Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at San Salvador El Seco. 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 San Salvador El Seco, 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)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at San Salvador El Seco still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 107.
Standing records at San Salvador El Seco by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1966
98
1967
107
1968
53
1969
86
1970
87
1971
61
1972
56
1973
49
1974
30
1975
33
1976
48
1977
12
1978
23
1979
26
1980
17
1981
7
1982
22
1983
15
1984
14
1985
22
1986
23
1987
24
1988
17
1989
15
1990
30
1991
33
1992
46
1993
1
1994
31
1995
50
1996
8
1997
20
1998
18
1999
30
2000
37
2001
40
2002
20
2003
7
2004
12
2005
10
2006
18
2007
33
2008
46
2009
29
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at San Salvador El Seco between 12 July 1999 and 1 October 2008. Each dot is a new record.
When San Salvador El Seco set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1999-07-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1999-07-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 185.9 mm (7.3 in)
2005-01-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
2008-10-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 16.7 C (62.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 185.9 mm (7.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at San Salvador El Seco. The most was 185.9 mm (7.3 in) on 19 July 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at San Salvador El Seco
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
13 January 2002
Feb
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
11 February 1983
Mar
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
18 March 1969
Apr
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
26 April 2001
May
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
23 May 2001
Jun
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
30 June 2001
Jul
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
19 July 1999
Aug
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
6 August 2001
Sep
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
17 September 2001
Oct
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
25 October 1973
Nov
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
6 November 2006
Dec
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
29 December 1995
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at San Salvador El Seco, 1966 to 2009. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at San Salvador El Seco, 1967 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 12.3 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 1971, at 17.3 C (63.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at San Salvador El Seco as warming stripes, 1967 to 2009
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1967
17.3 C
+2.92 C
1968
16.8 C
+2.48 C
1970
17.2 C
+2.84 C
1971
17.3 C
+2.94 C
1972
15.7 C
+1.37 C
1973
15.2 C
+0.83 C
1974
14.6 C
+0.27 C
1975
14.6 C
+0.21 C
1976
14.0 C
-0.38 C
1977
13.5 C
-0.83 C
1978
13.4 C
-0.96 C
1979
12.9 C
-1.47 C
1980
13.3 C
-1.04 C
1981
13.7 C
-0.67 C
1982
13.6 C
-0.76 C
1983
14.0 C
-0.30 C
1984
12.9 C
-1.44 C
1985
12.3 C
-2.02 C
1986
14.6 C
+0.30 C
1987
14.7 C
+0.34 C
1991
15.1 C
+0.76 C
1992
16.0 C
+1.64 C
2000
13.0 C
-1.38 C
2001
13.8 C
-0.53 C
2002
13.4 C
-0.96 C
2004
13.1 C
-1.23 C
2005
13.5 C
-0.86 C
2007
13.9 C
-0.48 C
2008
13.8 C
-0.56 C
2009
13.2 C
-1.17 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.6 C (0.2 to 0.9) per decade over 1967 to 2009. In Fahrenheit: 1.0 F (0.4 to 1.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at San Salvador El Seco
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.6 C (-0.9 to -0.2) per decade
-1.0 F (-1.7 to -0.4) per decade
1967 to 2009
30
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.6 C (-1.2 to -0.1) per decade
-1.1 F (-2.1 to -0.1) per decade
1967 to 2009
30
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.5 C (-1.0 to -0.1) per decade
-1.0 F (-1.7 to -0.2) per decade
1967 to 2009
30
Fall
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
1966 to 2009
Yearly extremes at San Salvador El Seco: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990
30.0 C (86.0 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2005
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1999
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
393.0 mm (15.5 in)
2001
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
120 days
1991
62 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at San Salvador El Seco, 1966 to 2009. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at San Salvador El Seco by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1976
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1979
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1981
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1982
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1984
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1985
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1986
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1988
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1989
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1993
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1994
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1995
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1996
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1997
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1998
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2002
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2003
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2005
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2006
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2007
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2008
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2009
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at San Salvador El Seco, 1966 to 2009. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.2 C (19.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at San Salvador El Seco by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1966
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1968
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1970
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1974
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1977
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1978
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1980
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1982
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1983
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1984
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1986
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1988
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1989
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1990
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1991
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1993
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1994
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1999
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2001
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2004
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2006
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2007
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2008
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at San Salvador El Seco, 1966 to 2009. The record is 185.9 mm (7.3 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at San Salvador El Seco by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1976
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1979
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1982
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1985
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1988
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1989
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1990
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1996
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1997
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1998
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
2000
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
2001
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2002
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2003
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2004
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2005
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2006
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2007
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2008
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2009
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at San Salvador El Seco, 1966 to 2009. The record is 393.0 mm (15.5 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.8 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at San Salvador El Seco by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1967
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1968
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1971
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1978
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1980
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1982
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1983
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1985
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1988
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1989
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1991
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1992
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1994
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1997
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1998
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1999
190.7 mm (7.5 in)
2000
192.6 mm (7.6 in)
2001
393.0 mm (15.5 in)
2002
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2004
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2005
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2006
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2007
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
2008
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2009
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at San Salvador El Seco, 1966 to 2009. The record is 120 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at San Salvador El Seco by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966
34 days
1967
68 days
1968
27 days
1969
61 days
1970
77 days
1971
82 days
1972
71 days
1973
57 days
1974
66 days
1975
65 days
1976
58 days
1977
31 days
1978
54 days
1979
41 days
1980
70 days
1981
57 days
1982
59 days
1983
39 days
1984
66 days
1985
66 days
1986
93 days
1987
63 days
1988
60 days
1989
100 days
1990
77 days
1991
120 days
1992
30 days
1993
101 days
1994
34 days
1995
89 days
1996
54 days
1997
29 days
1998
80 days
1999
59 days
2000
68 days
2001
53 days
2002
46 days
2003
70 days
2004
59 days
2005
71 days
2006
81 days
2007
37 days
2008
94 days
2009
55 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
25 years with a frost
Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at San Salvador El Seco falls on 21 March and the median first autumn frost on 14 October, which leaves a median of 195 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -45.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at San Salvador El Seco
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1967 to 2009)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 March
n/a
21 March
n/a
+16.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 October
n/a
14 October
n/a
-28.9 days per decade
Growing days
195 days
n/a
195 days
n/a
-45.4 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
35 years, 1967 to 2009
A day with at least 41.4 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 255.5 mm (10.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at San Salvador El Seco: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
50 years
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years
255.5 mm (10.1 in)
Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1967 to 2009.
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: 185.9 mm (7.3 in) in 1999; 182.9 mm (7.2 in) in 2001; 179.1 mm (7.1 in) in 2000.
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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.