Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Cazadero. 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 Cazadero, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
33.9 C (93.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at El Cazadero still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 75.
Standing records at El Cazadero by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
35
1964
44
1965
46
1966
56
1967
43
1968
43
1969
69
1970
51
1971
40
1972
75
1973
53
1974
55
1975
52
1976
33
1977
39
1978
42
1979
48
1980
41
1981
24
1982
28
1983
30
1984
37
1985
16
1989
1
1990
29
1991
45
1992
26
1993
20
1994
25
1995
32
1996
19
1997
44
1998
22
2000
3
2001
18
2002
14
2005
21
2006
19
2007
16
2008
21
2009
19
2010
31
2011
20
2012
19
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 82.6 mm (3.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Cazadero. The most was 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 29 September 1976.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Cazadero
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
16 January 1981
Feb
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
12 February 2002
Mar
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
4 March 1968
Apr
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
16 April 1994
May
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
16 May 2009
Jun
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
20 June 2007
Jul
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1 July 1983
Aug
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1 August 2005
Sep
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
29 September 1976
Oct
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
25 October 1977
Nov
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
30 November 2009
Dec
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
17 December 1963
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at El Cazadero, 1963 to 2012. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1973, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at El Cazadero, 1965 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.5 C (61.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 15.6 C (60.1 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 17.2 C (63.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Cazadero as warming stripes, 1965 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
16.6 C
+0.05 C
1966
16.1 C
-0.42 C
1969
17.0 C
+0.45 C
1970
16.2 C
-0.36 C
1971
16.8 C
+0.28 C
1972
17.2 C
+0.73 C
1975
16.5 C
-0.02 C
1977
16.2 C
-0.33 C
1978
16.4 C
-0.10 C
1979
16.1 C
-0.37 C
1980
16.7 C
+0.17 C
1981
16.4 C
-0.09 C
1982
17.0 C
+0.50 C
1983
15.6 C
-0.91 C
1984
17.0 C
+0.45 C
1990
16.8 C
+0.31 C
1991
16.5 C
-0.06 C
1992
16.0 C
-0.52 C
1994
17.2 C
+0.73 C
1995
17.1 C
+0.54 C
1997
16.2 C
-0.28 C
2001
17.0 C
+0.51 C
2005
16.5 C
-0.06 C
2006
16.5 C
-0.03 C
2007
16.4 C
-0.16 C
2008
16.1 C
-0.45 C
2010
15.7 C
-0.81 C
2011
16.8 C
+0.25 C
2012
16.6 C
+0.08 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
1963 to 2012
Yearly extremes at El Cazadero: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1976
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
171 days
2011
87 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at El Cazadero, 1963 to 2012. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Cazadero by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1963
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2007
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at El Cazadero, 1963 to 2012. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.2 C (19.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Cazadero by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1963
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1965
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1967
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1969
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1978
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1980
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1982
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1983
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1984
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1985
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1989
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1990
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1991
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1992
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1994
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1995
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1996
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1997
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1998
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2001
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2005
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2008
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2009
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2010
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2011
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at El Cazadero, 1963 to 2012. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Cazadero by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1968
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1972
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1977
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1978
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1979
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1980
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1981
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1982
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1983
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1985
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1989
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1990
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1991
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1993
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1996
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1997
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1998
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2000
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2001
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2002
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2005
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2006
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2007
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2008
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2009
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2011
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2012
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at El Cazadero, 1963 to 2012. The record is 128.9 mm (5.1 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.2 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Cazadero by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1965
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1968
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1972
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1973
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1974
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1975
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1976
128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1977
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1979
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1981
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1985
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1989
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1990
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1991
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1992
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1993
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1994
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1996
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1997
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1998
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
2000
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2001
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2002
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2005
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2006
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
2007
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2008
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2010
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
2011
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2012
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at El Cazadero, 1963 to 2012. The record is 171 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Cazadero by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963
22 days
1964
90 days
1965
95 days
1966
48 days
1967
46 days
1968
75 days
1969
114 days
1970
97 days
1971
117 days
1972
78 days
1973
85 days
1974
75 days
1975
125 days
1976
70 days
1977
126 days
1978
84 days
1979
89 days
1980
99 days
1981
47 days
1982
118 days
1983
73 days
1984
104 days
1985
69 days
1989
32 days
1990
78 days
1991
121 days
1992
84 days
1993
103 days
1994
55 days
1995
118 days
1996
109 days
1997
33 days
1998
124 days
2000
117 days
2001
60 days
2002
54 days
2005
123 days
2006
54 days
2007
55 days
2008
94 days
2009
90 days
2010
96 days
2011
171 days
2012
60 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
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Cazadero falls on 30 March and the median first autumn frost on 9 November, which leaves a median of 228 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at El Cazadero
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1965 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 March
n/a
30 March
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 November
n/a
9 November
n/a
+0.2 days per decade
Growing days
228 days
n/a
228 days
n/a
+1.7 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
38 years, 1964 to 2012
A day with at least 37.4 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.8 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at El Cazadero: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 years
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
10 years
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1964 to 2012.
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: 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1976; 68.8 mm (2.7 in) in 2007; 68.8 mm (2.7 in) in 2009.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.