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El Centro, CA

32.835°N, 115.577°W · station IPLthr · 102 years of record
75°F
forecast low · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for El Centro.
80°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/476°SAT9/578°SUN9/680°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#35 / 97
coldest Sep 3 in 97 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 3 ever

60°F
set in 2000

Mildest Sep 3 ever

85°F
set in 2007
Forecast low 75°F — 35th coldest Sep 3 of 97 years · record 60°F (2000) · coldest since 2015.
1926: 64°F1928: 75°F1929: 72°F1930: 78°F1931: 69°F1932: 70°F1933: 74°F1934: 81°F1936: 74°F1937: 72°F1938: 77°F1939: 74°F1940: 70°F1941: 68°F1942: 67°F1943: 71°F1944: 65°F1945: 71°F1946: 69°F1947: 78°F1948: 83°F1949: 78°F1950: 80°F1951: 67°F1952: 82°F1953: 69°F1954: 78°F1955: 76°F1956: 72°F1957: 73°F1958: 80°F1959: 71°F1960: 77°F1961: 72°F1962: 75°F1963: 75°F1964: 69°F1965: 78°F1966: 66°F1967: 75°F1968: 76°F1969: 83°F1970: 76°F1971: 68°F1972: 77°F1973: 64°F1974: 81°F1975: 78°F1976: 78°F1977: 80°F1978: 80°F1979: 74°F1980: 70°F1981: 82°F1982: 79°F1983: 84°F1984: 81°F1985: 75°F1986: 76°F1987: 76°F1988: 81°F1989: 75°F1990: 77°F1991: 80°F1992: 70°F1993: 77°F1994: 81°F1995: 83°F1996: 76°F1997: 82°F1998: 80°F1999: 64°F2000: 60°F2001: 78°F2002: 74°F2003: 81°F2004: 72°F2005: 81°F2006: 81°F2007: 85°F2008: 80°F2009: 83°F2010: 74°F2011: 81°F2012: 82°F2013: 81°F2014: 77°F2015: 74°F2016: 80°F2017: 80°F2018: 77°F2019: 85°F2020: 83°F2021: 77°F2022: 84°F2023: 75°F2025: 76°F75° forecast6065707580851930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 375°F
Coldest this date since2015
This-date record60°F
This-date rank#35 of 97
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°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

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: 78°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

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 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 Sep 3 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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