Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cedros. 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 Cedros, 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)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 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
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cedros still stand. 2003 holds the most, with 105.
Standing records at Cedros by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1971
38
1972
39
1973
60
1974
45
1975
49
1976
26
1977
37
1978
52
1979
34
1980
49
1981
21
1982
28
1983
101
1984
28
1985
3
1987
32
1988
64
1989
51
1990
2
1991
21
1992
69
1993
53
1994
79
1995
87
1996
29
1998
16
2000
18
2001
50
2002
19
2003
105
2005
39
2006
12
2008
22
2009
31
2010
32
2011
13
2012
10
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Cedros between 5 February 2011 and 5 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Cedros set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2011-02-05
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 65.3 mm (2.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cedros. The most was 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 17 August 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cedros
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
30 January 1984
Feb
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
12 February 1980
Mar
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
9 March 1981
Apr
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
21 April 2001
May
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
15 May 2002
Jun
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 June 2002
Jul
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
17 July 1987
Aug
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
17 August 1971
Sep
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
21 September 2003
Oct
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
13 October 2003
Nov
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
8 November 1996
Dec
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
22 December 1987
Period of Record Coverage
1971 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Cedros, 1971 to 2012. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Cedros, 1971 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.6 C (65.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1995, at 16.6 C (61.8 F), and the warmest was 1982, at 19.9 C (67.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cedros as warming stripes, 1971 to 2005
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1971
19.3 C
+0.70 C
1972
19.5 C
+0.84 C
1975
19.2 C
+0.62 C
1976
18.4 C
-0.18 C
1977
19.2 C
+0.60 C
1978
19.3 C
+0.68 C
1979
19.0 C
+0.33 C
1980
18.4 C
-0.22 C
1981
18.2 C
-0.42 C
1982
19.9 C
+1.23 C
1983
19.3 C
+0.64 C
1989
18.8 C
+0.21 C
1993
17.6 C
-1.02 C
1995
16.6 C
-2.05 C
1996
16.8 C
-1.82 C
2005
18.4 C
-0.21 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
1971 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Cedros: 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)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2011
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1972
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
162 days
1971
66 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cedros, 1971 to 2012. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cedros by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1978
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cedros, 1971 to 2012. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cedros by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1971
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1972
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1973
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1974
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1975
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1977
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1978
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1979
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1980
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1981
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1982
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1983
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1984
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1985
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1987
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1988
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1989
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1993
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1994
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1996
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2000
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2001
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2003
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2005
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2006
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2009
3.3 C (37.9 F)
2010
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2011
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cedros, 1971 to 2012. The record is 65.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cedros by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1971
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1977
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1978
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1979
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1981
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1982
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1983
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1984
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1990
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1991
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1992
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1993
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1994
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1995
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1998
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2000
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2001
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2002
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2003
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2005
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2006
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2009
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2011
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cedros, 1971 to 2012. The record is 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.1 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cedros by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1971
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1972
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1973
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1974
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1976
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1981
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1982
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1984
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1988
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1989
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1991
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1992
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1993
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1995
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1998
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2001
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2002
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2003
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2005
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
2006
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2010
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2011
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2012
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cedros, 1971 to 2012. The record is 162 days in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cedros by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1971
162 days
1972
35 days
1973
69 days
1974
73 days
1975
122 days
1976
79 days
1977
81 days
1978
74 days
1979
64 days
1980
53 days
1981
59 days
1982
60 days
1983
92 days
1984
61 days
1985
59 days
1987
31 days
1988
66 days
1989
57 days
1990
59 days
1991
62 days
1992
38 days
1993
111 days
1994
111 days
1995
120 days
1996
110 days
1998
101 days
2000
39 days
2001
47 days
2002
80 days
2003
108 days
2005
55 days
2006
47 days
2008
91 days
2009
29 days
2010
95 days
2011
149 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.
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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.