32.835°N, 115.577°W · station IPLthr · 102 years of record
106°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Sep 1
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
#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.
Ranks
#36 / 99
warmest Sep 2 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
116°F
set in 1982
Coolest Sep 2 ever
87°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 106°F — 36th warmest Sep 2 of 99 years · record 116°F (1982) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#63 / 99
warmest Sep 3 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
117°F
set in 1948
Coolest Sep 3 ever
90°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 104°F — 63rd warmest Sep 3 of 99 years · record 117°F (1948) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#77 / 99
warmest Sep 4 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
118°F
set in 1948
Coolest Sep 4 ever
87°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 102°F — 77th warmest Sep 4 of 99 years · record 118°F (1948) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#94 / 99
warmest Sep 5 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
114°F
set in 1934
Coolest Sep 5 ever
79°F
set in 1939
Forecast high 96°F — 94th warmest Sep 5 of 99 years · record 114°F (1934) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#88 / 99
warmest Sep 6 in 99 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
121°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 6 ever
77°F
set in 1939
Forecast high 98°F — 88th warmest Sep 6 of 99 years · record 121°F (2020) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 98
warmest Sep 7 in 98 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
118°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 7 ever
86°F
set in 1975
Forecast high 102°F — 75th warmest Sep 7 of 98 years · record 118°F (2020) · 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 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
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
88°FSep 4, 2022
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
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.
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.