California · THREADEX · 1925–2026

El Centro, CA

32.835°N, 115.577°W · station IPLthr · 102 years of record
82°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for El Centro.
84°TUE7/1487°WED7/1588°THU7/1685°FRI7/1782°SAT7/1883°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#73 / 99
coldest Jul 18 in 99 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

63°F
set in 1940

Mildest Jul 18 ever

88°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at El Centro. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6376881927: 80°F1928: 80°F1929: 79°F1930: 78°F1931: 85°F1932: 75°F1933: 74°F1934: 80°F1935: 85°F1936: 88°F1937: 73°F1938: 81°F1939: 70°F1940: 63°F1941: 83°F1942: 71°F1943: 66°F1944: 66°F1945: 82°F1946: 83°F1947: 70°F1948: 75°F1949: 81°F1950: 76°F1951: 81°F1952: 71°F1953: 78°F1954: 80°F1955: 81°F1956: 79°F1957: 76°F1958: 72°F1959: 85°F1960: 80°F1961: 78°F1962: 67°F1963: 75°F1964: 74°F1965: 78°F1966: 75°F1967: 76°F1968: 78°F1969: 83°F1970: 84°F1971: 81°F1972: 79°F1973: 75°F1974: 81°F1975: 74°F1976: 78°F1977: 82°F1978: 79°F1979: 84°F1980: 79°F1981: 80°F1982: 75°F1983: 70°F1984: 84°F1985: 79°F1986: 77°F1987: 64°F1988: 79°F1989: 78°F1990: 84°F1991: 74°F1992: 78°F1993: 73°F1994: 79°F1995: 80°F1996: 76°F1997: 78°F1998: 83°F1999: 77°F2000: 75°F2001: 71°F2002: 82°F2003: 85°F2004: 77°F2005: 84°F2006: 84°F2007: 77°F2008: 81°F2009: 84°F2010: 85°F2011: 76°F2012: 69°F2013: 77°F2014: 76°F2015: 78°F2016: 83°F2017: 84°F2018: 85°F2019: 78°F2020: 81°F2021: 83°F2022: 85°F2023: 88°F2024: 84°F2025: 79°F82° forecast192720251940

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1882°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record63°F
This-date rank#73 of 99
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record16°F (1937)
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°F197116°F1937
Feb97°F202622°F2011
Mar107°F202628°F1971
Apr106°F200735°F1945
May116°F194743°F1930
Jun122°F201751°F1931
Jul121°F199561°F1935
Aug119°F202160°F1928
Sep121°F202051°F1930
Oct110°F198032°F1971
Nov101°F200827°F1931
Dec90°F195821°F1990
All-time122°F201716°F1937

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at El Centro so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

14 broke
plus 4 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

16 days
record run, ended Jan 1 1931

So far in 2026

0 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from El Centro's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 79°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise4:44 AM
Sunset6:52 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight14h 09m · losing 5 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

Each cell is one day's low 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 low heat map 1925–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at El Centro — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
No days ≤32°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 19 in 1964.

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