Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Pinito. 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 Pinito, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Pinito still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 106.
Standing records at El Pinito by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1964
4
1965
24
1966
23
1967
51
1968
35
1969
28
1970
26
1971
15
1972
28
1973
38
1974
23
1975
15
1976
33
1977
20
1978
32
1979
32
1980
41
1981
32
1982
26
1983
30
1984
16
1985
19
1986
22
1987
27
1988
28
1989
26
1990
106
1991
44
1992
48
1993
18
1994
22
1995
33
1996
23
1997
56
1998
38
1999
27
2000
37
2001
15
2002
37
2003
20
2004
24
2005
31
2006
29
2007
15
2008
21
2009
36
2010
45
2011
41
2012
4
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at El Pinito between 10 January 1997 and 19 January 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When El Pinito set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1997-01-10
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -7.2 C (19.0 F)
1997-12-14
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -7.8 C (18.0 F)
2006-01-19
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -8.3 C (17.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 79.8 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Pinito. The most was 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 11 January 1987.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Pinito
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
11 January 1987
Feb
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
3 February 2010
Mar
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
4 March 1968
Apr
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2 April 1966
May
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
17 May 1990
Jun
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
27 June 1985
Jul
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
3 July 1998
Aug
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1 August 1972
Sep
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
12 September 1994
Oct
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
11 October 1971
Nov
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
25 November 1982
Dec
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2 December 1979
Period of Record Coverage
1964 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
49 years of record at El Pinito, 1964 to 2012. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2012.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at El Pinito, 1965 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.9 C (64.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 16.4 C (61.5 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 19.2 C (66.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Pinito as warming stripes, 1965 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
16.9 C
-1.03 C
1966
16.7 C
-1.20 C
1967
17.1 C
-0.85 C
1968
16.4 C
-1.53 C
1969
18.0 C
+0.03 C
1970
17.3 C
-0.65 C
1971
17.4 C
-0.50 C
1972
17.9 C
-0.05 C
1973
17.0 C
-0.96 C
1974
17.7 C
-0.29 C
1975
17.5 C
-0.49 C
1976
17.5 C
-0.49 C
1977
17.6 C
-0.39 C
1978
17.8 C
-0.13 C
1979
17.9 C
-0.04 C
1980
18.2 C
+0.22 C
1981
17.6 C
-0.34 C
1982
18.8 C
+0.88 C
1983
17.7 C
-0.22 C
1985
18.0 C
+0.07 C
1986
17.9 C
-0.01 C
1987
17.7 C
-0.23 C
1994
18.7 C
+0.71 C
1995
18.7 C
+0.74 C
1996
18.4 C
+0.44 C
1997
17.9 C
-0.02 C
1998
18.7 C
+0.78 C
1999
18.6 C
+0.68 C
2000
18.9 C
+0.99 C
2001
18.6 C
+0.65 C
2004
17.9 C
-0.02 C
2006
18.9 C
+0.99 C
2007
18.5 C
+0.52 C
2009
18.8 C
+0.85 C
2010
17.5 C
-0.42 C
2011
19.2 C
+1.25 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade over 1965 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.5 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Pinito
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade
0.7 F (0.5 to 0.8) per decade
1965 to 2011
36
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.8 C (0.6 to 0.9) per decade
1.4 F (1.1 to 1.6) per decade
1965 to 2011
36
Rise
Mean daily minimum
-0.03 C (-0.15 to 0.09) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade
1965 to 2011
36
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
1964 to 2012
Yearly extremes at El Pinito: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
49
Coldest night (TNn)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2006
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
49
Wettest day (Rx1day)
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1972
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1987
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
49
Longest dry spell (CDD)
172 days
1991
100 days
49
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Pinito, 1964 to 2012. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Pinito by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1964
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012
28.9 C (84.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Pinito, 1964 to 2012. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Pinito by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1964
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1965
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1970
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1971
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1972
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1973
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1974
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1975
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1977
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1978
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1979
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1980
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1981
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1983
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1984
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1986
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1993
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1994
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1995
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1996
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1997
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1998
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2000
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2001
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2003
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2004
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2005
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2006
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2008
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2009
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2011
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2012
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Pinito, 1964 to 2012. The record is 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Pinito by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1973
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1976
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1977
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1983
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1986
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1987
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1988
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1994
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1995
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1996
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1997
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1998
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1999
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2002
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2004
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2005
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2006
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2007
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2008
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2009
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2010
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2011
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2012
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Pinito, 1964 to 2012. The record is 139.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.9 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Pinito by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1966
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1967
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1968
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1969
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1970
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1971
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1972
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1973
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1975
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1976
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1977
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1978
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1980
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1982
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1983
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1985
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1986
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1987
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1988
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1991
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1992
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1993
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1994
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1995
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1996
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1997
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
2000
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
2002
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2003
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2004
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
2005
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2006
112.6 mm (4.4 in)
2007
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2008
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2009
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2010
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
2011
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2012
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Pinito, 1964 to 2012. The record is 172 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Pinito by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964
41 days
1965
67 days
1966
71 days
1967
123 days
1968
98 days
1969
129 days
1970
100 days
1971
110 days
1972
127 days
1973
96 days
1974
74 days
1975
123 days
1976
156 days
1977
128 days
1978
92 days
1979
101 days
1980
62 days
1981
73 days
1982
161 days
1983
74 days
1984
91 days
1985
119 days
1986
80 days
1987
79 days
1988
81 days
1989
150 days
1990
71 days
1991
172 days
1992
59 days
1993
103 days
1994
147 days
1995
139 days
1996
73 days
1997
34 days
1998
111 days
1999
139 days
2000
150 days
2001
72 days
2002
66 days
2003
86 days
2004
67 days
2005
104 days
2006
77 days
2007
116 days
2008
105 days
2009
131 days
2010
115 days
2011
123 days
2012
31 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
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Pinito falls on 24 February and the median first autumn frost on 26 November, which leaves a median of 276 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -4.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at El Pinito
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1965 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 February
n/a
24 February
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 November
n/a
26 November
n/a
-3.6 days per decade
Growing days
276 days
n/a
276 days
n/a
-4.8 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
42 years, 1965 to 2011
A day with at least 43.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.0 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Pinito: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1965 to 2011.
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 1972; 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1987; 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1971.
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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.