Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Tigre. 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 Tigre, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
45.6 C (114.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
48.9 C (120.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
48.9 C (120.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
46.7 C (116.1 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Tigre still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at El Tigre by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1961
23
1962
38
1963
30
1964
46
1965
25
1966
24
1967
31
1968
23
1969
14
1970
65
1971
26
1972
17
1973
33
1974
40
1975
39
1976
27
1977
13
1978
23
1979
28
1980
20
1981
23
1982
31
1983
17
1984
18
1985
13
1986
14
1987
22
1988
25
1989
18
1990
19
1991
55
1992
21
1993
28
1994
20
1995
21
1996
28
1997
57
1998
50
1999
23
2000
33
2001
35
2002
15
2003
38
2004
43
2005
36
2006
38
2007
18
2008
30
2009
47
2010
15
2011
28
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at El Tigre between 21 July 1991 and 16 April 1998. Each dot is a new record.
When El Tigre set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1991-07-21
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1998-04-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 48.9 C (120.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 339.9 mm (13.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Tigre. The most was 339.9 mm (13.4 in) on 2 September 1977.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Tigre
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
6 January 1968
Feb
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
13 February 1998
Mar
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
14 March 2003
Apr
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
21 April 1993
May
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
7 May 2004
Jun
287.8 mm (11.3 in)
30 June 2011
Jul
211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1 July 2011
Aug
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
7 August 1990
Sep
339.9 mm (13.4 in)
2 September 1977
Oct
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
10 October 1966
Nov
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
15 November 1964
Dec
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
3 December 1979
Period of Record Coverage
1961 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at El Tigre, 1961 to 2011. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1971, 1983, 1985, 1992, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at El Tigre, 1961 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.3 C (75.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 22.2 C (72.0 F), and the warmest was 2009, at 26.3 C (79.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Tigre as warming stripes, 1961 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1961
23.7 C
-0.59 C
1962
24.4 C
+0.11 C
1963
24.0 C
-0.31 C
1964
24.1 C
-0.14 C
1966
22.6 C
-1.65 C
1967
23.3 C
-1.00 C
1968
22.9 C
-1.32 C
1970
22.5 C
-1.75 C
1973
23.3 C
-0.98 C
1974
23.2 C
-1.11 C
1975
23.0 C
-1.22 C
1976
22.2 C
-2.04 C
1978
23.3 C
-1.01 C
1979
22.9 C
-1.37 C
1980
23.4 C
-0.88 C
1981
23.1 C
-1.18 C
1982
24.3 C
+0.01 C
1986
23.5 C
-0.72 C
1987
22.9 C
-1.40 C
1988
23.7 C
-0.57 C
1989
24.5 C
+0.25 C
1990
24.0 C
-0.24 C
1991
23.3 C
-1.00 C
1993
23.4 C
-0.83 C
1994
24.2 C
-0.07 C
1995
24.8 C
+0.49 C
1996
24.4 C
+0.11 C
1997
25.4 C
+1.12 C
1998
26.2 C
+1.90 C
1999
25.5 C
+1.23 C
2000
25.7 C
+1.45 C
2001
25.8 C
+1.57 C
2002
25.7 C
+1.43 C
2003
25.9 C
+1.60 C
2004
25.8 C
+1.56 C
2005
26.1 C
+1.87 C
2006
26.2 C
+1.89 C
2007
25.4 C
+1.11 C
2008
25.9 C
+1.61 C
2009
26.3 C
+1.99 C
2010
24.5 C
+0.28 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.6 C (0.5 to 0.8) per decade over 1961 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 1.1 F (0.8 to 1.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Tigre
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.6 C (0.5 to 0.8) per decade
1.1 F (0.8 to 1.4) per decade
1961 to 2010
41
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.6 C (0.3 to 0.8) per decade
1.0 F (0.5 to 1.5) per decade
1961 to 2010
41
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.7 C (0.5 to 0.8) per decade
1.2 F (1.0 to 1.5) per decade
1961 to 2010
41
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
1961 to 2011
Yearly extremes at El Tigre: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1998
45.0 C (113.0 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962
2.8 C (37.0 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
339.9 mm (13.4 in)
1977
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
601.0 mm (23.7 in)
2011
187.8 mm (7.4 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
105 days
1984
46 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Tigre, 1961 to 2011. The record is 48.9 C (120.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 C (113.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Tigre by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1961
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1964
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1965
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1974
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1975
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1979
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1980
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1983
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1984
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1988
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1990
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1992
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1994
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1995
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1996
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1997
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1998
48.9 C (120.0 F)
1999
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2000
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2001
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2002
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2003
45.6 C (114.1 F)
2004
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2005
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2006
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2007
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2008
47.8 C (118.0 F)
2009
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2010
46.7 C (116.1 F)
2011
48.9 C (120.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Tigre, 1961 to 2011. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.8 C (37.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Tigre by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1961
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1962
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1964
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1965
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1966
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1967
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1968
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1969
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1970
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1971
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1972
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1973
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1974
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1976
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1977
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1978
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1979
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1980
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1981
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1982
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1983
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1984
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1985
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1986
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1987
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1988
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1989
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1991
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1992
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1993
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1994
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1996
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1997
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1999
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2000
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2001
5.6 C (42.1 F)
2002
6.7 C (44.1 F)
2003
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2004
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2005
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2006
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2007
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2008
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2009
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2010
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2011
2.8 C (37.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Tigre, 1961 to 2011. The record is 339.9 mm (13.4 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.4 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Tigre by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1962
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1965
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1967
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1969
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1970
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1975
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1977
339.9 mm (13.4 in)
1978
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1982
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1985
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1986
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1987
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1988
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1990
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1991
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1992
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1993
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1994
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1995
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1996
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1997
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1999
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2001
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2002
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2003
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2004
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2005
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2006
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2007
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2008
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2009
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2010
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2011
287.8 mm (11.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Tigre, 1961 to 2011. The record is 601.0 mm (23.7 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 187.8 mm (7.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Tigre by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961
319.6 mm (12.6 in)
1962
175.1 mm (6.9 in)
1963
270.7 mm (10.7 in)
1964
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1965
157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1966
322.1 mm (12.7 in)
1967
197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1968
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1969
222.4 mm (8.8 in)
1970
189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1971
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1972
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1973
239.1 mm (9.4 in)
1974
359.7 mm (14.2 in)
1975
232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1976
567.7 mm (22.4 in)
1977
430.9 mm (17.0 in)
1978
153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1979
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1980
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1981
170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1982
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1983
203.6 mm (8.0 in)
1984
129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1985
304.1 mm (12.0 in)
1986
125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1987
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1988
246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1989
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1990
251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1991
327.5 mm (12.9 in)
1992
187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1993
300.2 mm (11.8 in)
1994
126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1995
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1996
179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1997
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1998
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1999
148.7 mm (5.9 in)
2000
346.0 mm (13.6 in)
2001
250.2 mm (9.9 in)
2002
161.7 mm (6.4 in)
2003
332.5 mm (13.1 in)
2004
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
2005
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
2006
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2007
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2008
302.6 mm (11.9 in)
2009
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2010
318.0 mm (12.5 in)
2011
601.0 mm (23.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Tigre, 1961 to 2011. The record is 105 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Tigre by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961
47 days
1962
101 days
1963
56 days
1964
57 days
1965
89 days
1966
24 days
1967
58 days
1968
34 days
1969
27 days
1970
81 days
1971
35 days
1972
44 days
1973
45 days
1974
35 days
1975
66 days
1976
29 days
1977
44 days
1978
38 days
1979
58 days
1980
69 days
1981
37 days
1982
46 days
1983
56 days
1984
105 days
1985
29 days
1986
48 days
1987
47 days
1988
81 days
1989
48 days
1990
64 days
1991
32 days
1992
39 days
1993
46 days
1994
38 days
1995
36 days
1996
42 days
1997
34 days
1998
43 days
1999
82 days
2000
59 days
2001
47 days
2002
42 days
2003
29 days
2004
29 days
2005
50 days
2006
84 days
2007
43 days
2008
41 days
2009
52 days
2010
79 days
2011
66 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
47 years, 1961 to 2010
A day with at least 89.4 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 306.7 mm (12.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Tigre: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
5 years
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
10 years
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
25 years
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
50 years
251.9 mm (9.9 in)
Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years
306.7 mm (12.1 in)
Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1961 to 2010.
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: 339.9 mm (13.4 in) in 1977; 205.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1990; 170.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1976.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of El Tigre, at 1997. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1997 ran 1.2 C (2.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at El Tigre, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1997
+1.2
+2.1
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.