Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Dorado. 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 Dorado, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
39.4 C (102.9 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
40.0 C (104.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
45.0 C (113.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
44.4 C (111.9 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
45.6 C (114.1 F)
17.8 C (64.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
19.4 C (66.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
18.3 C (64.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.9 C (102.0 F)
17.8 C (64.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
38.9 C (102.0 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
38.9 C (102.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Dorado still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 85.
Standing records at El Dorado by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1960
27
1961
85
1962
82
1963
61
1964
35
1965
17
1966
27
1967
39
1968
28
1969
37
1970
18
1971
36
1972
19
1973
5
1975
11
1976
9
1977
22
1978
16
1979
13
1980
9
1981
41
1982
31
1983
19
1984
14
1985
8
1986
12
1987
28
1988
18
1989
18
1990
7
1991
10
1992
22
1993
28
1994
27
1995
13
1996
8
1997
39
1998
36
1999
12
2000
22
2001
68
2002
55
2003
40
2004
27
2005
53
2006
44
2007
32
2008
22
2009
41
2010
60
2011
13
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at El Dorado between 31 October 2001 and 1 May 2005. Each dot is a new record.
When El Dorado set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2001-10-31
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
2005-05-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 328.2 mm (12.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Dorado. The most was 328.2 mm (12.9 in) on 19 September 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Dorado
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
16 January 1980
Feb
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
25 February 1983
Mar
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
21 March 1992
Apr
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
18 April 1972
May
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
28 May 2010
Jun
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
2 June 2008
Jul
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
5 July 1995
Aug
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
24 August 1995
Sep
328.2 mm (12.9 in)
19 September 1982
Oct
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
16 October 1959
Nov
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1 November 1961
Dec
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1 December 1977
Period of Record Coverage
1960 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at El Dorado, 1960 to 2011. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at El Dorado, 1962 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 28.7 C (83.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1962, at 26.6 C (79.9 F), and the warmest was 2002, at 29.9 C (85.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Dorado as warming stripes, 1962 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1962
26.6 C
-2.07 C
1963
26.7 C
-1.96 C
1967
27.5 C
-1.16 C
1969
28.4 C
-0.33 C
1971
27.6 C
-1.08 C
1972
28.0 C
-0.68 C
1977
28.5 C
-0.18 C
1978
28.2 C
-0.53 C
1979
28.2 C
-0.50 C
1980
28.3 C
-0.37 C
1981
28.5 C
-0.24 C
1982
28.5 C
-0.20 C
1983
28.7 C
+0.02 C
1984
28.4 C
-0.32 C
1985
28.0 C
-0.66 C
1986
28.1 C
-0.61 C
1987
29.0 C
+0.28 C
1988
28.4 C
-0.30 C
1989
28.4 C
-0.27 C
1990
28.6 C
-0.11 C
1991
29.0 C
+0.33 C
1992
29.2 C
+0.54 C
1993
29.2 C
+0.52 C
1994
29.3 C
+0.64 C
1995
29.1 C
+0.40 C
1996
28.7 C
0.00 C
1997
29.1 C
+0.39 C
1998
29.0 C
+0.29 C
1999
28.1 C
-0.56 C
2000
28.7 C
0.00 C
2001
29.8 C
+1.14 C
2002
29.9 C
+1.22 C
2003
29.8 C
+1.09 C
2004
29.7 C
+0.96 C
2005
29.8 C
+1.06 C
2006
29.6 C
+0.92 C
2007
29.3 C
+0.63 C
2008
29.2 C
+0.49 C
2009
29.2 C
+0.51 C
2010
29.5 C
+0.83 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade over 1962 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.9 F (0.7 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 Dorado
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
0.9 F (0.7 to 1.1) per decade
1962 to 2010
40
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.5 to 1.1) per decade
1962 to 2010
40
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.5 to 0.6) per decade
1.0 F (0.8 to 1.2) per decade
1962 to 2010
40
Rise
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
1951 to 2011
Yearly extremes at El Dorado: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1968
15.6 C (60.1 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
328.2 mm (12.9 in)
1982
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
580.3 mm (22.8 in)
2005
184.3 mm (7.3 in)
60
Longest dry spell (CDD)
149 days
1998
87 days
60
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Dorado, 1951 to 2011. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Dorado by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1970
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1993
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1994
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2005
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011
38.9 C (102.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Dorado, 1951 to 2011. The record is 11.1 C (52.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 15.6 C (60.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Dorado by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1961
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1962
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1963
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1964
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1965
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1966
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1967
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1968
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1969
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1970
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1971
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1972
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1973
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1975
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1976
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1977
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1978
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1979
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1981
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1982
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1983
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1984
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1985
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1986
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1987
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1988
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1989
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1990
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1991
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1992
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1993
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1994
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1995
16.7 C (62.1 F)
1996
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1997
17.2 C (63.0 F)
1998
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1999
13.9 C (57.0 F)
2000
15.6 C (60.1 F)
2001
18.3 C (64.9 F)
2002
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2003
16.7 C (62.1 F)
2004
11.7 C (53.1 F)
2005
16.7 C (62.1 F)
2006
18.9 C (66.0 F)
2007
18.3 C (64.9 F)
2008
18.3 C (64.9 F)
2009
17.2 C (63.0 F)
2010
17.2 C (63.0 F)
2011
18.9 C (66.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Dorado, 1951 to 2011. The record is 328.2 mm (12.9 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.2 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Dorado by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1952
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1954
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1955
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1956
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1957
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1959
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1960
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1961
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1963
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1964
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1965
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1966
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1967
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1968
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1970
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1973
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1979
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1980
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1981
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1982
328.2 mm (12.9 in)
1983
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1984
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1985
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1986
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1987
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1988
196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1989
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1990
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1991
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1992
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1994
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1995
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1996
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1997
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1998
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1999
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2000
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2001
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2004
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2005
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
2006
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2007
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2008
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
2009
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2010
235.5 mm (9.3 in)
2011
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Dorado, 1951 to 2011. The record is 580.3 mm (22.8 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 184.3 mm (7.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Dorado by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1952
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1953
432.9 mm (17.0 in)
1954
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1955
281.4 mm (11.1 in)
1956
164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1957
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1958
146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1959
449.0 mm (17.7 in)
1960
241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1961
253.2 mm (10.0 in)
1962
260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1963
396.6 mm (15.6 in)
1964
209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1965
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1966
241.1 mm (9.5 in)
1967
211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1968
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969
184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1970
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1972
213.7 mm (8.4 in)
1973
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1976
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1977
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978
314.9 mm (12.4 in)
1979
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1980
175.6 mm (6.9 in)
1981
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1982
486.8 mm (19.2 in)
1983
222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1984
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1985
184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1986
298.5 mm (11.8 in)
1987
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1988
262.7 mm (10.3 in)
1989
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1990
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1991
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1992
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1993
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1994
191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1995
224.1 mm (8.8 in)
1996
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1997
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1998
429.8 mm (16.9 in)
1999
306.6 mm (12.1 in)
2000
233.4 mm (9.2 in)
2001
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002
169.6 mm (6.7 in)
2003
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2004
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2005
580.3 mm (22.8 in)
2006
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2007
184.5 mm (7.3 in)
2008
268.7 mm (10.6 in)
2009
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
2010
345.8 mm (13.6 in)
2011
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Dorado, 1951 to 2011. The record is 149 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Dorado by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
47 days
1952
87 days
1953
112 days
1954
100 days
1955
89 days
1956
99 days
1957
108 days
1958
107 days
1959
72 days
1960
101 days
1961
47 days
1962
105 days
1963
90 days
1964
90 days
1965
108 days
1966
52 days
1967
60 days
1968
91 days
1969
77 days
1970
80 days
1971
87 days
1972
54 days
1973
59 days
1975
39 days
1976
46 days
1977
81 days
1978
86 days
1979
89 days
1980
82 days
1981
73 days
1982
99 days
1983
57 days
1984
98 days
1985
109 days
1986
134 days
1987
116 days
1988
60 days
1989
120 days
1990
57 days
1991
86 days
1992
80 days
1993
48 days
1994
126 days
1995
89 days
1996
107 days
1997
42 days
1998
149 days
1999
80 days
2000
121 days
2001
59 days
2002
128 days
2003
112 days
2004
80 days
2005
86 days
2006
102 days
2007
113 days
2008
73 days
2009
83 days
2010
97 days
2011
54 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
53 years, 1952 to 2010
A day with at least 107.7 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 318.5 mm (12.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Dorado: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
5 years
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
10 years
178.4 mm (7.0 in)
25 years
226.6 mm (8.9 in)
50 years
269.2 mm (10.6 in)
100 years
318.5 mm (12.5 in)
Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1952 to 2010.
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: 328.2 mm (12.9 in) in 1982; 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 2010; 227.3 mm (8.9 in) in 1959.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of El Dorado, at 1988. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 4 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1988 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at El Dorado, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1988
-0.5
-0.9
possible
4
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.