Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Fresnal. 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 Fresnal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.0 C (113.0 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
45.0 C (113.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Fresnal still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 68.
Standing records at El Fresnal by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1981
44
1982
55
1983
58
1984
36
1985
55
1986
57
1987
67
1988
56
1989
68
1990
59
1991
53
1992
40
1993
37
1994
51
1995
66
1996
40
1997
48
1998
51
1999
26
2000
58
2001
55
2002
39
2003
52
2004
40
2005
53
2006
33
2007
27
2008
39
2009
25
2010
27
2011
30
2012
19
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at El Fresnal between 3 February 2011 and 3 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When El Fresnal set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2011-02-03
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -10.0 C (14.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 129.8 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Fresnal. The most was 129.8 mm (5.1 in) on 11 November 1994.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Fresnal
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
17 January 1993
Feb
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
11 February 1991
Mar
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2 March 2004
Apr
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 April 2001
May
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
28 May 2005
Jun
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
28 June 1999
Jul
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
29 July 2005
Aug
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
8 August 1984
Sep
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
10 September 2008
Oct
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
7 October 1997
Nov
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
11 November 1994
Dec
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
5 December 1994
Period of Record Coverage
1981 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at El Fresnal, 1981 to 2012. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 18 complete years at El Fresnal, 1981 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 18.2 C (64.7 F), and the warmest was 1989, at 20.1 C (68.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Fresnal as warming stripes, 1981 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1981
19.6 C
+0.45 C
1983
18.2 C
-1.01 C
1984
18.6 C
-0.57 C
1985
18.6 C
-0.61 C
1986
19.0 C
-0.21 C
1987
18.7 C
-0.51 C
1988
19.2 C
-0.03 C
1989
20.1 C
+0.94 C
1990
19.2 C
+0.02 C
1991
18.9 C
-0.32 C
1992
19.1 C
-0.08 C
1993
19.5 C
+0.35 C
1994
19.8 C
+0.61 C
1995
19.5 C
+0.31 C
1996
19.7 C
+0.52 C
1997
19.5 C
+0.33 C
2000
19.3 C
+0.16 C
2011
18.8 C
-0.35 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
1981 to 2012
Yearly extremes at El Fresnal: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2011
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1994
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1994
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
114 days
2003
79 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Fresnal, 1981 to 2012. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Fresnal by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1981
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1990
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1993
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1994
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1995
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1996
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1997
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2002
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2003
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2004
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2005
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2006
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2007
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2009
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2012
41.7 C (107.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Fresnal, 1981 to 2012. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Fresnal by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1981
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1983
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1984
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1986
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1987
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1990
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1991
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1993
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1994
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1995
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1996
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1997
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1998
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1999
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2000
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2001
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2002
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2003
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2004
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2005
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2006
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2007
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2009
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2010
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2011
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2012
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Fresnal, 1981 to 2012. The record is 129.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Fresnal by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1981
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1987
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1990
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1992
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1993
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1994
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1995
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1997
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1998
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2003
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2005
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2006
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2007
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2009
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2011
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2012
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Fresnal, 1981 to 2012. The record is 150.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Fresnal by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1981
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1983
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1984
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1985
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1986
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1988
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1990
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1991
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1992
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1993
125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1994
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1995
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1996
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1997
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1998
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1999
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2000
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2001
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2003
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
2004
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2005
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
2006
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2007
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2008
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2009
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2010
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2011
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2012
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Fresnal, 1981 to 2012. The record is 114 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 79 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Fresnal by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1981
94 days
1982
49 days
1983
51 days
1984
91 days
1985
52 days
1986
72 days
1987
44 days
1988
68 days
1989
103 days
1990
44 days
1991
77 days
1992
96 days
1993
102 days
1994
82 days
1995
83 days
1996
90 days
1997
50 days
1998
94 days
1999
72 days
2000
65 days
2001
36 days
2002
73 days
2003
114 days
2004
57 days
2005
81 days
2006
113 days
2007
66 days
2008
96 days
2009
96 days
2010
79 days
2011
79 days
2012
96 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.