El Centro, CA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in El Centro, CA: 122°F on Tuesday 20 June 2017.

The record begins: 1925

All-time records

Hottest day: 122°F; 20 June 2017
Coldest night: 16°F; 22 January 1937
Wettest day: 4.08 in; 6 September 1939
Warmest night: 95°F; 30 August 2007
Coldest day: 44°F; 14 December 1967, 22 January 1937, 21 January 1937

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in El Centro, CA by decade since the 1950s: the most record highs, 87, came in the 1960s; the most record lows, 74, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1920s	0	0	5
1930s	0	0	10
1940s	0	0	10
1950s	48	20	10
1960s	87	74	10
1970s	36	65	10
1980s	43	12	10
1990s	21	16	10
2000s	53	14	10
2010s	56	8	10
2020s	44	4	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	90°F 19 January 1971	16°F 22 January 1937	1.10 in 21 January 2010
February	97°F 28 February 2026	22°F 3 February 2011	1.17 in 22 February 2004
March	107°F 20 March 2026	28°F 3 March 1971	0.92 in 2 March 1983
April	106°F 29 April 2013, 28 April 2007	35°F 4 April 1945	0.91 in 27 April 1931
May	116°F 3 May 1947	43°F 1 May 1967, 8 May 1930	0.70 in 24 May 1994
June	122°F 20 June 2017	51°F 17 June 1931	0.08 in 9 June 2015
July	121°F 24 July 2018, 7 July 2017, 17 July 2005 and 1 more	61°F 1 July 1996, 1 July 1982, 21 July 1940 and 1 more	0.91 in 30 July 2012
August	119°F 4 August 2021	60°F 3 August 1956, 22 August 1947, 4 August 1928	2.18 in 15 August 1977
September	121°F 5 September 2020	51°F 30 September 1930	4.08 in 6 September 1939
October	110°F 1 October 1980	32°F 30 October 1971	2.31 in 10 October 1932
November	101°F 7 November 2008	27°F 25 November 1931, 23 November 1931	1.50 in 9 November 1969
December	90°F 3 December 1958	21°F 23 December 1990	2.28 in 9 December 1982

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	175 days	9 May to 30 October 1952	A high of 90°F or above
Wettest month	3.87 in	December 1926
Driest month	0.00 in	May 2026	and 367 more
Wettest year	5.72 in	1983
Driest year	0.16 in	1956

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in El Centro, CA: a low of 16°F on Friday 22 January 1937.
The wettest day on record in El Centro, CA: 4.08 in on Wednesday 6 September 1939.
The warmest night on record in El Centro, CA: a low of 95°F on Thursday 30 August 2007.
The coldest day on record in El Centro, CA: a high of 44°F on Thursday 14 December 1967, Friday 22 January 1937 and Thursday 21 January 1937.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in El Centro, CA: 175 days, from Friday 9 May to Thursday 30 October 1952.
The wettest month on record in El Centro, CA: December 1926, with 3.87 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in El Centro, CA: May 2026, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 367 other months).
The wettest year on record in El Centro, CA: 1983, with 5.72 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in El Centro, CA: 1956, with 0.16 in of precipitation.

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