Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Alamo. 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 Alamo, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.0 C (113.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Alamo still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 124.
Standing records at El Alamo by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
22
1949
69
1950
51
1951
35
1952
39
1953
71
1954
36
1955
69
1956
77
1957
51
1958
124
1959
52
1960
24
1961
58
1962
52
1963
22
1964
51
1965
33
1966
30
1967
52
1968
27
1969
25
1970
20
1971
42
1972
34
1973
24
1974
15
1975
24
1976
21
1977
19
1978
18
1979
21
1980
17
1981
8
1982
15
1983
12
1984
21
1985
17
1986
11
1987
6
1988
16
1989
8
1990
8
1991
7
1992
3
1993
5
1994
1
1997
1
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at El Alamo between 28 February 1978 and 13 February 1980. Each dot is a new record.
When El Alamo set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1978-02-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1980-02-13
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 122.9 mm (4.8 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 122.9 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Alamo. The most was 122.9 mm (4.8 in) on 13 February 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Alamo
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
17 January 1952
Feb
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
13 February 1980
Mar
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1 March 1970
Apr
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2 April 1965
May
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
8 May 1977
Jun
4.8 mm (0.19 in)
6 June 1972
Jul
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
28 July 1984
Aug
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
16 August 1977
Sep
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
7 September 1981
Oct
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
7 October 1983
Nov
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
29 November 1985
Dec
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
17 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 1997
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at El Alamo, 1948 to 1997. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at El Alamo, 1951 to 1988. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.9 C (57.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 12.6 C (54.6 F), and the warmest was 1961, at 16.4 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Alamo as warming stripes, 1951 to 1988
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1951
14.6 C
+0.70 C
1952
14.5 C
+0.63 C
1955
14.6 C
+0.70 C
1959
14.4 C
+0.50 C
1960
15.7 C
+1.78 C
1961
16.4 C
+2.54 C
1962
15.5 C
+1.58 C
1963
13.9 C
+0.03 C
1964
12.6 C
-1.30 C
1965
12.7 C
-1.21 C
1966
13.4 C
-0.48 C
1967
14.0 C
+0.15 C
1968
13.3 C
-0.57 C
1969
12.9 C
-0.95 C
1970
13.8 C
-0.07 C
1971
13.3 C
-0.61 C
1972
13.6 C
-0.30 C
1973
13.0 C
-0.87 C
1974
13.3 C
-0.60 C
1975
12.9 C
-1.02 C
1976
13.2 C
-0.65 C
1977
13.8 C
-0.06 C
1978
13.6 C
-0.33 C
1979
13.1 C
-0.75 C
1981
14.7 C
+0.85 C
1982
12.8 C
-1.04 C
1983
13.2 C
-0.69 C
1984
13.8 C
-0.09 C
1985
13.8 C
-0.05 C
1986
14.6 C
+0.68 C
1987
14.8 C
+0.89 C
1988
14.6 C
+0.70 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1951 to 1988 is -0.2 C (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.4 F (-1.0 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Alamo
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.2 C (-0.5 to 0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-1.0 to 0.2) per decade
1951 to 1988
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.3 C (-0.7 to 0.1) per decade
-0.5 F (-1.3 to 0.2) per decade
1951 to 1988
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.5 to 0.2) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.9 to 0.3) per decade
1951 to 1988
32
Not clearly different from zero
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
1948 to 1997
Yearly extremes at El Alamo: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (101.0 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1966
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
48
Wettest day (Rx1day)
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1980
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1980
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
215 days
1956
92 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Alamo, 1948 to 1997. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (101.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Alamo by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1951
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1956
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1961
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
28.9 C (84.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Alamo, 1948 to 1997. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Alamo by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1949
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1951
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1952
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1954
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1955
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1957
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1958
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1960
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1961
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1962
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1963
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1964
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1968
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1969
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1970
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1978
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1981
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1982
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1984
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1986
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1988
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1989
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1990
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1991
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Alamo, 1948 to 1997. The record is 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.3 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Alamo by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1952
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1954
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1957
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1958
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1962
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1966
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1970
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1974
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1976
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1977
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1979
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1981
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1982
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1983
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1984
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1985
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1986
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1987
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1990
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1993
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1994
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1997
1.8 mm (0.07 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Alamo, 1948 to 1997. The record is 196.9 mm (7.8 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Alamo by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1950
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1951
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1952
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953
23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1954
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1955
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1956
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1957
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1959
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1963
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1966
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1969
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1970
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1971
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1972
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1975
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1977
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1978
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1979
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1980
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1981
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1982
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1983
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1984
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1985
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1986
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1987
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1990
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1991
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1997
1.8 mm (0.07 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Alamo, 1948 to 1997. The record is 215 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Alamo by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
77 days
1949
119 days
1950
59 days
1951
63 days
1952
85 days
1953
87 days
1954
108 days
1955
94 days
1956
215 days
1957
77 days
1958
126 days
1959
110 days
1960
78 days
1961
131 days
1962
148 days
1963
108 days
1964
80 days
1965
122 days
1966
121 days
1967
77 days
1968
92 days
1969
77 days
1970
66 days
1971
101 days
1972
157 days
1973
107 days
1974
103 days
1975
109 days
1976
98 days
1977
63 days
1978
84 days
1979
51 days
1980
80 days
1981
139 days
1982
111 days
1983
97 days
1984
91 days
1985
107 days
1986
125 days
1987
92 days
1988
43 days
1989
61 days
1990
29 days
1991
67 days
1992
68 days
1993
47 days
1994
32 days
1997
23 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Alamo falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at El Alamo
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1951 to 1988)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 April
n/a
21 April
n/a
-3.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 November
n/a
3 November
n/a
+0.9 days per decade
Growing days
198 days
n/a
198 days
n/a
+4.1 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
36 years, 1949 to 1991
A day with at least 42.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.2 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Alamo: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
50 years
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1949 to 1991.
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: 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1980; 114.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1978; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1984.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.