Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Carrizal. 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 Carrizal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
45.6 C (114.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
45.6 C (114.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
45.0 C (113.0 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
39.4 C (102.9 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.8 C (100.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Carrizal still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at El Carrizal by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1968
29
1969
40
1970
49
1971
22
1972
47
1973
49
1974
48
1975
26
1976
43
1977
37
1978
33
1979
53
1980
30
1981
32
1982
52
1983
58
1984
48
1985
15
1986
30
1987
46
1988
26
1989
27
1990
28
1991
34
1992
23
1993
24
1994
27
1995
29
1996
46
1997
28
1998
44
1999
20
2000
17
2001
19
2002
27
2003
15
2004
54
2005
18
2006
28
2007
23
2008
32
2009
35
2010
28
2011
25
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at El Carrizal between 17 September 2010 and 17 September 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When El Carrizal set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2010-09-17
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 200.2 mm (7.9 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 200.2 mm (7.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Carrizal. The most was 200.2 mm (7.9 in) on 17 September 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Carrizal
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
15 January 2010
Feb
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
20 February 1990
Mar
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
27 March 1988
Apr
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
3 April 1990
May
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
25 May 2001
Jun
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
10 June 2008
Jul
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
12 July 1999
Aug
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
5 August 1979
Sep
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
17 September 2010
Oct
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1 October 1994
Nov
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
11 November 1986
Dec
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
7 December 1994
Period of Record Coverage
1968 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at El Carrizal, 1968 to 2011. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 43 complete years at El Carrizal, 1968 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.9 C (76.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 23.8 C (74.8 F), and the warmest was 1982, at 26.0 C (78.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Carrizal as warming stripes, 1968 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1968
23.9 C
-1.00 C
1969
24.4 C
-0.54 C
1970
23.8 C
-1.09 C
1971
24.7 C
-0.19 C
1972
24.8 C
-0.14 C
1973
24.3 C
-0.59 C
1974
24.3 C
-0.65 C
1975
24.6 C
-0.33 C
1976
23.8 C
-1.09 C
1977
24.3 C
-0.64 C
1978
24.0 C
-0.93 C
1979
23.8 C
-1.10 C
1980
24.4 C
-0.47 C
1981
25.0 C
+0.08 C
1982
26.0 C
+1.05 C
1983
25.3 C
+0.40 C
1984
24.9 C
-0.03 C
1985
25.3 C
+0.35 C
1986
25.0 C
+0.08 C
1987
24.6 C
-0.31 C
1988
24.9 C
-0.03 C
1989
25.2 C
+0.29 C
1990
25.0 C
+0.05 C
1991
25.5 C
+0.64 C
1992
24.9 C
-0.03 C
1993
25.3 C
+0.39 C
1994
25.4 C
+0.49 C
1995
25.8 C
+0.91 C
1996
25.1 C
+0.15 C
1997
25.0 C
+0.11 C
1998
25.8 C
+0.93 C
1999
25.1 C
+0.17 C
2000
25.1 C
+0.16 C
2001
25.1 C
+0.17 C
2002
25.4 C
+0.48 C
2003
25.5 C
+0.57 C
2004
25.4 C
+0.48 C
2005
25.2 C
+0.27 C
2006
25.3 C
+0.36 C
2007
25.3 C
+0.35 C
2008
25.1 C
+0.17 C
2009
25.4 C
+0.51 C
2010
24.4 C
-0.47 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1968 to 2010. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Carrizal
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1968 to 2010
43
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.6 C (0.4 to 0.8) per decade
1.0 F (0.7 to 1.4) per decade
1968 to 2010
43
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.00 C (-0.08 to 0.07) per decade
-0.01 F (-0.14 to 0.12) per decade
1968 to 2010
43
Not clearly different from zero
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 Carrizal: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1977
9.2 C (48.5 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
2010
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
46
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
373.4 mm (14.7 in)
1974
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
46
Longest dry spell (CDD)
95 days
2002
43 days
46
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Carrizal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Carrizal by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1961
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1984
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1987
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1996
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1999
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2003
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2004
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2005
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2006
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2007
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2008
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2010
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2011
45.6 C (114.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Carrizal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 0.6 C (33.1 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 9.2 C (48.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Carrizal by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1961
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1969
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1970
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1971
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1972
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1973
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1974
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1975
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1976
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1977
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1978
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1979
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1980
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1981
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1983
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1984
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1985
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1986
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1987
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1988
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1989
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1990
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1991
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1992
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1993
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1994
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1995
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1996
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1997
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1998
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1999
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2000
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2001
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2002
8.9 C (48.0 F)
2003
7.8 C (46.0 F)
2004
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2005
8.3 C (46.9 F)
2006
7.2 C (45.0 F)
2007
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2008
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2009
10.0 C (50.0 F)
2010
9.4 C (48.9 F)
2011
8.9 C (48.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Carrizal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 200.2 mm (7.9 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Carrizal by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1967
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1968
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1970
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1971
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1973
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974
199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1975
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1977
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1980
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1982
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1984
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1985
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1987
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1988
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1989
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1990
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1991
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1992
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1994
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1995
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1996
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1998
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
2000
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2001
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
2002
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2003
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2004
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2005
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2006
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2007
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2008
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2009
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2010
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
2011
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Carrizal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 373.4 mm (14.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 151.1 mm (5.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Carrizal by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1967
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1968
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969
166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1970
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1971
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1972
253.8 mm (10.0 in)
1973
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1974
373.4 mm (14.7 in)
1975
266.5 mm (10.5 in)
1976
281.2 mm (11.1 in)
1977
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1979
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1980
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1981
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1982
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1983
235.2 mm (9.3 in)
1984
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1985
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1986
138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1987
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1988
184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1989
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1990
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1991
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1992
174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1993
332.8 mm (13.1 in)
1994
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1995
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1996
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1997
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1998
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1999
184.7 mm (7.3 in)
2000
229.3 mm (9.0 in)
2001
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
2002
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
2004
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2005
183.7 mm (7.2 in)
2006
174.1 mm (6.9 in)
2007
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
2008
256.4 mm (10.1 in)
2009
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2010
255.1 mm (10.0 in)
2011
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Carrizal, 1961 to 2011. The record is 95 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Carrizal by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961
31 days
1967
28 days
1968
42 days
1969
35 days
1970
80 days
1971
62 days
1972
38 days
1973
44 days
1974
37 days
1975
63 days
1976
51 days
1977
46 days
1978
46 days
1979
45 days
1980
40 days
1981
33 days
1982
27 days
1983
40 days
1984
47 days
1985
70 days
1986
42 days
1987
36 days
1988
30 days
1989
51 days
1990
32 days
1991
42 days
1992
28 days
1993
29 days
1994
24 days
1995
43 days
1996
42 days
1997
23 days
1998
63 days
1999
54 days
2000
67 days
2001
51 days
2002
95 days
2003
50 days
2004
69 days
2005
43 days
2006
35 days
2007
37 days
2008
52 days
2009
55 days
2010
30 days
2011
71 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
44 years, 1968 to 2011
A day with at least 86.5 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 228.1 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Carrizal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
5 years
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
10 years
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
25 years
177.1 mm (7.0 in)
50 years
202.2 mm (8.0 in)
Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years
228.1 mm (9.0 in)
Longer than the 44 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, 44 years of values from 1968 to 2011.
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: 200.2 mm (7.9 in) in 2010; 199.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1974; 171.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1999.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of El Carrizal, at 1983. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1983 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at El Carrizal, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1983
-0.4
-0.8
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.