Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Datil. 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 Datil, 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)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
37.8 C (100.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.0 C (113.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
35.0 C (95.0 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 El Datil still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 206.
Standing records at El Datil by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1980
206
1981
45
1982
33
1983
53
1984
37
1985
37
1986
27
1987
52
1988
38
1989
46
1990
34
1991
85
1992
24
1993
38
1994
29
1995
49
1996
46
1997
51
1998
51
1999
33
2000
37
2001
57
2002
18
2003
61
2004
31
2005
19
2006
36
2007
29
2008
30
2009
43
2010
26
2011
44
2012
19
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 161.8 mm (6.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Datil. The most was 161.8 mm (6.4 in) on 8 August 1984.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Datil
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 January 1993
Feb
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
14 February 1993
Mar
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
26 March 1992
Apr
10.9 mm (0.4 in)
4 April 1992
May
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
4 May 1991
Jun
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
28 June 1999
Jul
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
14 July 1984
Aug
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
8 August 1984
Sep
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
19 September 2004
Oct
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
23 October 2006
Nov
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
24 November 2011
Dec
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
3 December 1992
Period of Record Coverage
1980 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at El Datil, 1980 to 2012. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2001 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 18 complete years at El Datil, 1981 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.2 C (70.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1991, at 19.7 C (67.5 F), and the warmest was 2008, at 22.0 C (71.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Datil as warming stripes, 1981 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1981
21.9 C
+0.78 C
1983
20.3 C
-0.83 C
1988
21.3 C
+0.14 C
1991
19.7 C
-1.42 C
1993
20.9 C
-0.22 C
1994
21.1 C
-0.11 C
1998
20.4 C
-0.76 C
1999
21.2 C
+0.03 C
2000
21.0 C
-0.15 C
2003
21.7 C
+0.53 C
2004
21.1 C
-0.08 C
2005
21.5 C
+0.32 C
2006
21.8 C
+0.66 C
2007
20.6 C
-0.58 C
2008
22.0 C
+0.84 C
2010
21.0 C
-0.14 C
2011
21.3 C
+0.13 C
2012
22.0 C
+0.82 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1980 to 2012
Yearly extremes at El Datil: 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)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1985
1.1 C (34.0 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1984
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1984
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
325 days
1996
107 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Datil, 1980 to 2012. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Datil by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1982
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1985
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1994
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1998
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2005
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2006
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2007
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2008
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2009
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2010
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Datil, 1980 to 2012. The record is -1.1 C (30.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.1 C (34.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Datil by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1980
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1981
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1982
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1983
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1984
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1985
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1986
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1987
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1988
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1990
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1992
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1993
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1994
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1995
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1997
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1998
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2000
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2002
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2003
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2004
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2005
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2006
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2007
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2008
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2009
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2010
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2011
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2012
2.8 C (37.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Datil, 1980 to 2012. The record is 161.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Datil by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1980
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1982
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1983
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1985
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1988
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1990
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1991
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1992
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1994
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1995
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1997
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1999
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2000
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2001
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2002
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2003
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2005
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2006
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2007
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2008
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2009
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2010
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2011
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2012
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Datil, 1980 to 2012. The record is 189.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Datil by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1980
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1982
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1984
189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1985
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1986
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1987
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1989
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1991
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1992
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1994
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1997
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1998
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1999
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2000
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
2001
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2002
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
2005
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
2006
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2007
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2008
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2009
151.0 mm (5.9 in)
2010
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2011
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2012
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Datil, 1980 to 2012. The record is 325 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 107 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Datil by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1980
130 days
1981
62 days
1982
173 days
1983
90 days
1984
71 days
1985
72 days
1986
107 days
1987
195 days
1988
97 days
1989
73 days
1990
51 days
1991
94 days
1992
87 days
1993
102 days
1994
90 days
1995
92 days
1996
325 days
1997
120 days
1998
115 days
1999
178 days
2000
133 days
2001
86 days
2002
225 days
2003
113 days
2004
99 days
2005
80 days
2006
117 days
2007
97 days
2008
168 days
2009
147 days
2010
171 days
2011
156 days
2012
139 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.