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El Centro, CA

32.835°N, 115.577°W · station IPLthr · 102 years of record
106°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for El Centro.
106°TUE9/1106°WED9/2104°THU9/3102°FRI9/496°SAT9/598°SUN9/6102°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at El Centro — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#34 / 98
warmest Sep 1 in 98 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

118°F
set in 1950

Coolest Sep 1 ever

87°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 106°F — 34th warmest Sep 1 of 98 years · record 118°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
1926: 104°F1927: 105°F1928: 111°F1929: 101°F1930: 102°F1931: 98°F1932: 98°F1933: 102°F1934: 110°F1935: 104°F1936: 107°F1937: 102°F1938: 102°F1939: 112°F1940: 104°F1941: 101°F1942: 100°F1943: 106°F1944: 105°F1945: 107°F1946: 104°F1947: 113°F1948: 108°F1949: 107°F1950: 118°F1951: 98°F1952: 110°F1953: 98°F1954: 100°F1955: 109°F1956: 102°F1957: 98°F1958: 106°F1959: 111°F1960: 98°F1961: 105°F1962: 109°F1963: 101°F1964: 99°F1965: 102°F1966: 96°F1967: 87°F1968: 106°F1969: 116°F1970: 113°F1971: 106°F1972: 105°F1973: 101°F1974: 101°F1975: 104°F1976: 110°F1977: 100°F1978: 107°F1979: 102°F1980: 100°F1981: 104°F1982: 113°F1983: 105°F1984: 108°F1985: 105°F1986: 102°F1988: 108°F1989: 105°F1990: 103°F1991: 106°F1992: 96°F1993: 104°F1994: 103°F1995: 111°F1996: 106°F1997: 99°F1998: 104°F1999: 100°F2000: 96°F2001: 104°F2002: 114°F2003: 108°F2004: 113°F2005: 106°F2006: 109°F2007: 116°F2008: 101°F2009: 104°F2010: 105°F2011: 114°F2012: 103°F2013: 105°F2014: 108°F2015: 105°F2016: 112°F2017: 108°F2018: 106°F2019: 107°F2020: 105°F2021: 100°F2022: 110°F2023: 99°F2025: 109°F106° forecast8590951001051101151201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 1106°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record118°F
This-date rank#34 of 98
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record122°F (2017)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1925–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at El Centro in each calendar month, and for the whole 1925–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°FJan 19, 197116°FJan 22, 1937
Feb97°FFeb 28, 202622°FFeb 3, 2011
Mar107°FMar 20, 202628°FMar 3, 1971
Apr106°FApr 28, 200735°FApr 4, 1945
May116°FMay 3, 194743°FMay 8, 1930
Jun122°FJun 20, 201751°FJun 17, 1931
Jul121°FJul 28, 199561°FJul 3, 1935
Aug119°FAug 4, 202160°FAug 4, 1928
Sep121°FSep 5, 202051°FSep 30, 1930
Oct110°FOct 1, 198032°FOct 30, 1971
Nov101°FNov 7, 200827°FNov 23, 1931
Dec90°FDec 3, 195821°FDec 23, 1990
All-time122°FJun 20, 201716°FJan 22, 1937

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at El Centro so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

15 broke
plus 7 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Feb (97°F), Mar (107°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

95°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 30, 2007

Coldest high ever

44°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1937
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 21, 200044°FJan 21, 1937
Feb67°FFeb 27, 198951°FFeb 15, 1928
Mar72°FMar 31, 202653°FMar 3, 1976
Apr73°FApr 22, 195860°FApr 1, 1999
May79°FMay 28, 193863°FMay 15, 2015
Jun88°FJun 26, 195778°FJun 14, 1962
Jul93°FJul 22, 200682°FJul 7, 1950
Aug95°FAug 30, 200780°FAug 16, 1977
Sep88°FSep 4, 202271°FSep 21, 2007
Oct79°FOct 15, 201561°FOct 27, 2004
Nov70°FNov 9, 200250°FNov 23, 1931
Dec67°FDec 6, 196644°FDec 14, 1967
All-time95°FAug 30, 200744°FJan 21, 1937

Hot Streaks

Current run

93 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

175 days
record run, ended Oct 30 1952

So far in 2026

152 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from El Centro's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 106°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Jan: 70°FJan: 42°FFeb: 74°FFeb: 45°FMar: 80°FMar: 51°FApr: 86°FApr: 56°FMay: 94°FMay: 62°FJun: 103°FJun: 70°FJul: 107°FJul: 78°FAug: 107°FAug: 79°FSep: 102°FSep: 73°FOct: 91°FOct: 60°FNov: 78°FNov: 49°FDec: 69°FDec: 42°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:17 AM
Sunset6:07 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight12h 50m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.84°N, 115.58°W

Nearby Stations

Yuma, AZ57 mi ERamona, CA78 mi WPalm Springs, CA86 mi NWSan Diego, CA93 mi WLake Havasu City, AZ131 mi NERiverside, CA132 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

El Centro's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
El Centro, CA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against El Centro's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
El Centro, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1925

Each cell is one day's high at El Centro, coloured by temperature — 102 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
El Centro, CA daily high heat map 1925–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at El Centro — counted through Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
152 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 2nd most in 102 years. Normal for this point: 127. Record: 159 in 1934.

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