El Paso, TX

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

105°F

September 7, 2023

+15° from 90° normal

❄ Record Low

53°F

September 7, 1988

-15° from 68° normal
🌞 Normal high: 90°F 🌑 Normal low: 68°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 — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 105°F September 7, 2023
2 100°F September 7, 2020
3 100°F September 7, 2000
4 100°F September 7, 1992
5 100°F September 7, 1959
6 99°F September 7, 1995
7 98°F September 7, 1969
8 98°F September 7, 1945
9 97°F September 7, 2019
10 97°F September 7, 1979

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 53°F September 7, 1988
2 54°F September 7, 1881
3 54°F September 7, 1879
4 55°F September 7, 1918
5 55°F September 7, 1880
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
94
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
6
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

180 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1887–2026
121
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

61
2026 total
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

5.56"
2026 YTD
Normal: 5.95"
-0.39"
0.13"
September so far
September normal: 1.52"
-1.39"
1
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · El Paso is 0.39" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1879–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1879, annual totals have trended -0.04" per decade, about -0.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

Month in Review — August 2026

86.9°F

Average temperature · August 2026

17th-warmest month on record

6th-warmest August of 140 on record

+4.3° vs. 82.6° average (1991–2020)
91.6°F
Warmest month ever
July 2023
88.3°F
Warmest August ever
2020
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
108°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 31

Longest 90°F Streak in August

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–31, 2026, peaking at 106°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2025 (1 year).

Average August Temperature by Year

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.29° per decade (warming since 1887)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

0.93"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-0.74"
vs. average
Normal: 1.67" · 56% of normal
58th-driest
August rank
of 147 on record
6.85"
Wettest August ever
2006 · driest 0.00" (1962)

August Precipitation by Year

1879–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2006 6.85"
2 1984 5.57"
3 1981 5.26"
4 2016 4.76"
5 1917 4.39"
6 2005 4.35"
7 1957 4.11"
8 1906 4.10"
9 1884 3.98"
10 1942 3.82"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1962 0.00"
2 1994 0.02"
3 1889 0.04"
4 2020 0.05"
5 1892 0.07"
6 1891 0.13"
7 1950 0.16"
8 1938 0.20"
9 1976 0.23"
10 1933 0.27"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2020 88.3°F
2 2024 88.2°F
3 2019 87.7°F
4 2023 87.3°F
5 2011 87.0°F
6 2026 86.9°F
7 2025 86.7°F
8 1994 86.2°F
9 1969 85.7°F
10 2015 85.5°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 — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
El Paso, TX 86.9°F 6th of 140
Roswell, NM 85.3°F 5th of 131
Albuquerque, NM 82.6°F 1st of 135
Midland-Odessa, TX 87.0°F 5th of 97
Oracle, AZ 82.9°F 3rd of 106
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 1,675 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 147 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 5 Aug 30, 1897 Oct 28, 2024 +1.1 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 2 Oct 6, 1907 Dec 2, 1973 +0.5 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 28 Oct 8, 2000 Dec 30, 1893
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 15 Oct 16, 1880 Dec 20, 2021 +0.4 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 25 Oct 17, 1882 Dec 29, 1982 +0.4 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Nov 6, 1880 Dec 31, 1946 -0.1 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Dec 11 Oct 28, 1980 Dec 31, 1947

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1879 · trending +0.4 days later per decade

252
Normal length
1991–2020 average
300
Longest on record
1995
177
Shortest on record
1882

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +0.9 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1887–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.20° per decade (warming since 1887)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1879–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.01" per decade (wetter since 1879)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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