Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

EXTREMES
(AND SOME NORMALS)
OF EL PASO WEATHER
FROM 1879

TEMPERATURES

Highest	114 F	Jun 30, 1994
Earliest 90 F or Above	91 F	Mar 18, 1907
Latest 90 F or Above	91 F	Oct 28, 2024
Ave # Days 100 F or Above	16 days	Ave # Days 100 F or Above
Earliest 100 F or Above	100 F	May 7, 2020
Latest 100 F or Above	100 F	Sep 27, 2024
Greatest # Days 100F or Above	70	2023
Least # Days 100F or Above	1	1967
Consecutive Days 100 F or Above	44	Jun 16 - Jul 29, 2023
Consecutive Days 90 F or Above	106	May 27 - Sep 9, 2015
Lowest	-8 F	Jan 11, 1962
Earliest Occurrence First Freeze of the Fall	30 F	Oct 16, 1880
Latest Occurrence First Freeze of the Fall	32 F	Dec 20, 1939
Earliest Occurrence of Last Freeze of the Spring	27 F	Jan 28, 1925
Latest Occurrence of Last Freeze of the Spring	31 F	May 2, 1967
Mean Date First/Last Freeze**	32F	Nov 13 / Mar 17
Lowest Maximum	15 F	Feb 2, 2011
Highest Minimum	85 F	Jul 1 and 3, 1994
Consecutive Hours 32 F or Below	114 Hours	8:20 PM Dec 30, 1946 through 2:20 PM Jan 4,1947

RAINFALL

Max in 24 Hours	6.50 inches	Jul 9, 1881
Max Monthly	8.18 inches	Jul 1881
Max Yearly	18.29 inches	1884
Max # Consecutive Days With .01 IN or More	10 Days	Sep 15 - 24 , 1974
Normal Wettest Month	1.67 inches	August
Normal Driest Month	.17 inches	April
Max # Consecutive Days with No Rain. Not Even a Trace	118 Days	Feb 3 - May 31, 2011
Max # Consecutive Days with No Measurable Rain (Trace Included)	136 Days	Feb 7 - Jun 22, 1910
Driest Year	2.22 inches	1891
Annual Normal	8.78 inches	Annual Normal

*** SNOWFALL ***

Max in 24 Hours	16.8 inches	Dec 13 - 14, 1987
Max Monthly	25.9 inches	Dec 1987
Max in a 12 Month Period	35.2 inches	Nov 1982 - Apr 1983
Max Seasonal	32.5 inches	Nov 1987 - Feb 1988
Greatest Depth on Ground	16 inches	Dec 14, 1987
Earliest Less Than 0.1 Inch	Trace	Oct 16, 1925
Earliest 0.1 Inch or More	1.0 inch	Oct 28, 1980
Latest 0.1 Inch or More	2.0 inches	Apr 12, 1980
Latest Less Than 0.1 Inch	Trace	May 4, 1935
Minimum Yearly Amounts	0 inches	Numerous Years
Annual Normal (Since 1879)	3.5 inches	Annual Normal (Since 1879)

PRESSURE

Highest Sea Level Pressure	30.82 inches	1043.7 hPa
Highest Station Pressure	26.73 inches	905.2 hPa
Mean Sea Level Pressure	29.93 inches	1013.5 hPa
Mean Station Pressure	26.07 inches	882.8 hPa
Lowest Sea Level Pressure	29.22 inches	989.5 hPa
Lowest Station Pressure	25.30 inches	856.8 hPa