Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Tintero. 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 Tintero, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Tintero still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 131.
Standing records at El Tintero by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1948
9
1949
28
1950
26
1951
41
1952
41
1953
42
1954
26
1955
45
1956
35
1957
44
1958
22
1959
33
1960
35
1961
26
1962
24
1963
18
1964
29
1965
30
1966
41
1967
44
1968
27
1969
23
1970
31
1971
30
1972
21
1973
34
1974
33
1975
40
1976
39
1977
32
1978
29
1979
31
1980
44
1981
14
1982
25
1983
36
1984
14
1987
7
1988
16
1997
3
2000
131
2001
82
2003
83
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at El Tintero between 6 June 1980 and 16 June 1980. Each dot is a new record.
When El Tintero set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1980-06-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980-06-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 79.8 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Tintero. The most was 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 13 August 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Tintero
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
11 January 1982
Feb
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
29 February 1952
Mar
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
3 March 1983
Apr
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
23 April 1981
May
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
4 May 1966
Jun
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
30 June 1970
Jul
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
26 July 1966
Aug
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
13 August 1959
Sep
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
22 September 1974
Oct
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1 October 1981
Nov
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
25 November 1963
Dec
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1948 to 2003
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at El Tintero, 1948 to 2003. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1961, 1962, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1997.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at El Tintero, 1950 to 2003. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.6 C (60.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 14.4 C (57.9 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 18.9 C (66.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Tintero as warming stripes, 1950 to 2003
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
16.0 C
+0.35 C
1952
15.8 C
+0.12 C
1953
15.2 C
-0.48 C
1954
16.0 C
+0.41 C
1955
14.9 C
-0.71 C
1956
15.2 C
-0.46 C
1957
15.9 C
+0.27 C
1958
15.5 C
-0.12 C
1959
15.6 C
0.00 C
1964
14.8 C
-0.85 C
1965
15.1 C
-0.49 C
1966
14.9 C
-0.76 C
1967
15.1 C
-0.58 C
1968
14.5 C
-1.11 C
1969
15.3 C
-0.38 C
1970
14.9 C
-0.72 C
1971
15.1 C
-0.55 C
1972
15.6 C
-0.02 C
1973
14.8 C
-0.88 C
1974
15.3 C
-0.33 C
1976
14.4 C
-1.25 C
1977
15.5 C
-0.12 C
1978
15.6 C
-0.07 C
1979
15.0 C
-0.62 C
1980
15.7 C
+0.11 C
1981
15.4 C
-0.20 C
1982
15.9 C
+0.30 C
1984
15.5 C
-0.12 C
2000
18.9 C
+3.27 C
2001
18.4 C
+2.76 C
2003
18.9 C
+3.24 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.5 C (0.3 to 0.7) per decade over 1950 to 2003. In Fahrenheit: 0.9 F (0.5 to 1.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Tintero
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.5 to 1.3) per decade
1950 to 2003
31
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.6 C (0.4 to 0.8) per decade
1.2 F (0.8 to 1.5) per decade
1950 to 2003
31
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
0.6 F (0.1 to 1.2) per decade
1950 to 2003
31
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
1948 to 2003
Yearly extremes at El Tintero: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
43
Longest dry spell (CDD)
184 days
1969
86 days
43
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Tintero, 1948 to 2003. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Tintero by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Tintero, 1948 to 2003. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Tintero by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1949
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1950
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1951
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1952
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1955
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1957
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1960
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1962
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1966
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1967
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1970
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1972
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1976
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1978
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1980
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1981
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1982
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1983
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1984
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1985
n/a
1987
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1988
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1997
11.7 C (53.1 F)
2000
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2001
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Tintero, 1948 to 2003. The record is 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Tintero by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1951
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1959
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1960
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1963
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1965
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1969
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1970
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1974
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1976
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1978
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1980
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1984
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1985
n/a
1987
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1988
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2000
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2001
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2003
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Tintero, 1948 to 2003. The record is 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.0 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Tintero by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1949
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1952
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1955
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1957
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1958
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1959
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1960
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1967
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1970
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1972
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1973
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1975
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1976
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1977
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1981
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1982
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1984
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985
n/a
1987
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1997
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2000
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2001
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
2003
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Tintero, 1948 to 2003. The record is 184 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Tintero by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
36 days
1949
78 days
1950
150 days
1951
119 days
1952
57 days
1953
101 days
1954
71 days
1955
164 days
1956
107 days
1957
96 days
1958
32 days
1959
60 days
1960
174 days
1961
128 days
1962
90 days
1963
123 days
1964
62 days
1965
130 days
1966
86 days
1967
81 days
1968
40 days
1969
184 days
1970
89 days
1971
54 days
1972
70 days
1973
102 days
1974
105 days
1975
74 days
1976
113 days
1977
91 days
1978
62 days
1979
86 days
1980
114 days
1981
71 days
1982
55 days
1983
46 days
1984
123 days
1985
n/a
1987
29 days
1988
36 days
1997
13 days
2000
102 days
2001
42 days
2003
65 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
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Tintero falls on 5 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 210 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at El Tintero
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1952 to 2003)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 April
n/a
8 April
n/a
+1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 November
n/a
1 November
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
210 days
n/a
210 days
n/a
-1.3 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
37 years, 1949 to 2003
A day with at least 31.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 76.2 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Tintero: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
50 years
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1949 to 2003.
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: 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1959; 56.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1966; 55.4 mm (2.2 in) in 1981.
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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.