)
8.0 C (46.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
48.3 C (118.9 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
48.0 C (118.4 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
45.0 C (113.0 F)
9.1 C (48.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.0 C (89.6 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.0 C (78.8 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ech Cheliff still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Ech Cheliff by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1965
7
1966
52
1967
43
1973
35
1974
55
1975
60
1976
38
1977
41
1978
32
1979
23
1980
22
1981
22
1982
28
1983
36
1984
36
1985
26
1986
39
1987
34
1988
31
1989
25
1990
17
1991
36
1992
25
1993
25
1994
24
1995
31
1996
26
1997
16
1998
10
1999
23
2000
22
2001
37
2002
20
2003
16
2004
4
2006
11
2007
14
2008
10
2009
34
2010
13
2011
23
2012
36
2013
22
2014
20
2015
30
2016
34
2017
9
2018
10
2019
5
2020
11
2021
16
2022
50
2023
54
2024
31
2025
14
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Ech Cheliff between 5 February 2012 and 10 July 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Ech Cheliff set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2012-02-05
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 4.0 C (39.2 F)
2012-08-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.8 C (89.2 F)
2015-07-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 48.0 C (118.4 F)
2023-07-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 48.3 C (118.9 F)
2023-07-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 34.5 C (94.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 73.9 mm (2.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ech Cheliff. The most was 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 14 April 2012.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ech Cheliff
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
23 January 2017
Feb
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2 February 2011
Mar
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
23 March 2016
Apr
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
14 April 2012
May
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
21 May 2011
Jun
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
3 June 2018
Jul
7.1 mm (0.28 in)
4 July 1983
Aug
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
18 August 2010
Sep
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
29 September 1994
Oct
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
20 October 2017
Nov
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
7 November 2021
Dec
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
15 December 1988
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Ech Cheliff, 1957 to 2025. 57 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974 and others.
Yearly extremes at Ech Cheliff: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2023
44.2 C (111.5 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981
0.6 C (33.1 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2012
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2017
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
143 days
2012
16 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ech Cheliff, 1957 to 2025. The record is 48.3 C (118.9 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 C (111.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ech Cheliff by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1957
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1967
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1973
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1974
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1975
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1976
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1977
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1978
46.0 C (114.8 F)
1979
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1980
47.0 C (116.6 F)
1981
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1982
44.8 C (112.6 F)
1983
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1984
46.2 C (115.2 F)
1985
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1986
44.8 C (112.6 F)
1987
45.8 C (114.4 F)
1988
46.2 C (115.2 F)
1989
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1990
44.3 C (111.7 F)
1991
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1992
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1993
44.8 C (112.6 F)
1994
45.5 C (113.9 F)
1995
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1996
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1997
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1998
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1999
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2000
46.5 C (115.7 F)
2001
46.9 C (116.4 F)
2002
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2003
46.5 C (115.7 F)
2004
25.2 C (77.4 F)
2006
42.6 C (108.7 F)
2007
43.6 C (110.5 F)
2008
43.2 C (109.8 F)
2009
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2010
45.3 C (113.5 F)
2011
44.5 C (112.1 F)
2012
45.9 C (114.6 F)
2013
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2014
44.8 C (112.6 F)
2015
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2016
44.8 C (112.6 F)
2017
40.2 C (104.4 F)
2018
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2019
23.4 C (74.1 F)
2020
39.8 C (103.6 F)
2021
48.0 C (118.4 F)
2022
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2023
48.3 C (118.9 F)
2024
39.0 C (102.2 F)
2025
43.6 C (110.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ech Cheliff, 1957 to 2025. The record is -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ech Cheliff by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1957
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1958
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1959
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1965
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1966
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1967
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1973
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1975
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1976
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1977
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1978
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1979
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1980
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1981
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1982
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1983
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1984
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1985
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1986
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1987
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1988
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1989
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990
0.3 C (32.5 F)
1991
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1993
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1994
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1996
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1998
1.3 C (34.3 F)
1999
0.3 C (32.5 F)
2000
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2001
1.3 C (34.3 F)
2002
1.2 C (34.2 F)
2003
0.9 C (33.6 F)
2004
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2006
6.4 C (43.5 F)
2007
1.4 C (34.5 F)
2008
3.4 C (38.1 F)
2009
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2010
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2011
0.5 C (32.9 F)
2012
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2013
0.5 C (32.9 F)
2014
3.3 C (37.9 F)
2015
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2016
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2017
1.3 C (34.3 F)
2018
0.1 C (32.2 F)
2019
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2020
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2021
2.9 C (37.2 F)
2022
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2023
0.4 C (32.7 F)
2024
4.3 C (39.7 F)
2025
4.6 C (40.3 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ech Cheliff, 1957 to 2025. The record is 73.9 mm (2.9 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ech Cheliff by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1983
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1984
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1985
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1986
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1988
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1989
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1990
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1991
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1992
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1993
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1996
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1997
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2000
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2001
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2003
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2004
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2006
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2007
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2008
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2010
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2011
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2012
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2013
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2014
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2015
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2016
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2017
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2018
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2020
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2021
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2022
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2023
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2024
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2025
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ech Cheliff, 1957 to 2025. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ech Cheliff by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1983
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1985
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1986
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1987
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1988
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1990
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1993
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1996
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1997
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1998
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2000
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2001
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2003
29.9 mm (1.2 in)
2004
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
2006
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2007
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2008
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2009
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2010
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
2011
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2012
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2013
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
2014
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2015
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2016
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2017
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2018
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2019
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2020
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2021
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2022
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2023
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2024
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2025
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ech Cheliff, 1957 to 2025. The record is 143 days in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ech Cheliff by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
3 days
1983
3 days
1984
3 days
1985
2 days
1986
3 days
1987
3 days
1988
4 days
1989
3 days
1990
18 days
1991
16 days
1992
13 days
1993
16 days
1994
12 days
1995
10 days
1996
5 days
1997
4 days
1998
12 days
1999
6 days
2000
3 days
2001
5 days
2002
6 days
2003
18 days
2004
11 days
2006
64 days
2007
50 days
2008
36 days
2009
50 days
2010
63 days
2011
83 days
2012
143 days
2013
47 days
2014
108 days
2015
31 days
2016
113 days
2017
95 days
2018
70 days
2019
53 days
2020
102 days
2021
108 days
2022
98 days
2023
79 days
2024
21 days
2025
8 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.