Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain and Heat in the Memorial Day Forecast

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain with possible flash flooding are expected from Texas to the Upper Mississippi Valley on Memorial Day. Also, a soaking rain with flooding is expected across south-central Florida. Meanwhile, a week of record breaking heat is going to get started across California into the Southwest and Great Basin, as excessive heat warnings stretch across the region. Read More >

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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 8, 1989
LATEST 100 F OR ABOVE	101 F	SEP 16, 1956
GREATEST # DAYS 100F OR ABOVE	66	1884
LEAST # DAYS 100F OR ABOVE	1	1967
CONSECUTIVE DAYS 100 F OR ABOVE	23	JUN 23-JUL 15 , 1994
CONSECUTIVE DAYS 90 F OR ABOVE	106	MAY 27 - SEP 9 2015
AVERAGE ANNUAL MAX AND MIN	77.1 F MAX	52.1 F MIN
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	NOV13 / 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 IN	JUL 9, 1881
MAX MONTHLY	8.81 IN	JUL 1881
MAX YEARLY	18.29 IN	1884
MAX # CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH .01 IN OR MORE	10 DAYS	SEP 15 - 24 , 1974
NORMAL WETTEST MONTH	1.75 IN	AUG
NORMAL DRIEST MONTH	.23 IN	APR
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	9.43 IN	ANNUAL NORMAL

*** SNOWFALL ***

MAX IN 24 HOURS	16.8 IN	DEC 13 - 14, 1987
MAX MONTHLY	25.9 IN	DEC 1987
MAX IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD	35.2 IN	NOV 1982 - APR 1983
MAX SEASONAL	32.5 IN	NOV 1987 - FEB 1988
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND	16 IN	DEC 14, 1987
EARLIEST LESS THAN .5 IN	TRACE	OCT 16, 1925
EARLIEST .5 IN OR MORE	1.0 IN	OCT 28, 1980
LATEST .5 IN OR MORE	2.0 IN	APR 12, 1980
LATEST LESS THAN .5 IN	TRACE	MAY 4, 1935
MINIMUM YEARLY AMTS	0 IN	NUMEROUS YEARS
ANNUAL NORMAL (SINCE 1879)	3.5 IN	ANNUAL NORMAL (SINCE 1879)

PRESSURE

HIGHEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE	30.82 IN	1043.7 hPa
HIGHEST STATION PRESSURE	26.73 IN	905.2 hPa
MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE	29.93 IN	1013.5 hPa
MEAN STATION PRESSURE	26.07 IN	882.8 hPa
LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE	29.22 IN	989.5 hPa
LOWEST STATION PRESSURE	25.30 IN	856.8 hPa