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El Sauz Weather Records (MXN00032018)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Sauz (MXN00032018), Mexico, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for El Sauz

  • El Sauz (MXN00032018) is a weather station in Mexico at 23.27 latitude and -103.10 longitude, 2,096 m (6,876 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1939 to 2012, 74 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at El Sauz still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • El Sauz set a daily record precipitation of 9.4 mm (0.37 in) on 27 October 2012.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 23.27 latitude, -103.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,096 m (6,876 ft).
  • Period of record: 1939 to 2012, 74 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at El Sauz, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Sauz. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Sauz. 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 Sauz, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.9 C (84.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Feb36.7 C (98.1 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Mar35.0 C (95.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
May38.3 C (100.9 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Jul35.0 C (95.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Aug33.9 C (93.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Sep38.9 C (102.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Oct32.2 C (90.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Dec28.9 C (84.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at El Sauz by the year they were set 1,464 records at El Sauz still stand. 1951 holds the most, with 48. 02040601939: 101940: 331941: 301942: 451943: 231944: 421945: 261946: 91947: 381948: 221949: 281950: 81951: 481952: 411953: 201954: 81955: 171956: 91957: 251958: 201959: 221960: 211961: 141962: 171963: 231964: 201965: 221966: 211967: 371968: 371969: 221970: 371971: 121972: 281973: 271974: 151975: 151976: 241977: 231978: 191979: 231980: 211981: 91982: 441983: 391984: 211985: 221986: 111987: 191988: 181989: 321990: 141991: 191992: 151993: 91994: 101995: 171996: 141997: 301998: 171999: 152000: 152001: 142002: 32006: 72007: 72009: 122010: 192011: 72012: 31939194619531960196719741981198819952002
1,464 records at El Sauz still stand. 1951 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at El Sauz by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
193910
194033
194130
194245
194323
194442
194526
19469
194738
194822
194928
19508
195148
195241
195320
19548
195517
19569
195725
195820
195922
196021
196114
196217
196323
196420
196522
196621
196737
196837
196922
197037
197112
197228
197327
197415
197515
197624
197723
197819
197923
198021
19819
198244
198339
198421
198522
198611
198719
198818
198932
199014
199119
199215
19939
199410
199517
199614
199730
199817
199915
200015
200114
20023
20067
20077
200912
201019
20117
20123

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When El Sauz set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at El Sauz between 2 June 1982 and 13 December 1997. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperature2 June 1982: Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)3 June 1982: Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)10 July 1986: Record daily precipitation 67.1 mm (2.6 in)13 December 1997: Record low maximum temperature 1.7 C (35.1 F)198519901995
4 all-time records were set at El Sauz between 2 June 1982 and 13 December 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When El Sauz set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1982-06-02Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982-06-03Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986-07-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1997-12-13Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 1.7 C (35.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 67.1 mm (2.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Sauz The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Sauz. The most was 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 10 July 1986. 020406080 Jan: 49.5 mm (1.9 in), 12 January 1987 Jan Feb: 48.3 mm (1.9 in), 2 February 2010 Feb Mar: 27.4 mm (1.1 in), 5 March 1958 Mar Apr: 35.1 mm (1.4 in), 13 April 1959 Apr May: 27.2 mm (1.1 in), 14 May 1956 May Jun: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 16 June 1953 Jun Jul: 67.1 mm (2.6 in), 10 July 1986 Jul Aug: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 19 August 1988 Aug Sep: 62.7 mm (2.5 in), 8 September 1993 Sep Oct: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 3 October 1996 Oct Nov: 39.4 mm (1.6 in), 1 November 1953 Nov Dec: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 31 December 1946 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Sauz. The most was 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 10 July 1986.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Sauz
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan49.5 mm (1.9 in)12 January 1987
Feb48.3 mm (1.9 in)2 February 2010
Mar27.4 mm (1.1 in)5 March 1958
Apr35.1 mm (1.4 in)13 April 1959
May27.2 mm (1.1 in)14 May 1956
Jun57.9 mm (2.3 in)16 June 1953
Jul67.1 mm (2.6 in)10 July 1986
Aug59.9 mm (2.4 in)19 August 1988
Sep62.7 mm (2.5 in)8 September 1993
Oct47.0 mm (1.9 in)3 October 1996
Nov39.4 mm (1.6 in)1 November 1953
Dec38.6 mm (1.5 in)31 December 1946

Period of Record Coverage

1939 to 2012
Days with data per year at El Sauz 70 years of record at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986 and others. 1939: 122 of 365 days1940: 305 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 272 of 365 days1946: 92 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 346 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 244 of 366 days1981: 247 of 365 days1982: 303 of 365 days1983: 350 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 273 of 365 days1987: 322 of 365 days1988: 304 of 366 days1989: 347 of 365 days1990: 334 of 365 days1991: 337 of 365 days1992: 346 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 334 of 365 days2002: 151 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days19401950196019701980199020002010
70 years of record at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986 and others.
Days with data per year at El Sauz
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
193912233%No
194030583%No
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194527275%No
19469225%No
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969364100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197834695%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198024467%No
198124768%No
198230383%No
198335096%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198627375%No
198732288%No
198830483%No
198934795%Yes
199033492%Yes
199133792%Yes
199234695%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
200133492%Yes
200215141%No
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at El Sauz
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 October 2012El Sauz, MXdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2012El Sauz, MXdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)63 years38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012El Sauz, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie46 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2012El Sauz, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2012El Sauz, MXdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)59 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012El Sauz, MXdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012El Sauz, MXdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)69 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012El Sauz, MXdaily low max (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2012El Sauz, MXdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)70 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2012El Sauz, MXdaily high max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2011El Sauz, MXdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2011El Sauz, MXdaily low min (Tie)-6.1 C (21.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2011El Sauz, MXmonthly low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2011El Sauz, MXdaily low max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2011El Sauz, MXdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2011El Sauz, MXdaily low min (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie57 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2011El Sauz, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie22 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2011El Sauz, MXdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2011El Sauz, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie58 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2011El Sauz, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie61 years6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

53 complete years, 1941 to 2012
Annual mean temperature at El Sauz as warming stripes, 1941 to 2012 One stripe for each of 53 complete years at El Sauz, 1941 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.8 C (60.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 16.7 C (62.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F). 1941: 16.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1942: 16.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1943: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1944: 15.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1947: 16.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1948: 16.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1949: 16.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1950: 16.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1951: 16.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1952: 16.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1953: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1954: 16.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1955: 15.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1956: 15.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1957: 15.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1958: 15.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1959: 15.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1960: 15.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1961: 15.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1962: 16.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1963: 16.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1964: 15.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1965: 15.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 15.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 15.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: 15.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1969: 16.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1970: 15.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 15.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 16.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1973: 15.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1974: 15.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1975: 15.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1976: 14.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1977: 15.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1978: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 15.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 16.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1985: 16.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1993: 16.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1994: 16.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1995: 16.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1996: 15.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1997: 15.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 16.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1999: 15.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2000: 15.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2006: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2007: 15.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2009: 15.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2010: 14.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2011: 16.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2012: 15.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean19411950196019701980199020002010
One stripe for each of 53 complete years at El Sauz, 1941 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.8 C (60.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 16.7 C (62.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Sauz as warming stripes, 1941 to 2012
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194116.3 C+0.50 C
194216.1 C+0.25 C
194315.7 C-0.16 C
194415.6 C-0.25 C
194716.4 C+0.58 C
194816.4 C+0.58 C
194916.2 C+0.36 C
195016.5 C+0.63 C
195116.5 C+0.67 C
195216.0 C+0.18 C
195315.5 C-0.36 C
195416.2 C+0.40 C
195515.6 C-0.19 C
195615.5 C-0.32 C
195715.9 C+0.10 C
195815.2 C-0.61 C
195915.4 C-0.38 C
196015.9 C+0.10 C
196115.8 C-0.02 C
196216.3 C+0.50 C
196316.5 C+0.63 C
196415.9 C+0.08 C
196515.4 C-0.39 C
196615.6 C-0.27 C
196715.7 C-0.12 C
196815.0 C-0.79 C
196916.2 C+0.36 C
197015.4 C-0.41 C
197115.7 C-0.08 C
197216.2 C+0.38 C
197315.5 C-0.29 C
197415.5 C-0.35 C
197515.2 C-0.64 C
197614.8 C-1.03 C
197715.4 C-0.39 C
197815.7 C-0.17 C
197915.6 C-0.18 C
198416.3 C+0.49 C
198516.4 C+0.57 C
199316.4 C+0.54 C
199416.7 C+0.90 C
199516.2 C+0.42 C
199615.7 C-0.09 C
199715.4 C-0.45 C
199816.4 C+0.57 C
199915.5 C-0.28 C
200015.7 C-0.15 C
200615.7 C-0.16 C
200715.4 C-0.45 C
200915.7 C-0.10 C
201014.9 C-0.96 C
201116.0 C+0.16 C
201215.7 C-0.09 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1941 to 2012 is -0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.02) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.07 F (-0.18 to 0.04) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 53 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Sauz
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.02) per decade-0.07 F (-0.18 to 0.04) per decade1941 to 201253Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.04 C (-0.06 to 0.14) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade1941 to 201253Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.12 C (-0.20 to -0.05) per decade-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade1941 to 201253Fall

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

1939 to 2012
Yearly extremes at El Sauz: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.0 C (104.0 F)198235.0 C (95.0 F)70
Coldest night (TNn)-10.6 C (12.9 F)1955-5.0 C (23.0 F)70
Wettest day (Rx1day)67.1 mm (2.6 in)198637.5 mm (1.5 in)70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)122.7 mm (4.8 in)197663.4 mm (2.5 in)70
Longest dry spell (CDD)155 days199975 days70

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at El Sauz by year The hottest day of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 3032.53537.5401940196019802000Record: 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1982
The hottest day of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Sauz by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
193930.6 C (87.1 F)
194033.9 C (93.0 F)
194134.4 C (93.9 F)
194234.4 C (93.9 F)
194334.4 C (93.9 F)
194435.0 C (95.0 F)
194535.0 C (95.0 F)
194630.0 C (86.0 F)
194735.0 C (95.0 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195035.0 C (95.0 F)
195135.6 C (96.1 F)
195233.9 C (93.0 F)
195334.4 C (93.9 F)
195433.3 C (91.9 F)
195532.8 C (91.0 F)
195632.2 C (90.0 F)
195734.4 C (93.9 F)
195832.8 C (91.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196034.4 C (93.9 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196235.0 C (95.0 F)
196333.9 C (93.0 F)
196433.9 C (93.0 F)
196533.9 C (93.0 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196935.0 C (95.0 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197133.9 C (93.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197434.4 C (93.9 F)
197533.9 C (93.0 F)
197633.9 C (93.0 F)
197733.3 C (91.9 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198035.0 C (95.0 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198240.0 C (104.0 F)
198338.3 C (100.9 F)
198435.0 C (95.0 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198637.2 C (99.0 F)
198734.4 C (93.9 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199038.3 C (100.9 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199335.6 C (96.1 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199536.7 C (98.1 F)
199636.7 C (98.1 F)
199733.9 C (93.0 F)
199836.7 C (98.1 F)
199935.0 C (95.0 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200133.9 C (93.0 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200631.7 C (89.1 F)
200735.0 C (95.0 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201033.9 C (93.0 F)
201135.0 C (95.0 F)
201233.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at El Sauz by year The coldest night of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F). -12-10-8-6-4-21940196019802000Record: -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1955
The coldest night of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Sauz by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1939-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1940-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1941-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1943-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1944-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1945-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1946-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1947-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1948-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1950-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1951-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1952-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1955-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1957-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1958-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1960-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1961-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1962-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1963-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1964-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1970-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1971-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1972-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1974-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1976-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1978-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1980-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1981-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1982-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1984-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1985-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1986-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1987-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1988-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1989-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1990-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1991-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1992-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1994-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1995-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1996-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1997-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1998-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1999-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2000-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2001-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2002-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2006-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2007-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2010-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2011-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2012-3.3 C (26.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Sauz by year The wettest day of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 67.1 mm (2.6 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 mm (1.5 in). 0204060801940196019802000Record: 67.1 mm (2.6 in) in 1986
The wettest day of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 67.1 mm (2.6 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Sauz by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193923.9 mm (0.9 in)
194039.4 mm (1.6 in)
194139.9 mm (1.6 in)
194248.3 mm (1.9 in)
194337.6 mm (1.5 in)
194445.2 mm (1.8 in)
194528.2 mm (1.1 in)
194638.6 mm (1.5 in)
194734.5 mm (1.4 in)
194846.5 mm (1.8 in)
194925.4 mm (1.0 in)
195029.7 mm (1.2 in)
195154.9 mm (2.2 in)
195237.1 mm (1.5 in)
195357.9 mm (2.3 in)
195433.8 mm (1.3 in)
195533.8 mm (1.3 in)
195631.5 mm (1.2 in)
195726.7 mm (1.1 in)
195855.1 mm (2.2 in)
195940.9 mm (1.6 in)
196021.1 mm (0.8 in)
196126.9 mm (1.1 in)
196225.9 mm (1.0 in)
196331.2 mm (1.2 in)
196449.8 mm (2.0 in)
196530.0 mm (1.2 in)
196638.4 mm (1.5 in)
196739.1 mm (1.5 in)
196830.5 mm (1.2 in)
196921.8 mm (0.9 in)
197048.3 mm (1.9 in)
197127.7 mm (1.1 in)
197233.8 mm (1.3 in)
197350.3 mm (2.0 in)
197431.2 mm (1.2 in)
197544.5 mm (1.8 in)
197654.4 mm (2.1 in)
197736.8 mm (1.4 in)
197832.0 mm (1.3 in)
197941.4 mm (1.6 in)
198015.2 mm (0.6 in)
198123.6 mm (0.9 in)
198228.2 mm (1.1 in)
198330.0 mm (1.2 in)
198447.8 mm (1.9 in)
198529.7 mm (1.2 in)
198667.1 mm (2.6 in)
198749.5 mm (1.9 in)
198859.9 mm (2.4 in)
198950.3 mm (2.0 in)
199038.9 mm (1.5 in)
199149.3 mm (1.9 in)
199227.7 mm (1.1 in)
199362.7 mm (2.5 in)
199438.1 mm (1.5 in)
199547.2 mm (1.9 in)
199647.0 mm (1.9 in)
199733.5 mm (1.3 in)
199840.1 mm (1.6 in)
199935.6 mm (1.4 in)
200026.4 mm (1.0 in)
200123.4 mm (0.9 in)
200242.9 mm (1.7 in)
200637.3 mm (1.5 in)
200742.4 mm (1.7 in)
200942.7 mm (1.7 in)
201048.3 mm (1.9 in)
201125.1 mm (1.0 in)
201234.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Sauz by year The wettest five days of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.4 mm (2.5 in). 2550751001251940196019802000Record: 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1976
The wettest five days of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.4 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Sauz by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193961.5 mm (2.4 in)
194066.5 mm (2.6 in)
194168.7 mm (2.7 in)
194286.2 mm (3.4 in)
1943104.6 mm (4.1 in)
194462.0 mm (2.4 in)
194563.0 mm (2.5 in)
194639.9 mm (1.6 in)
194778.7 mm (3.1 in)
194868.1 mm (2.7 in)
194943.7 mm (1.7 in)
195076.5 mm (3.0 in)
195183.1 mm (3.3 in)
195254.0 mm (2.1 in)
195369.1 mm (2.7 in)
195447.5 mm (1.9 in)
195564.1 mm (2.5 in)
195660.5 mm (2.4 in)
195773.4 mm (2.9 in)
195883.8 mm (3.3 in)
195983.3 mm (3.3 in)
196058.2 mm (2.3 in)
196150.9 mm (2.0 in)
196243.5 mm (1.7 in)
196363.8 mm (2.5 in)
196458.5 mm (2.3 in)
196558.5 mm (2.3 in)
196654.9 mm (2.2 in)
196780.0 mm (3.1 in)
196860.0 mm (2.4 in)
196945.0 mm (1.8 in)
197067.8 mm (2.7 in)
197161.8 mm (2.4 in)
197269.7 mm (2.7 in)
197399.2 mm (3.9 in)
197437.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976122.7 mm (4.8 in)
197759.7 mm (2.4 in)
197838.6 mm (1.5 in)
197972.4 mm (2.9 in)
198030.8 mm (1.2 in)
198132.1 mm (1.3 in)
198256.9 mm (2.2 in)
198361.5 mm (2.4 in)
198486.4 mm (3.4 in)
198557.1 mm (2.2 in)
1986112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1987104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1988116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1989105.4 mm (4.1 in)
199085.4 mm (3.4 in)
199170.8 mm (2.8 in)
199254.8 mm (2.2 in)
199368.3 mm (2.7 in)
199462.9 mm (2.5 in)
199571.1 mm (2.8 in)
199686.0 mm (3.4 in)
199734.1 mm (1.3 in)
199846.2 mm (1.8 in)
199955.8 mm (2.2 in)
200048.3 mm (1.9 in)
200157.7 mm (2.3 in)
200269.9 mm (2.8 in)
200668.6 mm (2.7 in)
200765.6 mm (2.6 in)
200990.1 mm (3.5 in)
201062.3 mm (2.5 in)
201162.4 mm (2.5 in)
201242.2 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Sauz by year The longest dry spell of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 155 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days. 0501001502001940196019802000Record: 155 days in 1999
The longest dry spell of the year at El Sauz, 1939 to 2012. The record is 155 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Sauz by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193933 days
194032 days
194140 days
194246 days
194353 days
194458 days
194541 days
194641 days
1947111 days
194847 days
194992 days
195064 days
195175 days
195295 days
195358 days
195475 days
1955121 days
195698 days
1957103 days
195870 days
195949 days
1960140 days
196185 days
196269 days
196358 days
1964107 days
196568 days
196666 days
196746 days
196856 days
1969105 days
197070 days
197185 days
197270 days
197363 days
197474 days
1975125 days
197692 days
1977121 days
197892 days
1979100 days
198051 days
198131 days
1982105 days
198372 days
198498 days
1985106 days
198664 days
198770 days
198854 days
1989130 days
199078 days
1991133 days
199259 days
199369 days
199487 days
1995118 days
1996108 days
199733 days
1998111 days
1999155 days
200074 days
200159 days
200250 days
2006109 days
2007109 days
2009109 days
2010110 days
2011122 days
201296 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

53 years with a frost

Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Sauz falls on 31 March and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 219 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at El Sauz
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1966 to 2012)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost31 Marchn/a31 Marchn/a-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost5 Novembern/a3 Novembern/a-1.2 days per decade
Growing days219 daysn/a218 daysn/a-0.5 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

60 years, 1941 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 64.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Sauz: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years37.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 years46.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 years51.7 mm (2.0 in)
25 years57.4 mm (2.3 in)
50 years61.2 mm (2.4 in)
100 years64.5 mm (2.5 in)Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1941 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: 62.7 mm (2.5 in) in 1993; 57.9 mm (2.3 in) in 1953; 55.1 mm (2.2 in) in 1958.

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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.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).