Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Cuale. 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 Cuale, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
32.2 C (90.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.8 C (91.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
36.1 C (97.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.1 C (88.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Cuale still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 200.
Standing records at El Cuale by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1980
74
1981
62
1982
77
1983
33
1984
43
1985
18
1986
40
1987
74
1988
49
1989
33
1990
32
1991
29
1992
37
1993
45
1994
26
1995
45
1996
25
1997
58
1998
48
1999
30
2000
32
2001
42
2002
45
2003
45
2004
44
2005
56
2006
26
2007
33
2008
16
2009
36
2011
200
2012
11
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 243.3 mm (9.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Cuale. The most was 243.3 mm (9.6 in) on 16 September 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Cuale
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
24 January 1992
Feb
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
12 February 2002
Mar
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
21 March 1997
Apr
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
3 April 1997
May
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
26 May 1983
Jun
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
30 June 1992
Jul
240.8 mm (9.5 in)
1 July 1998
Aug
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
22 August 2007
Sep
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
16 September 1998
Oct
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
24 October 1981
Nov
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
16 November 1994
Dec
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
19 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1980 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at El Cuale, 1980 to 2012. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1985, 2012.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 26 complete years at El Cuale, 1981 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.5 C (72.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 21.9 C (71.5 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 24.4 C (75.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Cuale as warming stripes, 1981 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1981
22.0 C
-0.51 C
1982
22.4 C
-0.14 C
1983
22.4 C
-0.14 C
1984
22.2 C
-0.27 C
1987
22.2 C
-0.25 C
1988
21.9 C
-0.56 C
1989
22.1 C
-0.43 C
1991
22.3 C
-0.18 C
1992
22.6 C
+0.15 C
1993
22.1 C
-0.35 C
1995
22.4 C
-0.12 C
1996
22.3 C
-0.20 C
1997
22.3 C
-0.17 C
1998
22.6 C
+0.15 C
1999
22.0 C
-0.45 C
2000
22.3 C
-0.16 C
2001
22.4 C
-0.05 C
2002
22.8 C
+0.30 C
2003
23.0 C
+0.50 C
2004
22.8 C
+0.30 C
2005
22.4 C
-0.09 C
2006
22.9 C
+0.36 C
2007
22.6 C
+0.08 C
2008
22.2 C
-0.31 C
2009
23.1 C
+0.62 C
2011
24.4 C
+1.86 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 Cuale: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1993
8.9 C (48.0 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1998
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
529.4 mm (20.8 in)
1998
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
170 days
2011
93 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Cuale, 1980 to 2012. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Cuale by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1985
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1988
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1989
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2008
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2012
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Cuale, 1980 to 2012. The record is 4.4 C (39.9 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.9 C (48.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Cuale by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1980
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1981
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1982
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1983
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1984
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1985
6.1 C (43.0 F)
1986
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1987
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1988
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1989
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1990
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1991
8.3 C (46.9 F)
1992
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1993
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1994
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1995
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1996
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1997
6.1 C (43.0 F)
1998
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1999
8.9 C (48.0 F)
2000
8.9 C (48.0 F)
2001
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2002
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2003
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2004
9.4 C (48.9 F)
2005
9.4 C (48.9 F)
2006
9.4 C (48.9 F)
2007
9.4 C (48.9 F)
2008
7.2 C (45.0 F)
2009
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2011
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2012
12.8 C (55.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Cuale, 1980 to 2012. The record is 243.3 mm (9.6 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.9 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Cuale by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1980
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1981
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1982
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1983
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1984
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1985
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1986
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1987
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1989
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1990
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1991
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1992
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1993
200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1994
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1995
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1996
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1997
189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1998
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1999
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2000
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
2001
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
2003
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2004
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
2005
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2006
207.8 mm (8.2 in)
2007
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2008
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
2009
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2011
188.2 mm (7.4 in)
2012
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Cuale, 1980 to 2012. The record is 529.4 mm (20.8 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 227.3 mm (8.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Cuale by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1980
296.8 mm (11.7 in)
1981
259.4 mm (10.2 in)
1982
179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1983
214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1984
211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1985
11.3 mm (0.4 in)
1986
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1987
193.7 mm (7.6 in)
1988
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1989
205.1 mm (8.1 in)
1990
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1991
187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1992
243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1993
318.3 mm (12.5 in)
1994
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1995
380.7 mm (15.0 in)
1996
214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1997
284.8 mm (11.2 in)
1998
529.4 mm (20.8 in)
1999
229.9 mm (9.1 in)
2000
255.6 mm (10.1 in)
2001
206.3 mm (8.1 in)
2002
311.7 mm (12.3 in)
2003
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2004
268.8 mm (10.6 in)
2005
224.6 mm (8.8 in)
2006
269.6 mm (10.6 in)
2007
340.9 mm (13.4 in)
2008
271.7 mm (10.7 in)
2009
244.5 mm (9.6 in)
2011
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
2012
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Cuale, 1980 to 2012. The record is 170 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 93 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Cuale by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1980
30 days
1981
64 days
1982
145 days
1983
53 days
1984
103 days
1985
57 days
1986
111 days
1987
80 days
1988
66 days
1989
144 days
1990
106 days
1991
169 days
1992
46 days
1993
137 days
1994
159 days
1995
146 days
1996
142 days
1997
47 days
1998
66 days
1999
78 days
2000
147 days
2001
125 days
2002
109 days
2003
82 days
2004
66 days
2005
75 days
2006
143 days
2007
123 days
2008
80 days
2009
44 days
2011
170 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.
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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.