32.835°N, 115.577°W · station IPLthr · 102 years of record
88°F
HOTTEST OCT 19 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 19
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for El Centro.
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
#82 / 100
warmest Oct 17 in 100 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
102°F
set in 2009
Coolest Oct 17 ever
70°F
set in 1971
Forecast high 83°F — 82nd warmest Oct 17 of 100 years · record 102°F (2009) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#72 / 99
warmest Oct 18 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
102°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 18 ever
73°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 85°F — 72nd warmest Oct 18 of 99 years · record 102°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 99
warmest Oct 19 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
103°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
62°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 88°F — 62nd warmest Oct 19 of 99 years · record 103°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#65 / 99
warmest Oct 20 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
103°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 20 ever
68°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 87°F — 65th warmest Oct 20 of 99 years · record 103°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#89 / 100
warmest Oct 21 in 100 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
104°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
69°F
set in 1941
Forecast high 80°F — 89th warmest Oct 21 of 100 years · record 104°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#96 / 100
warmest Oct 22 in 100 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
102°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
70°F
set in 2004
Forecast high 77°F — 96th warmest Oct 22 of 100 years · record 102°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#89 / 98
warmest Oct 23 in 98 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
102°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 23 ever
70°F
set in 2000
Forecast high 78°F — 89th warmest Oct 23 of 98 years · record 102°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
90°FJan 19, 1971
16°FJan 22, 1937
Feb
97°FFeb 28, 2026
22°FFeb 3, 2011
Mar
107°FMar 20, 2026
28°FMar 3, 1971
Apr
106°FApr 28, 2007
35°FApr 4, 1945
May
116°FMay 3, 1947
43°FMay 8, 1930
Jun
122°FJun 20, 2017
51°FJun 17, 1931
Jul
121°FJul 28, 1995
61°FJul 3, 1935
Aug
119°FAug 4, 2021
60°FAug 4, 1928
Sep
121°FSep 5, 2020
51°FSep 30, 1930
Oct
110°FOct 1, 1980
32°FOct 30, 1971
Nov
101°FNov 7, 2008
27°FNov 23, 1931
Dec
90°FDec 3, 1958
21°FDec 23, 1990
All-time
122°FJun 20, 2017
16°FJan 22, 1937
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at El Centro so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
18 broke
plus 8 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
60°FJan 21, 2000
44°FJan 21, 1937
Feb
67°FFeb 27, 1989
51°FFeb 15, 1928
Mar
72°FMar 31, 2026
53°FMar 3, 1976
Apr
73°FApr 22, 1958
60°FApr 1, 1999
May
79°FMay 28, 1938
63°FMay 15, 2015
Jun
88°FJun 26, 1957
78°FJun 14, 1962
Jul
93°FJul 22, 2006
82°FJul 7, 1950
Aug
95°FAug 30, 2007
80°FAug 16, 1977
Sep
90°FSep 10, 2026
71°FSep 21, 2007
Oct
79°FOct 15, 2015
61°FOct 27, 2004
Nov
70°FNov 9, 2002
50°FNov 23, 1931
Dec
67°FDec 6, 1966
44°FDec 14, 1967
All-time
95°FAug 30, 2007
44°FJan 21, 1937
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
175 days
record run, ended Oct 30 1952
So far in 2026
193 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: 90°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
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.
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.