El Paso, TX

Texas · Records since 1887–2026

🌙 80°F
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As of 2:45 AM MDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

106°F

August 11, 2020

+11° from 95° normal

❄ Record Low

54°F

August 11, 1879

-18° from 72° normal
🌞 Normal high: 95°F 🌑 Normal low: 72°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — El Paso

🔥
114°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 30, 1994
-8°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 11, 1962
🌧
6.50"
Wettest Day Ever
Jul 9, 1881
14.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 13, 1987

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 106°F August 11, 2020
2 105°F August 11, 1993
3 103°F August 11, 2024
4 103°F August 11, 1937
5 101°F August 11, 2025
6 101°F August 11, 1969
7 101°F August 11, 1962
8 100°F August 11, 2012
9 100°F August 11, 2010
10 100°F August 11, 1964

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 54°F August 11, 1879
2 60°F August 11, 1975
3 60°F August 11, 1880
4 61°F August 11, 1974
5 62°F August 11, 1918
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 1887–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — El Paso

threshold: 101°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
105°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
67
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1887–2026
93
2026 so far
103
Avg/year 1970–2025
133
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
153
Most in a year (2024)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — El Paso

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 16, 2023 – Jul 22, 2023 37 111°F (Jul 19) 106°F 78°F
2 Jun 11, 1980 – Jun 30, 1980 20 109°F (Jun 17) 106°F 71°F
3 Jul 3, 2020 – Jul 18, 2020 16 110°F (Jul 13) 105°F 79°F
4 Jul 3, 2016 – Jul 18, 2016 16 108°F (Jul 14) 104°F 77°F
5 Jun 23, 1994 – Jul 5, 1994 13 114°F (Jun 30) 109°F 80°F
6 Jun 14, 1978 – Jun 26, 1978 13 111°F (Jun 24) 106°F 72°F
7 Jul 25, 1980 – Aug 6, 1980 13 108°F (Aug 2) 103°F 72°F
8 Jun 27, 2005 – Jul 8, 2005 12 107°F (Jun 30) 105°F 76°F
9 Jun 14, 1960 – Jun 24, 1960 11 109°F (Jun 21) 105°F 75°F
10 Aug 15, 2024 – Aug 25, 2024 11 105°F (Aug 16) 103°F 78°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

43
2026 so far
above-normal nights
24.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
74
Most in a summer
2023

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

5.20"
2026 YTD
Normal: 4.55"
+0.65"
0.70"
August so far
August normal: 1.67"
-0.97"
2.86"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 3.98"
-1.12"
1
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

86.8°F

Average temperature · July 2026

18th-warmest month on record

8th-warmest July of 140 on record

+2.6° vs. 84.2° average (1991–2020)
91.6°F
Warmest month ever
July 2023
91.6°F
Warmest July ever
2023
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
108°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 31

Longest 90°F Streak in July

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 1–31, 2026, peaking at 108°F)

Ties the longest July streak since 2023 (3 years).


Average July Temperature by Year

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2023 91.6°F
2 2020 88.9°F
3 2016 88.7°F
4 1994 88.0°F
5 2019 87.3°F
6 1980 87.2°F
7 2022 86.8°F
8 2026 86.8°F
9 2024 86.7°F
10 2009 86.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2023 91.6°F
2 June 2024 89.3°F
3 June 1994 88.9°F
4 July 2020 88.9°F
5 July 2016 88.7°F
6 August 2020 88.3°F
7 August 2024 88.2°F
8 July 1994 88.0°F
9 June 2014 87.9°F
10 August 2019 87.7°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
El Paso, TX 86.8°F 8th of 140
Roswell, NM 84.5°F 8th of 132
Albuquerque, NM 82.1°F 5th of 135
Midland-Odessa, TX 84.0°F 21st of 97
Oracle, AZ 82.2°F 11th of 112
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 1674 complete months on record.