El Centro 2 SSW Weather Records (USC00042713)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Centro 2 SSW (USC00042713), California, United States, with 95 years of record.

Key Facts for El Centro 2 SSW

El Centro 2 SSW (USC00042713) is a weather station in California, United States at 32.77 latitude and -115.57 longitude, -9 m (-30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 2026, 95 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Centro 2 SSW still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
El Centro 2 SSW set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 11 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 32.77 latitude, -115.57 longitude.
Elevation: -9 m (-30 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 2026, 95 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

24 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Centro 2 SSW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 24 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at El Centro 2 SSW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)
Feb	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Apr	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
May	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Jun	49.4 C (120.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)
Jul	50.0 C (122.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47.2 C (117.0 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)
Aug	50.0 C (122.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)
Sep	48.9 C (120.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)
Oct	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Centro 2 SSW still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 45.

Standing records at El Centro 2 SSW by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1932	4
1933	24
1934	45
1935	14
1936	17
1937	29
1938	18
1939	16
1940	36
1941	12
1942	5
1943	19
1944	22
1945	24
1946	39
1947	21
1948	19
1949	45
1950	34
1951	40
1952	11
1953	7
1954	15
1955	14
1956	22
1957	19
1958	8
1959	14
1960	21
1961	21
1962	26
1963	20
1964	22
1965	18
1966	18
1967	10
1968	8
1969	12
1970	8
1971	29
1972	11
1973	14
1974	14
1975	26
1976	15
1977	11
1978	17
1979	3
1980	21
1981	9
1982	10
1983	15
1984	5
1985	18
1986	8
1987	10
1988	4
1989	16
1990	15
1991	11
1992	4
1993	3
1994	9
1995	11
1996	12
1997	9
1998	7
1999	7
2000	11
2001	11
2002	8
2003	17
2004	6
2005	4
2006	13
2007	7
2008	9
2009	7
2010	20
2011	15
2012	14
2013	10
2014	13
2015	16
2016	8
2017	10
2018	10
2019	10
2020	15
2021	21
2022	14
2023	10
2024	18
2025	5
2026	41

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at El Centro 2 SSW between 30 August 1976 and 30 August 1976. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 65.0 mm (2.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Centro 2 SSW. The most was 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 September 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Centro 2 SSW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 January 2024
Feb	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 February 2004
Mar	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 March 1992
Apr	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 April 1933
May	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 May 2015
Jun	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1 June 1948
Jul	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 July 2015
Aug	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 August 1946
Sep	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	6 September 1939
Oct	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 October 1986
Nov	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 November 1967
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1932 to 2026

95 years of record at El Centro 2 SSW, 1932 to 2026. 33 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1932, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others.

Days with data per year at El Centro 2 SSW
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1932	305	83%	No
1933	335	92%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	364	100%	Yes
1936	365	100%	Yes
1937	362	99%	Yes
1938	361	99%	Yes
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	364	99%	Yes
1941	362	99%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	356	98%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	360	98%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	363	99%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	364	100%	Yes
1954	361	99%	Yes
1955	362	99%	Yes
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	357	98%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	358	98%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	359	98%	Yes
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	355	97%	Yes
1970	360	99%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	362	99%	Yes
1973	362	99%	Yes
1974	326	89%	No
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	357	98%	Yes
1978	359	98%	Yes
1979	349	96%	Yes
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	319	87%	No
1983	308	84%	No
1984	290	79%	No
1985	287	79%	No
1986	299	82%	No
1987	290	79%	No
1988	296	81%	No
1989	317	87%	No
1990	295	81%	No
1991	301	82%	No
1992	323	88%	No
1993	314	86%	No
1994	328	90%	No
1995	337	92%	Yes
1996	325	89%	No
1997	314	86%	No
1998	303	83%	No
1999	277	76%	No
2000	305	83%	No
2001	308	84%	No
2002	300	82%	No
2003	309	85%	No
2004	312	85%	No
2005	276	76%	No
2006	300	82%	No
2007	260	71%	No
2008	274	75%	No
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	356	98%	Yes
2011	362	99%	Yes
2012	362	99%	Yes
2013	346	95%	Yes
2014	356	98%	Yes
2015	334	92%	Yes
2016	305	83%	No
2017	261	72%	No
2018	321	88%	No
2019	341	93%	Yes
2020	354	97%	Yes
2021	355	97%	Yes
2022	343	94%	Yes
2023	351	96%	Yes
2024	362	99%	Yes
2025	328	90%	No
2026	214	59%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at El Centro 2 SSW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily rain (Provisional)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily rain (Provisional)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	12 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	3 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high max (Provisional)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Provisional)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high max (Provisional)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Tie)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026	El Centro 2 SSW, US	daily high min (Tie)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

80 complete years, 1934 to 2025

One stripe for each of 80 complete years at El Centro 2 SSW, 1934 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.8 C (73.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 21.0 C (69.8 F), and the warmest was 2021, at 24.4 C (76.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Centro 2 SSW as warming stripes, 1934 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1934	24.3 C	+1.55 C
1935	22.1 C	-0.64 C
1936	23.2 C	+0.41 C
1937	22.9 C	+0.08 C
1938	22.6 C	-0.18 C
1939	23.1 C	+0.29 C
1940	23.9 C	+1.14 C
1941	22.5 C	-0.25 C
1942	22.3 C	-0.45 C
1943	23.3 C	+0.51 C
1944	21.5 C	-1.30 C
1945	22.1 C	-0.72 C
1946	21.6 C	-1.20 C
1947	22.9 C	+0.12 C
1948	21.9 C	-0.85 C
1949	22.1 C	-0.65 C
1950	23.0 C	+0.25 C
1951	21.5 C	-1.32 C
1952	22.8 C	+0.00 C
1953	22.7 C	-0.11 C
1954	23.2 C	+0.47 C
1955	22.1 C	-0.70 C
1956	22.4 C	-0.41 C
1957	22.3 C	-0.48 C
1958	23.0 C	+0.20 C
1959	22.2 C	-0.58 C
1960	21.8 C	-1.02 C
1961	21.4 C	-1.33 C
1962	22.1 C	-0.63 C
1963	21.9 C	-0.89 C
1964	21.4 C	-1.35 C
1965	21.5 C	-1.28 C
1966	22.2 C	-0.54 C
1967	21.8 C	-0.93 C
1968	22.0 C	-0.81 C
1969	22.5 C	-0.26 C
1970	22.1 C	-0.69 C
1971	21.7 C	-1.12 C
1972	22.3 C	-0.47 C
1973	22.1 C	-0.71 C
1975	21.0 C	-1.78 C
1976	21.7 C	-1.05 C
1977	21.9 C	-0.88 C
1978	22.5 C	-0.27 C
1979	22.0 C	-0.75 C
1980	22.5 C	-0.26 C
1981	23.0 C	+0.25 C
1982	22.0 C	-0.75 C
1983	22.6 C	-0.16 C
1985	22.3 C	-0.43 C
1986	23.3 C	+0.52 C
1987	23.1 C	+0.30 C
1988	23.0 C	+0.27 C
1989	23.5 C	+0.74 C
1990	22.8 C	+0.05 C
1991	22.6 C	-0.19 C
1992	23.0 C	+0.24 C
1993	22.9 C	+0.17 C
1994	23.0 C	+0.25 C
1995	23.8 C	+1.01 C
1996	24.2 C	+1.42 C
1997	23.5 C	+0.73 C
1998	22.7 C	-0.12 C
2000	23.5 C	+0.74 C
2001	23.5 C	+0.75 C
2002	23.2 C	+0.43 C
2003	23.8 C	+1.06 C
2004	23.4 C	+0.61 C
2006	23.7 C	+0.97 C
2009	23.7 C	+0.90 C
2010	23.3 C	+0.56 C
2011	23.3 C	+0.49 C
2012	24.1 C	+1.34 C
2014	24.4 C	+1.61 C
2020	24.2 C	+1.44 C
2021	24.4 C	+1.67 C
2022	24.2 C	+1.47 C
2023	23.7 C	+0.91 C
2024	24.1 C	+1.31 C
2025	23.8 C	+0.98 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1934 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 80 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Centro 2 SSW
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	1934 to 2025	80	Rise
Mean daily maximum	-0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.02) per decade	-0.07 F (-0.17 to 0.03) per decade	1934 to 2025	80	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade	0.7 F (0.6 to 0.9) per decade	1934 to 2025	80	Rise

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

1932 to 2026

Yearly extremes at El Centro 2 SSW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	50.0 C (122.0 F)	1934	47.2 C (117.0 F)	95
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1937	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	95
Wettest day (Rx1day)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1939	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	1939	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	95
Longest dry spell (CDD)	300 days	1962	142 days	95

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Centro 2 SSW, 1932 to 2026. The record is 50.0 C (122.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 C (117.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Centro 2 SSW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1932	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1933	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1934	50.0 C (122.0 F)
1935	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936	48.3 C (118.9 F)
1937	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1938	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1939	49.4 C (120.9 F)
1940	50.0 C (122.0 F)
1941	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1942	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1943	50.0 C (122.0 F)
1944	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1945	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1946	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1947	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1948	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1949	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1950	49.4 C (120.9 F)
1951	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1952	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1953	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1954	48.9 C (120.0 F)
1955	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1956	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1957	48.3 C (118.9 F)
1958	48.3 C (118.9 F)
1959	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1960	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1961	48.9 C (120.0 F)
1962	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1963	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1964	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1965	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1966	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1967	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1968	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1969	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1970	48.9 C (120.0 F)
1971	48.3 C (118.9 F)
1972	48.9 C (120.0 F)
1973	48.3 C (118.9 F)
1974	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1975	48.3 C (118.9 F)
1976	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1977	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1978	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1979	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1980	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1981	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1982	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1983	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1984	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1985	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1986	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1987	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1988	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1989	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1990	48.9 C (120.0 F)
1991	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1992	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1993	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1994	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1995	50.0 C (122.0 F)
1996	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1997	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1998	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1999	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2000	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2001	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2002	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2003	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2004	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2005	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2006	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2007	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2008	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2009	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2010	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2011	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2012	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2013	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2014	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2015	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2016	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2017	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2018	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2019	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2020	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2021	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2022	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2023	48.3 C (118.9 F)
2024	49.4 C (120.9 F)
2025	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2026	47.2 C (117.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Centro 2 SSW, 1932 to 2026. The record is -8.9 C (16.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Centro 2 SSW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1932	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1933	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1934	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1935	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1936	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1937	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1938	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1939	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1940	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1941	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1942	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1943	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1944	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1945	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1946	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1947	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1948	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1950	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1951	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1952	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1954	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1955	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1956	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1957	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1958	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1959	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1960	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1963	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1964	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1965	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1970	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1971	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1972	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1973	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1977	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1978	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1980	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1981	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1983	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1984	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1987	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1988	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1990	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1991	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1992	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1993	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1994	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1996	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1998	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1999	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2000	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2001	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2002	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2003	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2005	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2006	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2007	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2008	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2009	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2010	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2011	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2012	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2013	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2014	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2015	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2016	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2017	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2018	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2019	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2020	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2021	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2022	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2023	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2024	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2025	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2026	1.7 C (35.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Centro 2 SSW, 1932 to 2026. The record is 65.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.1 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Centro 2 SSW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1933	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1934	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1935	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1936	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1937	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1938	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1945	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1948	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1950	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1953	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1954	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1955	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1956	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1957	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1958	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1959	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1960	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1961	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1963	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1965	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1967	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1968	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1969	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1971	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1972	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1974	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1975	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1976	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1977	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1980	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1981	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1984	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1985	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1987	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1990	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1991	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1992	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1993	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1994	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1995	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1996	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1997	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1999	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2000	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
2001	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2002	3.6 mm (0.14 in)
2003	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2005	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2006	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
2007	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2008	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2009	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
2010	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2011	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2012	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2013	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2014	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2015	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2016	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2017	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
2018	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2019	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2020	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2021	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2022	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2023	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2025	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2026	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Centro 2 SSW, 1932 to 2026. The record is 109.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Centro 2 SSW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1933	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1934	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1937	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1938	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1940	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1945	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1948	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1949	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1952	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1953	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1954	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1956	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1960	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1961	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1962	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1963	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1967	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1969	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1970	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1971	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1972	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1974	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1975	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1976	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1980	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1981	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1983	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1984	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1985	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1990	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1991	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1992	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1993	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1994	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1996	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1997	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1998	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1999	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2000	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
2001	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
2002	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
2003	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2005	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2006	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2007	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2008	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2009	5.5 mm (0.22 in)
2010	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
2011	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
2012	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2013	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
2014	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2015	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2016	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2017	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
2018	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2019	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
2020	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2021	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2022	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2023	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2024	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2025	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2026	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Centro 2 SSW, 1932 to 2026. The record is 300 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 142 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Centro 2 SSW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	127 days
1933	107 days
1934	158 days
1935	134 days
1936	140 days
1937	121 days
1938	116 days
1939	134 days
1940	191 days
1941	119 days
1942	136 days
1943	163 days
1944	234 days
1945	125 days
1946	222 days
1947	140 days
1948	137 days
1949	205 days
1950	159 days
1951	93 days
1952	86 days
1953	154 days
1954	161 days
1955	134 days
1956	239 days
1957	171 days
1958	108 days
1959	175 days
1960	149 days
1961	200 days
1962	300 days
1963	142 days
1964	241 days
1965	226 days
1966	177 days
1967	156 days
1968	156 days
1969	174 days
1970	178 days
1971	134 days
1972	158 days
1973	275 days
1974	206 days
1975	115 days
1976	79 days
1977	197 days
1978	194 days
1979	137 days
1980	183 days
1981	104 days
1982	177 days
1983	132 days
1984	186 days
1985	144 days
1986	132 days
1987	226 days
1988	131 days
1989	216 days
1990	143 days
1991	125 days
1992	88 days
1993	231 days
1994	119 days
1995	248 days
1996	157 days
1997	123 days
1998	167 days
1999	99 days
2000	139 days
2001	300 days
2002	252 days
2003	137 days
2004	130 days
2005	76 days
2006	207 days
2007	92 days
2008	162 days
2009	293 days
2010	147 days
2011	123 days
2012	113 days
2013	167 days
2014	143 days
2015	60 days
2016	117 days
2017	53 days
2018	95 days
2019	65 days
2020	82 days
2021	55 days
2022	136 days
2023	113 days
2024	299 days
2025	78 days
2026	94 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

41 years with a frost

Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Centro 2 SSW falls on 1 February and the median first autumn frost on 8 December, which leaves a median of 304 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at El Centro 2 SSW
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1950 to 2002)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	1 February	n/a	1 February	n/a	+1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	8 December	n/a	6 December	n/a	+0.9 days per decade
Growing days	304 days	n/a	303 days	n/a	-0.2 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

90 years, 1933 to 2025

A day with at least 19.7 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 65.7 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Centro 2 SSW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
5 years	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
10 years	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
25 years	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
50 years	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
100 years	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	Longer than the 90 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, 90 years of values from 1933 to 2025.

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: 65.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1939; 58.7 mm (2.3 in) in 1976; 58.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1982.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2002 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2002 to 2025, El Centro 2 SSW had a mean temperature of 23.8 C (74.9 F) and 54.9 mm (2.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Yuma Proving Ground (United States, 110 km away), Indio Fire STN (United States, 121 km away) and Eagle Mtn (United States, 116 km away).

Climate twins of El Centro 2 SSW: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2002 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Yuma Proving Ground	United States	110 km (68 mi)	23.0 C (73.5 F)	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	0.94
Indio Fire STN	United States	121 km (75 mi)	23.1 C (73.5 F)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	0.99
Eagle Mtn	United States	116 km (72 mi)	23.0 C (73.4 F)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	1.01

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).