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San Salvador El Seco Weather Records (MXN00021080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for San Salvador El Seco (MXN00021080), Mexico, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for San Salvador El Seco

  • San Salvador El Seco (MXN00021080) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.13 latitude and -97.65 longitude, 2,355 m (7,726 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1966 to 2009, 44 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at San Salvador El Seco still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • San Salvador El Seco set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 24 December 2009.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 19.13 latitude, -97.65 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,355 m (7,726 ft).
  • Period of record: 1966 to 2009, 44 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at San Salvador El Seco, with 2026 drawn through them 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. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan32.2 C (90.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Feb35.0 C (95.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
May38.9 C (102.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Jun35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Jul32.8 C (91.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Aug35.0 C (95.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Sep33.3 C (91.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a
Nov32.8 C (91.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec33.9 C (93.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at San Salvador El Seco by the year they were set 1,464 records at San Salvador El Seco still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 107. 0501001501966: 981967: 1071968: 531969: 861970: 871971: 611972: 561973: 491974: 301975: 331976: 481977: 121978: 231979: 261980: 171981: 71982: 221983: 151984: 141985: 221986: 231987: 241988: 171989: 151990: 301991: 331992: 461993: 11994: 311995: 501996: 81997: 201998: 181999: 302000: 372001: 402002: 202003: 72004: 122005: 102006: 182007: 332008: 462009: 29196619711976198119861991199620012006
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 setStanding records
196698
1967107
196853
196986
197087
197161
197256
197349
197430
197533
197648
197712
197823
197926
198017
19817
198222
198315
198414
198522
198623
198724
198817
198915
199030
199133
199246
19931
199431
199550
19968
199720
199818
199930
200037
200140
200220
20037
200412
200510
200618
200733
200846
200929

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When San Salvador El Seco set new all-time 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. Record daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature12 July 1999: Record daily precipitation 180.6 mm (7.1 in)19 July 1999: Record daily precipitation 185.9 mm (7.3 in)16 January 2005: Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)1 October 2008: Record high minimum temperature 16.7 C (62.1 F)20002005
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
DateKindDetail
1999-07-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1999-07-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 185.9 mm (7.3 in)
2005-01-16Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
2008-10-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 16.7 C (62.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 185.9 mm (7.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at San Salvador El Seco 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. 050100150200 Jan: 30.0 mm (1.2 in), 13 January 2002 Jan Feb: 18.8 mm (0.7 in), 11 February 1983 Feb Mar: 33.8 mm (1.3 in), 18 March 1969 Mar Apr: 182.9 mm (7.2 in), 26 April 2001 Apr May: 131.8 mm (5.2 in), 23 May 2001 May Jun: 182.9 mm (7.2 in), 30 June 2001 Jun Jul: 185.9 mm (7.3 in), 19 July 1999 Jul Aug: 151.9 mm (6.0 in), 6 August 2001 Aug Sep: 182.9 mm (7.2 in), 17 September 2001 Sep Oct: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 25 October 1973 Oct Nov: 39.9 mm (1.6 in), 6 November 2006 Nov Dec: 30.0 mm (1.2 in), 29 December 1995 Dec
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
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan30.0 mm (1.2 in)13 January 2002
Feb18.8 mm (0.7 in)11 February 1983
Mar33.8 mm (1.3 in)18 March 1969
Apr182.9 mm (7.2 in)26 April 2001
May131.8 mm (5.2 in)23 May 2001
Jun182.9 mm (7.2 in)30 June 2001
Jul185.9 mm (7.3 in)19 July 1999
Aug151.9 mm (6.0 in)6 August 2001
Sep182.9 mm (7.2 in)17 September 2001
Oct77.0 mm (3.0 in)25 October 1973
Nov39.9 mm (1.6 in)6 November 2006
Dec30.0 mm (1.2 in)29 December 1995

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 2009
Days with data per year at San Salvador El Seco 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. 1966: 304 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 335 of 365 days1970: 363 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 359 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 361 of 365 days1987: 361 of 365 days1988: 240 of 366 days1989: 180 of 365 days1990: 300 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 303 of 365 days1994: 214 of 365 days1995: 243 of 365 days1996: 306 of 366 days1997: 273 of 365 days1998: 306 of 365 days1999: 243 of 365 days2000: 359 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 334 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 334 of 365 days2007: 355 of 365 days2008: 358 of 366 days2009: 356 of 365 days1970198019902000
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.
Days with data per year at San Salvador El Seco
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
196630483%No
1967364100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
196933592%Yes
197036399%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197635998%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198636199%Yes
198736199%Yes
198824066%No
198918049%No
199030082%No
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199330383%No
199421459%No
199524367%No
199630684%No
199727375%No
199830684%No
199924367%No
200035998%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200333492%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005364100%Yes
200633492%Yes
200735597%Yes
200835898%Yes
200935698%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at San Salvador El Seco
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 December 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low min (Tie)-6.1 C (21.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)11 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low min (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low min (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)36 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2009San Salvador El Seco, MXdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

30 complete years, 1967 to 2009
Annual mean temperature at San Salvador El Seco as warming stripes, 1967 to 2009 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). 1967: 17.3 C, +2.9 C from the station mean1968: 16.8 C, +2.5 C from the station mean1970: 17.2 C, +2.8 C from the station mean1971: 17.3 C, +2.9 C from the station mean1972: 15.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1973: 15.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1974: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 14.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1976: 14.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1977: 13.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1978: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1979: 12.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1980: 13.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1981: 13.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1982: 13.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1983: 14.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1984: 12.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1985: 12.3 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1986: 14.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 14.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1991: 15.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1992: 16.0 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2000: 13.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2001: 13.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2002: 13.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2004: 13.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2005: 13.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2007: 13.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2008: 13.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2009: 13.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean196719701975198019851990199520002005
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
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196717.3 C+2.92 C
196816.8 C+2.48 C
197017.2 C+2.84 C
197117.3 C+2.94 C
197215.7 C+1.37 C
197315.2 C+0.83 C
197414.6 C+0.27 C
197514.6 C+0.21 C
197614.0 C-0.38 C
197713.5 C-0.83 C
197813.4 C-0.96 C
197912.9 C-1.47 C
198013.3 C-1.04 C
198113.7 C-0.67 C
198213.6 C-0.76 C
198314.0 C-0.30 C
198412.9 C-1.44 C
198512.3 C-2.02 C
198614.6 C+0.30 C
198714.7 C+0.34 C
199115.1 C+0.76 C
199216.0 C+1.64 C
200013.0 C-1.38 C
200113.8 C-0.53 C
200213.4 C-0.96 C
200413.1 C-1.23 C
200513.5 C-0.86 C
200713.9 C-0.48 C
200813.8 C-0.56 C
200913.2 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
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.6 C (-0.9 to -0.2) per decade-1.0 F (-1.7 to -0.4) per decade1967 to 200930Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.6 C (-1.2 to -0.1) per decade-1.1 F (-2.1 to -0.1) per decade1967 to 200930Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.5 C (-1.0 to -0.1) per decade-1.0 F (-1.7 to -0.2) per decade1967 to 200930Fall

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
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)199030.0 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)199939.9 mm (1.6 in)44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)393.0 mm (15.5 in)200177.8 mm (3.1 in)44
Longest dry spell (CDD)120 days199162 days44

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at San Salvador El Seco by year 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). 253035401970198019902000Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1990
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
YearHottest day (TXx)
196635.6 C (96.1 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197330.0 C (86.0 F)
197431.7 C (89.1 F)
197530.0 C (86.0 F)
197630.0 C (86.0 F)
197730.6 C (87.1 F)
197826.7 C (80.1 F)
197930.0 C (86.0 F)
198028.9 C (84.0 F)
198128.9 C (84.0 F)
198230.0 C (86.0 F)
198331.7 C (89.1 F)
198428.9 C (84.0 F)
198525.6 C (78.1 F)
198631.7 C (89.1 F)
198730.0 C (86.0 F)
198832.8 C (91.0 F)
198930.0 C (86.0 F)
199038.9 C (102.0 F)
199132.8 C (91.0 F)
199228.9 C (84.0 F)
199328.9 C (84.0 F)
199428.9 C (84.0 F)
199527.8 C (82.0 F)
199628.9 C (84.0 F)
199728.9 C (84.0 F)
199833.9 C (93.0 F)
199930.0 C (86.0 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200130.0 C (86.0 F)
200231.7 C (89.1 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200427.8 C (82.0 F)
200530.0 C (86.0 F)
200630.0 C (86.0 F)
200730.6 C (87.1 F)
200831.7 C (89.1 F)
200931.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at San Salvador El Seco by year 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). -15-10-5051970198019902000Record: -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 2005
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
YearColdest 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)
19910.0 C (32.0 F)
1992-7.2 C (19.0 F)
19930.6 C (33.1 F)
19940.6 C (33.1 F)
19951.7 C (35.1 F)
19960.6 C (33.1 F)
19970.0 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)
20080.0 C (32.0 F)
2009-6.1 C (21.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at San Salvador El Seco by year 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). 0501001502001970198019902000Record: 185.9 mm (7.3 in) in 1999
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
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196652.8 mm (2.1 in)
196730.0 mm (1.2 in)
196852.3 mm (2.1 in)
196979.0 mm (3.1 in)
197047.8 mm (1.9 in)
197148.3 mm (1.9 in)
197272.9 mm (2.9 in)
197377.0 mm (3.0 in)
197431.5 mm (1.2 in)
197535.3 mm (1.4 in)
197645.7 mm (1.8 in)
197730.0 mm (1.2 in)
197840.4 mm (1.6 in)
197961.0 mm (2.4 in)
198039.9 mm (1.6 in)
198135.1 mm (1.4 in)
198230.5 mm (1.2 in)
198339.6 mm (1.6 in)
198459.9 mm (2.4 in)
198525.4 mm (1.0 in)
198631.0 mm (1.2 in)
198739.9 mm (1.6 in)
198833.3 mm (1.3 in)
198930.2 mm (1.2 in)
199030.5 mm (1.2 in)
199135.1 mm (1.4 in)
199240.4 mm (1.6 in)
199330.0 mm (1.2 in)
199430.0 mm (1.2 in)
199530.5 mm (1.2 in)
199639.1 mm (1.5 in)
199730.0 mm (1.2 in)
199831.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999185.9 mm (7.3 in)
2000179.1 mm (7.1 in)
2001182.9 mm (7.2 in)
200238.6 mm (1.5 in)
200340.1 mm (1.6 in)
200440.9 mm (1.6 in)
200540.1 mm (1.6 in)
200648.0 mm (1.9 in)
200766.8 mm (2.6 in)
200819.8 mm (0.8 in)
200946.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at San Salvador El Seco by year 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). 01002003004001970198019902000Record: 393.0 mm (15.5 in) in 2001
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
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1966118.7 mm (4.7 in)
196775.4 mm (3.0 in)
196889.4 mm (3.5 in)
196982.8 mm (3.3 in)
197073.7 mm (2.9 in)
197162.8 mm (2.5 in)
197278.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973110.0 mm (4.3 in)
197470.6 mm (2.8 in)
197562.2 mm (2.4 in)
197696.0 mm (3.8 in)
197782.8 mm (3.3 in)
197877.5 mm (3.1 in)
197980.7 mm (3.2 in)
198057.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981106.7 mm (4.2 in)
198267.3 mm (2.6 in)
198367.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984131.1 mm (5.2 in)
198540.9 mm (1.6 in)
198648.3 mm (1.9 in)
198790.6 mm (3.6 in)
198865.1 mm (2.6 in)
198945.2 mm (1.8 in)
199067.3 mm (2.6 in)
199168.3 mm (2.7 in)
199290.0 mm (3.5 in)
199353.8 mm (2.1 in)
199440.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995105.0 mm (4.1 in)
199672.2 mm (2.8 in)
199763.2 mm (2.5 in)
199896.8 mm (3.8 in)
1999190.7 mm (7.5 in)
2000192.6 mm (7.6 in)
2001393.0 mm (15.5 in)
200273.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003151.4 mm (6.0 in)
200464.2 mm (2.5 in)
200597.8 mm (3.9 in)
2006148.9 mm (5.9 in)
200797.1 mm (3.8 in)
200840.2 mm (1.6 in)
200989.1 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at San Salvador El Seco by year 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. 2550751001251970198019902000Record: 120 days in 1991
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
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196634 days
196768 days
196827 days
196961 days
197077 days
197182 days
197271 days
197357 days
197466 days
197565 days
197658 days
197731 days
197854 days
197941 days
198070 days
198157 days
198259 days
198339 days
198466 days
198566 days
198693 days
198763 days
198860 days
1989100 days
199077 days
1991120 days
199230 days
1993101 days
199434 days
199589 days
199654 days
199729 days
199880 days
199959 days
200068 days
200153 days
200246 days
200370 days
200459 days
200571 days
200681 days
200737 days
200894 days
200955 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
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1967 to 2009)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost21 Marchn/a21 Marchn/a+16.5 days per decade
First autumn frost14 Octobern/a14 Octobern/a-28.9 days per decade
Growing days195 daysn/a195 daysn/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 inA day with at leastNote
2 years41.4 mm (1.6 in)
5 years64.2 mm (2.5 in)
10 years87.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years133.7 mm (5.3 in)
50 years184.4 mm (7.3 in)Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years255.5 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.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).