El Centro, CA

California · Records since 1925–2026

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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

118°F

August 11, 1933

+10° from 108° normal

❄ Record Low

64°F

August 11, 1949

-16° from 80° normal
🌞 Normal high: 108°F 🌑 Normal low: 80°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — El Centro

🔥
122°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 20, 2017
16°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1937
🌧
4.08"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 6, 1939
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Aug 6, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 118°F August 11, 1933
2 117°F August 11, 1940
3 115°F August 11, 1969
4 115°F August 11, 1944
5 115°F August 11, 1935
6 114°F August 11, 2025
7 114°F August 11, 2000
8 114°F August 11, 1962
9 114°F August 11, 1937
10 114°F August 11, 1934

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 64°F August 11, 1949
2 64°F August 11, 1930
3 66°F August 11, 1932
4 67°F August 11, 1951
5 68°F August 11, 1999
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1925–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — El Centro

threshold: 112°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
116°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
65
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

155 of 221 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1925–2026
131
2026 so far
173
Avg/year 1970–2025
173
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
219
Most in a year (1934)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — El Centro

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 4, 2024 – Jul 12, 2024 9 120°F (Jul 8) 115°F 81°F
2 Jul 12, 2023 – Jul 20, 2023 9 118°F (Jul 20) 115°F 86°F
3 Jul 19, 2024 – Jul 27, 2024 9 116°F (Jul 25) 114°F 87°F
4 Jul 28, 2020 – Aug 4, 2020 8 119°F (Jul 31) 114°F 81°F
5 Aug 9, 1962 – Aug 16, 1962 8 114°F (Aug 9) 113°F 80°F
6 Jul 24, 1943 – Jul 30, 1943 7 119°F (Jul 25) 114°F 79°F
7 Jun 22, 1973 – Jun 28, 1973 7 118°F (Jun 27) 113°F 75°F
8 Aug 13, 2015 – Aug 19, 2015 7 118°F (Aug 15) 115°F 86°F
9 Aug 2, 2025 – Aug 8, 2025 7 118°F (Aug 7) 114°F 79°F
10 Jun 17, 1968 – Jun 23, 1968 7 117°F (Jun 21) 114°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

57
2026 so far
above-normal nights
40.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
76
Most in a summer
2016

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

0.01"
2026 YTD
Normal: 1.38"
-1.37"
0.00"
August so far
August normal: 0.15"
-0.15"
0.01"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 0.26"
-0.25"
0
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — July 2026

96.7°F

Average temperature · July 2026

6th-warmest month on record

5th-warmest July of 98 on record

+4.0° vs. 92.8° average (1991–2020)
97.8°F
Warmest month ever
July 2024
97.8°F
Warmest July ever
2024
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
118°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 25

Longest 90°F Streak in July

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 1–31, 2026, peaking at 118°F)

Ties the longest July streak since 2022 (4 years).


Average July Temperature by Year

1927–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2024 97.8°F
2 2006 97.2°F
3 2016 97.0°F
4 2009 96.9°F
5 2026 96.7°F
6 2018 96.2°F
7 2017 95.7°F
8 1931 95.2°F
9 2021 95.0°F
10 1981 94.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2024 97.8°F
2 July 2006 97.2°F
3 July 2016 97.0°F
4 July 2009 96.9°F
5 August 2015 96.8°F
6 July 2026 96.7°F
7 August 2020 96.7°F
8 August 1969 96.3°F
9 July 2018 96.2°F
10 August 2016 95.8°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
El Centro, CA 96.7°F 5th of 98
Yuma, AZ 96.9°F 5th of 149
Ramona, CA 74.8°F 8th of 47
El Cajon, CA 77.1°F 8th of 111
Palm Springs, CA 96.1°F 8th of 91
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1167 complete months on record.