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 |
90 F |
Oct 26, 1979 |
Ave # Days 100 F or Above |
15.4 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 |
1.59 inches |
August
|
Normal Driest Month |
.23 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
|
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 |
1 inch (in) of mercury = 33.86 hecto pascals (hPa) = 33.86 millibars (mb) of pressure.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
NORMALS
Mountain Standard Times
5 AM
|
11 AM |
5PM |
11 PM |
57 % |
35 % |
27 % |
45 % |
WIND
PEAK RECORDED GUST
WEST at 84 MPH on 3/10/1977 and 3/26/2010
SUNSHINE
Normal* Annual Percent of Possible Sunshine
83.8 %
|
1907-2010 Average
|