Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Escondido (USC00042862), California, United States, with 87 years of record.
Key Facts for Escondido
Escondido (USC00042862) is a weather station in California, United States at 33.12 latitude and -117.08 longitude, 201 m (659 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1979, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at Escondido still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Escondido tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 18 March 1979.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 33.12 latitude, -117.08 longitude.
Elevation: 201 m (659 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1979, 87 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Escondido. 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 Escondido, 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)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.0 C (113.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.9 C (111.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Escondido still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Escondido by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
2
1894
9
1895
12
1896
33
1897
41
1898
53
1899
38
1900
37
1901
31
1902
15
1903
47
1904
38
1905
25
1906
21
1907
24
1908
22
1909
26
1910
14
1911
16
1912
19
1913
19
1914
25
1915
14
1916
20
1917
24
1918
30
1919
8
1920
20
1921
6
1922
26
1923
13
1924
15
1925
14
1926
43
1927
16
1928
9
1929
18
1930
20
1931
66
1932
22
1933
17
1934
13
1935
22
1936
14
1937
9
1938
17
1939
29
1940
25
1941
14
1942
6
1943
9
1944
11
1945
10
1946
3
1947
9
1948
8
1949
16
1950
20
1951
12
1952
7
1953
6
1954
8
1955
12
1956
7
1957
4
1958
12
1959
9
1960
6
1961
6
1962
6
1963
12
1964
12
1965
14
1966
10
1967
12
1968
5
1969
4
1970
8
1971
11
1972
16
1973
8
1974
5
1975
9
1976
19
1977
10
1978
11
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Escondido between 18 August 1945 and 18 August 1945. Each dot is a new record.
When Escondido set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1945-08-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 164.3 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Escondido. The most was 164.3 mm (6.5 in) on 16 February 1927.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Escondido
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
27 January 1916
Feb
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
16 February 1927
Mar
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2 March 1938
Apr
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
5 April 1926
May
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
9 May 1977
Jun
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1 June 1899
Jul
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
30 July 1965
Aug
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
17 August 1977
Sep
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
25 September 1939
Oct
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
16 October 1936
Nov
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
12 November 1941
Dec
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
22 December 1945
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1979
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
87 years of record at Escondido, 1893 to 1979. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1900, 1904, 1919, 1921, 1929, 1930 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Escondido, 1895 to 1978. 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 1899, at 14.7 C (58.4 F), and the warmest was 1959, at 17.7 C (63.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Escondido as warming stripes, 1895 to 1978
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1895
16.8 C
+0.31 C
1896
17.0 C
+0.49 C
1897
15.6 C
-0.92 C
1898
15.5 C
-0.97 C
1899
14.7 C
-1.81 C
1901
16.8 C
+0.29 C
1902
15.5 C
-1.04 C
1903
15.2 C
-1.28 C
1905
17.2 C
+0.70 C
1907
15.8 C
-0.66 C
1908
15.3 C
-1.24 C
1909
16.3 C
-0.24 C
1914
16.7 C
+0.23 C
1915
16.0 C
-0.51 C
1916
15.7 C
-0.79 C
1917
15.8 C
-0.67 C
1918
17.1 C
+0.58 C
1920
15.5 C
-0.98 C
1922
15.9 C
-0.61 C
1923
16.0 C
-0.55 C
1924
16.3 C
-0.21 C
1925
16.2 C
-0.29 C
1926
17.0 C
+0.54 C
1927
16.2 C
-0.26 C
1931
17.3 C
+0.80 C
1932
16.9 C
+0.41 C
1933
15.6 C
-0.91 C
1934
16.8 C
+0.28 C
1936
17.4 C
+0.94 C
1937
17.0 C
+0.52 C
1938
16.9 C
+0.36 C
1939
17.3 C
+0.83 C
1940
17.7 C
+1.15 C
1941
17.1 C
+0.58 C
1942
16.9 C
+0.39 C
1943
17.3 C
+0.75 C
1944
15.9 C
-0.59 C
1945
16.1 C
-0.41 C
1947
16.5 C
-0.01 C
1948
15.5 C
-1.00 C
1949
15.7 C
-0.77 C
1950
15.7 C
-0.80 C
1951
16.2 C
-0.27 C
1952
16.0 C
-0.54 C
1953
16.2 C
-0.35 C
1954
16.5 C
+0.03 C
1955
16.0 C
-0.55 C
1957
16.6 C
+0.13 C
1958
17.3 C
+0.84 C
1959
17.7 C
+1.23 C
1960
16.8 C
+0.28 C
1961
16.7 C
+0.17 C
1962
16.4 C
-0.10 C
1963
16.7 C
+0.19 C
1964
16.2 C
-0.31 C
1965
16.4 C
-0.09 C
1966
17.0 C
+0.51 C
1967
17.0 C
+0.51 C
1968
17.2 C
+0.70 C
1969
17.1 C
+0.56 C
1970
17.2 C
+0.68 C
1971
16.3 C
-0.16 C
1972
17.2 C
+0.67 C
1973
16.5 C
-0.01 C
1974
17.0 C
+0.51 C
1975
16.2 C
-0.32 C
1976
17.5 C
+0.95 C
1977
17.5 C
+0.96 C
1978
17.4 C
+0.86 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1895 to 1978. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Escondido
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1895 to 1978
69
Rise
Mean daily maximum
-0.06 C (-0.14 to 0.03) per decade
-0.10 F (-0.26 to 0.05) per decade
1895 to 1978
69
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1895 to 1978
69
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
1893 to 1979
Yearly extremes at Escondido: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1894
38.9 C (102.0 F)
87
Coldest night (TNn)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1901
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1927
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
342.4 mm (13.5 in)
1927
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
86
Longest dry spell (CDD)
185 days
1962
98 days
86
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Escondido, 1893 to 1979. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Escondido by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1894
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1895
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1896
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1897
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1898
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1899
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1903
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1904
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1907
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1908
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1909
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1910
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1914
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1916
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1922
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
28.9 C (84.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Escondido, 1893 to 1979. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Escondido by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1894
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1895
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1896
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1897
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1898
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1899
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1900
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1901
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1902
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1903
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1904
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1905
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1908
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1909
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1910
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1911
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1912
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1913
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1914
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1915
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1916
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1917
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1918
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1919
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1920
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1921
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1923
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1924
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1925
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1926
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1927
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1928
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1929
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1930
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1931
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1932
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1933
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1934
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1935
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1936
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1937
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1938
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1939
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1940
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1941
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1942
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1943
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1944
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1945
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1946
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1947
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1948
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1950
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1951
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1953
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1955
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1956
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1957
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1958
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1959
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1960
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1962
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1963
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1964
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1965
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1966
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1967
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1968
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1970
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1973
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1974
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1975
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1976
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1977
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1978
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1979
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Escondido, 1893 to 1979. The record is 164.3 mm (6.5 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Escondido by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1895
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1897
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1898
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1901
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1902
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1903
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1904
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1906
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1907
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1908
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1910
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1911
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1912
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1913
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1914
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1916
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1917
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1919
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1920
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1922
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1923
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1928
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1937
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1938
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1939
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1942
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1946
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1951
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1954
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1956
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1960
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1961
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1962
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1967
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1970
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1971
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1977
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Escondido, 1893 to 1979. The record is 342.4 mm (13.5 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.1 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Escondido by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1894
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1895
203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1896
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1897
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1898
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1899
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1900
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1901
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1902
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1903
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1904
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1905
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1906
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1907
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1909
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1910
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1911
67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1912
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1913
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1914
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1915
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1916
259.5 mm (10.2 in)
1917
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1918
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1919
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1920
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921
220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1922
n/a
1923
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1924
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1926
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1927
342.4 mm (13.5 in)
1928
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1930
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1931
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1932
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1933
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1934
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1935
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1937
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1938
214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1939
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1940
156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1941
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1942
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1943
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1944
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1946
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1949
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1952
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1953
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1955
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1957
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1958
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1960
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1961
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1962
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1963
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1964
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1966
193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1967
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1968
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1971
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1975
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1977
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978
156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1979
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Escondido, 1893 to 1979. The record is 185 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Escondido by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
23 days
1894
58 days
1895
30 days
1896
23 days
1897
43 days
1898
50 days
1899
130 days
1900
80 days
1901
83 days
1902
94 days
1903
163 days
1904
97 days
1905
147 days
1906
101 days
1907
123 days
1908
88 days
1909
75 days
1910
96 days
1911
107 days
1912
59 days
1913
39 days
1914
116 days
1915
71 days
1916
23 days
1917
24 days
1918
14 days
1919
71 days
1920
18 days
1921
8 days
1922
n/a
1923
16 days
1924
31 days
1925
34 days
1926
62 days
1927
136 days
1928
143 days
1929
104 days
1930
106 days
1931
63 days
1932
126 days
1933
76 days
1934
100 days
1935
113 days
1936
82 days
1937
99 days
1938
150 days
1939
113 days
1940
137 days
1941
100 days
1942
101 days
1943
114 days
1944
107 days
1945
50 days
1946
142 days
1947
111 days
1948
136 days
1949
150 days
1950
88 days
1951
71 days
1952
104 days
1953
139 days
1954
138 days
1955
94 days
1956
165 days
1957
122 days
1958
135 days
1959
127 days
1960
156 days
1961
153 days
1962
185 days
1963
84 days
1964
108 days
1965
56 days
1966
142 days
1967
49 days
1968
75 days
1969
53 days
1970
114 days
1971
135 days
1972
74 days
1973
169 days
1974
159 days
1975
80 days
1976
97 days
1977
83 days
1978
126 days
1979
12 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
64 years with a frost
Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Escondido falls on 9 March and the median first autumn frost on 20 November, which leaves a median of 260 days between them.
In 1942 to 1976 the median growing season was 272 days. That is 34 days more than in 1895 to 1937.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +9.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Escondido
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1895 to 1937)
Recent period (1942 to 1976)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 March
24 March
2 March
22 days earlier
-5.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 November
13 November
26 November
13 days later
+4.1 days per decade
Growing days
260 days
238 days
272 days
34 days more
+9.4 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
63 years, 1899 to 1978
A day with at least 45.3 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.0 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Escondido: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
5 years
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
25 years
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
100 years
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1899 to 1978.
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: 164.3 mm (6.5 in) in 1927; 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1936; 100.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1945.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.