Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alvarado (Dge). 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 Alvarado (Dge), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
35.6 C (96.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
38.9 C (102.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
40.6 C (105.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.7 C (107.1 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
42.8 C (109.0 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
20.0 C (68.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.4 C (102.9 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
36.7 C (98.1 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
36.1 C (97.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Alvarado (Dge) still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 90.
Standing records at Alvarado (Dge) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1960
47
1961
90
1962
57
1963
70
1964
64
1965
41
1966
45
1967
42
1968
28
1969
63
1970
82
1971
36
1972
51
1973
60
1974
39
1975
68
1976
32
1977
56
1978
45
1979
19
1980
25
1981
18
1982
29
1983
28
1984
23
1985
61
1998
51
1999
19
2000
25
2001
22
2002
31
2007
19
2008
21
2009
9
2010
25
2011
23
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Alvarado (Dge) between 23 August 2010 and 23 August 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Alvarado (Dge) set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2010-08-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 265.4 mm (10.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 265.4 mm (10.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alvarado (Dge). The most was 265.4 mm (10.4 in) on 23 August 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Alvarado (Dge)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
12 January 1981
Feb
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
3 February 2007
Mar
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1 March 1982
Apr
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
18 April 2001
May
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
20 May 1964
Jun
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
12 June 1972
Jul
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
25 July 1973
Aug
265.4 mm (10.4 in)
23 August 2010
Sep
260.9 mm (10.3 in)
16 September 1981
Oct
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
15 October 2008
Nov
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
23 November 1960
Dec
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
7 December 1973
Period of Record Coverage
1960 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
36 years of record at Alvarado (Dge), 1960 to 2011. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2009.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Alvarado (Dge), 1961 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.3 C (79.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 24.9 C (76.8 F), and the warmest was 1965, at 27.3 C (81.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Alvarado (Dge) as warming stripes, 1961 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1961
26.9 C
+0.63 C
1962
26.6 C
+0.34 C
1963
26.7 C
+0.43 C
1964
27.2 C
+0.96 C
1965
27.3 C
+1.00 C
1966
26.3 C
+0.05 C
1967
27.1 C
+0.79 C
1968
26.8 C
+0.51 C
1970
24.9 C
-1.38 C
1971
26.4 C
+0.09 C
1972
27.0 C
+0.72 C
1974
26.3 C
+0.01 C
1976
25.5 C
-0.74 C
1977
26.2 C
-0.05 C
1978
25.7 C
-0.56 C
1979
26.0 C
-0.29 C
1980
26.0 C
-0.29 C
1981
26.4 C
+0.11 C
2000
26.1 C
-0.14 C
2001
25.9 C
-0.37 C
2007
25.6 C
-0.66 C
2008
26.0 C
-0.30 C
2010
25.4 C
-0.92 C
2011
26.2 C
-0.05 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
1960 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Alvarado (Dge): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1967
39.2 C (102.5 F)
36
Coldest night (TNn)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1979
13.9 C (57.0 F)
36
Wettest day (Rx1day)
265.4 mm (10.4 in)
2010
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
544.2 mm (21.4 in)
1980
270.9 mm (10.7 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
78 days
2011
42 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Alvarado (Dge), 1960 to 2011. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 C (102.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Alvarado (Dge) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1968
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Alvarado (Dge), 1960 to 2011. The record is 8.9 C (48.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.9 C (57.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Alvarado (Dge) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1960
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1961
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1962
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1963
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1964
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1965
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1966
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1967
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1968
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1969
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1970
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1971
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1972
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1973
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1974
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1975
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1976
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1977
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1978
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1979
8.9 C (48.0 F)
1980
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1981
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1982
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1983
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1984
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1985
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1998
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1999
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2000
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2001
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2002
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2007
12.8 C (55.0 F)
2008
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2009
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2010
10.6 C (51.1 F)
2011
13.3 C (55.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Alvarado (Dge), 1960 to 2011. The record is 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 137.1 mm (5.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alvarado (Dge) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960
193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1961
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1962
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1963
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1964
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1965
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1967
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1969
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1970
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1971
179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1972
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1973
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1974
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1975
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1976
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1978
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1979
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1980
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1981
260.9 mm (10.3 in)
1982
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1983
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1984
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1985
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1999
183.1 mm (7.2 in)
2000
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2001
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2002
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2007
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2008
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
2009
195.8 mm (7.7 in)
2010
265.4 mm (10.4 in)
2011
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Alvarado (Dge), 1960 to 2011. The record is 544.2 mm (21.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 270.9 mm (10.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alvarado (Dge) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960
326.2 mm (12.8 in)
1961
283.2 mm (11.1 in)
1962
261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1963
288.1 mm (11.3 in)
1964
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1965
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1966
248.5 mm (9.8 in)
1967
181.7 mm (7.2 in)
1968
271.6 mm (10.7 in)
1969
296.4 mm (11.7 in)
1970
314.1 mm (12.4 in)
1971
432.3 mm (17.0 in)
1972
308.2 mm (12.1 in)
1973
279.2 mm (11.0 in)
1974
449.3 mm (17.7 in)
1975
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1976
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1977
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1978
318.4 mm (12.5 in)
1979
240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1980
544.2 mm (21.4 in)
1981
361.0 mm (14.2 in)
1982
225.4 mm (8.9 in)
1983
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1984
419.6 mm (16.5 in)
1985
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1998
189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1999
338.5 mm (13.3 in)
2000
191.8 mm (7.6 in)
2001
270.2 mm (10.6 in)
2002
196.3 mm (7.7 in)
2007
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2008
361.7 mm (14.2 in)
2009
389.4 mm (15.3 in)
2010
347.2 mm (13.7 in)
2011
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Alvarado (Dge), 1960 to 2011. The record is 78 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alvarado (Dge) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960
59 days
1961
58 days
1962
48 days
1963
56 days
1964
30 days
1965
53 days
1966
22 days
1967
45 days
1968
51 days
1969
18 days
1970
66 days
1971
30 days
1972
41 days
1973
37 days
1974
43 days
1975
38 days
1976
34 days
1977
52 days
1978
33 days
1979
45 days
1980
61 days
1981
26 days
1982
40 days
1983
29 days
1984
9 days
1985
23 days
1998
44 days
1999
72 days
2000
33 days
2001
53 days
2002
39 days
2007
50 days
2008
33 days
2009
45 days
2010
32 days
2011
78 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.