Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Tule (Smn). 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 El Tule (Smn), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
36.7 C (98.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Tule (Smn) still stand. 1946 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at El Tule (Smn) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1942
1
1943
20
1944
59
1945
61
1946
68
1947
49
1948
64
1949
44
1950
42
1951
61
1952
48
1953
42
1954
43
1955
31
1956
15
1957
24
1958
51
1959
16
1960
24
1961
23
1962
12
1963
29
1964
31
1965
33
1966
52
1967
47
1968
29
1969
26
1970
29
1971
31
1972
28
1973
22
1974
26
1975
21
1976
28
1977
18
1978
18
1979
24
1980
25
1981
8
1982
10
1983
28
1984
15
1985
16
1986
31
1987
24
1988
17
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at El Tule (Smn) between 2 May 1983 and 2 May 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When El Tule (Smn) set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-05-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 97.8 mm (3.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Tule (Smn). The most was 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 20 September 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Tule (Smn)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
3 January 1958
Feb
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
23 February 1970
Mar
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
4 March 1968
Apr
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
12 April 1962
May
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
31 May 1978
Jun
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
17 June 1966
Jul
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
12 July 1983
Aug
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
27 August 1967
Sep
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
20 September 1971
Oct
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
16 October 1964
Nov
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
16 November 1961
Dec
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
14 December 1963
Period of Record Coverage
1942 to 1988
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at El Tule (Smn), 1942 to 1988. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942, 1943, 1958, 1959.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at El Tule (Smn), 1944 to 1988. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.8 C (64.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 16.0 C (60.8 F), and the warmest was 1948, at 19.7 C (67.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Tule (Smn) as warming stripes, 1944 to 1988
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1944
18.3 C
+0.49 C
1945
19.1 C
+1.32 C
1946
19.4 C
+1.60 C
1947
19.2 C
+1.40 C
1948
19.7 C
+1.95 C
1949
19.5 C
+1.76 C
1950
19.4 C
+1.64 C
1951
19.2 C
+1.42 C
1952
18.7 C
+0.91 C
1953
18.7 C
+0.87 C
1954
19.3 C
+1.52 C
1956
18.1 C
+0.36 C
1960
18.0 C
+0.19 C
1961
17.7 C
-0.05 C
1962
17.7 C
-0.10 C
1963
16.6 C
-1.15 C
1964
16.5 C
-1.27 C
1965
16.4 C
-1.41 C
1966
16.0 C
-1.77 C
1967
16.2 C
-1.54 C
1968
16.3 C
-1.47 C
1969
16.8 C
-1.00 C
1970
16.4 C
-1.41 C
1971
16.5 C
-1.30 C
1972
17.2 C
-0.58 C
1973
16.9 C
-0.86 C
1974
17.1 C
-0.65 C
1975
17.1 C
-0.70 C
1976
16.6 C
-1.14 C
1977
17.4 C
-0.43 C
1978
17.6 C
-0.20 C
1979
17.8 C
+0.04 C
1981
17.9 C
+0.16 C
1982
18.4 C
+0.63 C
1983
17.7 C
-0.12 C
1984
17.8 C
+0.06 C
1985
18.1 C
+0.36 C
1986
18.0 C
+0.26 C
1987
17.7 C
-0.13 C
1988
18.0 C
+0.25 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade over 1944 to 1988. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.3 to 1.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Tule (Smn)
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.4 C (-0.6 to -0.2) per decade
-0.7 F (-1.1 to -0.3) per decade
1944 to 1988
40
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.30 C (-0.56 to -0.04) per decade
-0.5 F (-1.0 to -0.1) per decade
1944 to 1988
40
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.5 C (-0.7 to -0.3) per decade
-0.9 F (-1.3 to -0.5) per decade
1944 to 1988
40
Fall
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1941 to 1988
Yearly extremes at El Tule (Smn): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1967
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1973
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
150 days
1977
80 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Tule (Smn), 1941 to 1988. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Tule (Smn) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1941
n/a
1942
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1946
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Tule (Smn), 1941 to 1988. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Tule (Smn) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1941
n/a
1942
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1943
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1944
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1945
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1947
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1948
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1949
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1950
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1951
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1952
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1955
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1956
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1957
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1958
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1960
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1962
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1965
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1970
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1971
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1974
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1975
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1976
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1977
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1978
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1979
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1980
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1981
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1982
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1983
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1984
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1985
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1986
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Tule (Smn), 1941 to 1988. The record is 97.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Tule (Smn) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941
6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1942
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1945
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1951
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1968
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1970
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1972
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1976
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1981
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1983
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1984
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1986
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1987
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Tule (Smn), 1941 to 1988. The record is 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.3 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Tule (Smn) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941
9.8 mm (0.39 in)
1942
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1943
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1944
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1947
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1948
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1951
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1952
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1953
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1954
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1955
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1956
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1958
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1959
98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1960
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1961
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1964
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968
91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1969
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1970
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1971
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1972
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1973
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1974
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1976
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1977
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1978
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1980
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1981
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1984
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1985
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1986
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1987
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Tule (Smn), 1941 to 1988. The record is 150 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 80 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Tule (Smn) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941
22 days
1942
117 days
1943
114 days
1944
54 days
1945
75 days
1946
50 days
1947
109 days
1948
36 days
1949
145 days
1950
111 days
1951
75 days
1952
95 days
1953
72 days
1954
113 days
1955
128 days
1956
72 days
1957
79 days
1958
69 days
1959
65 days
1960
108 days
1961
94 days
1962
69 days
1963
87 days
1964
105 days
1965
53 days
1966
73 days
1967
52 days
1968
76 days
1969
99 days
1970
80 days
1971
136 days
1972
40 days
1973
75 days
1974
72 days
1975
119 days
1976
91 days
1977
150 days
1978
52 days
1979
100 days
1980
118 days
1981
36 days
1982
110 days
1983
127 days
1984
98 days
1985
79 days
1986
77 days
1987
95 days
1988
62 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Tule (Smn) falls on 16 March and the median first autumn frost on 14 November, which leaves a median of 250 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at El Tule (Smn)
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1951 to 1987)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 March
n/a
8 March
n/a
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 November
n/a
14 November
n/a
-2.6 days per decade
Growing days
250 days
n/a
253 days
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
45 years, 1942 to 1988
A day with at least 45.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.0 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Tule (Smn): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
Longer than the 45 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 45 years of values from 1942 to 1988.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 97.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1971; 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1983; 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1966.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of El Tule (Smn), at 1978. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1978 ran 0.7 C (1.2 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at El Tule (Smn), against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1978
+0.7
+1.2
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.