Built 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026)

Warm to Cold Record Ratio: Mexico

1,758 record highs and 724 record lows were set in Mexico in 2026, a ratio of 2.4 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

  • In 2026, 1,758 record highs and 724 record lows were set in Mexico, a warm to cold ratio of 2.4 to 1.
  • So far this year, 1,758 record highs and 724 record lows have been set in Mexico, a ratio of 2.4 to 1.
  • The ratio in Mexico was 0.7 to 1 in the 1950s and 5.4 to 1 in the 2020s.
  • The series starts in 2015.
  • A ratio of 1 to 1 means as many record highs as record lows; above 1 means more record highs.

Ratio by Year

Record highs divided by record lows
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Mexico Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Mexico, from 2015 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split. 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 201520172019202120232025
Record highs divided by record lows for each year in Mexico, from 2015 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, Mexico
YearHighs to lows
201513 to 1
20167.1 to 1
20176.9 to 1
20184.9 to 1
20197.6 to 1
20209.9 to 1
20214.7 to 1
20223.4 to 1
202320 to 1
202418 to 1
20255.4 to 1
20262.4 to 1

The chart starts in 2015. Earlier years are left out because fewer than 500 records were set in each, from too few stations to give a steady ratio. The data download has every year.

Ratio by Decade

Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, Mexico Decade ratios in Mexico: 1950s 0.7 to 1, 1960s 0.7 to 1, 1970s 0.7 to 1, 1980s 1.0 to 1, 1990s 1.3 to 1, 2000s 1.3 to 1, 2010s 1.0 to 1, 2020s 5.4 to 1. 0.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Decade ratios in Mexico: 1950s 0.7 to 1, 1960s 0.7 to 1, 1970s 0.7 to 1, 1980s 1.0 to 1, 1990s 1.3 to 1, 2000s 1.3 to 1, 2010s 1.0 to 1, 2020s 5.4 to 1. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, Mexico
DecadeRatio
1950s0.7 to 1
1960s0.7 to 1
1970s0.7 to 1
1980s1.0 to 1
1990s1.3 to 1
2000s1.3 to 1
2010s1.0 to 1
2020s5.4 to 1

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, Mexico Running totals of record highs and record lows in Mexico through 2026: 1,758 highs against 724 lows so far. 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2 Jan9 Apr5 May31 May26 Jun24 Jul19 Aug14 Sep
Running totals of record highs and record lows in Mexico through 2026: 1,758 highs against 724 lows so far.
Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, Mexico
DateRecord highsRecord lows
2026-01-0201
2026-01-0302
2026-01-0912
2026-01-1122
2026-01-2723
2026-01-2824
2026-01-2925
2026-01-3026
2026-02-0127
2026-02-0228
2026-02-0529
2026-02-2239
2026-02-25310
2026-02-28410
2026-03-01510
2026-03-12610
2026-03-13710
2026-03-14810
2026-03-18811
2026-04-021716
2026-04-032617
2026-04-043421
2026-04-054229
2026-04-064839
2026-04-075244
2026-04-086249
2026-04-097054
2026-04-108058
2026-04-118664
2026-04-129970
2026-04-1311474
2026-04-1412777
2026-04-1513381
2026-04-1613984
2026-04-1715190
2026-04-1815793
2026-04-19159100
2026-04-20162105
2026-04-21171110
2026-04-22178113
2026-04-23189119
2026-04-24200121
2026-04-25213126
2026-04-26223129
2026-04-27229131
2026-04-28244135
2026-04-29258138
2026-04-30271139
2026-05-01278141
2026-05-02283148
2026-05-03291151
2026-05-04303153
2026-05-05314155
2026-05-06330158
2026-05-07339162
2026-05-08344166
2026-05-09355171
2026-05-10366174
2026-05-11375179
2026-05-12390182
2026-05-13400184
2026-05-14414187
2026-05-15432193
2026-05-16446193
2026-05-17465195
2026-05-18471198
2026-05-19482201
2026-05-20491204
2026-05-21496210
2026-05-22502213
2026-05-23512219
2026-05-24516223
2026-05-25526231
2026-05-26534236
2026-05-27540240
2026-05-28547244
2026-05-29553250
2026-05-30560251
2026-05-31570256
2026-06-01584258
2026-06-02596259
2026-06-03605261
2026-06-04612268
2026-06-05619277
2026-06-06620280
2026-06-07625286
2026-06-08631294
2026-06-09641299
2026-06-10649305
2026-06-11659309
2026-06-12669314
2026-06-13677321
2026-06-14685326
2026-06-15691332
2026-06-16697341
2026-06-17704345
2026-06-18712347
2026-06-19726353
2026-06-20735358
2026-06-21741362
2026-06-22752366
2026-06-23761369
2026-06-24771372
2026-06-25780376
2026-06-26792381
2026-06-27802388
2026-06-28813395
2026-06-29829400
2026-06-30840404
2026-07-01848411
2026-07-02860413
2026-07-03875416
2026-07-04889421
2026-07-05895426
2026-07-06911432
2026-07-07923435
2026-07-08940440
2026-07-09952442
2026-07-10964445
2026-07-11973451
2026-07-12981455
2026-07-13992459
2026-07-141,004465
2026-07-151,012468
2026-07-161,022474
2026-07-171,034480
2026-07-181,045484
2026-07-191,055487
2026-07-221,060489
2026-07-231,066490
2026-07-241,076496
2026-07-251,080500
2026-07-261,088506
2026-07-271,096512
2026-07-281,104517
2026-07-291,110521
2026-07-301,116521
2026-07-311,131525
2026-08-011,141530
2026-08-021,152533
2026-08-031,157536
2026-08-041,164539
2026-08-051,177541
2026-08-061,184541
2026-08-071,188545
2026-08-081,192547
2026-08-091,197550
2026-08-101,201553
2026-08-111,210555
2026-08-121,220555
2026-08-131,231558
2026-08-141,243561
2026-08-151,252563
2026-08-161,262564
2026-08-171,272567
2026-08-181,277569
2026-08-191,284570
2026-08-201,295572
2026-08-211,305576
2026-08-221,312578
2026-08-231,325580
2026-08-241,338582
2026-08-251,349585
2026-08-261,360588
2026-08-271,372591
2026-08-281,382593
2026-08-291,391601
2026-08-301,400607
2026-08-311,407610
2026-09-011,415616
2026-09-021,426619
2026-09-031,434621
2026-09-041,445622
2026-09-051,457625
2026-09-061,467627
2026-09-071,477630
2026-09-081,490632
2026-09-091,505635
2026-09-101,520638
2026-09-111,533643
2026-09-121,535645
2026-09-131,544646
2026-09-141,550650
2026-09-151,555652
2026-09-161,565657
2026-09-171,579661
2026-09-181,593666
2026-09-191,601669
2026-09-201,611671
2026-09-211,628674
2026-09-221,639681
2026-09-231,650685
2026-09-241,654687
2026-09-251,665691
2026-09-261,675693
2026-09-271,682697
2026-09-281,687698
2026-09-291,696698
2026-09-301,711698
2026-10-011,719700
2026-10-021,735704
2026-10-031,738708
2026-10-041,743713
2026-10-051,747717
2026-10-061,754720
2026-10-071,758724

Year to Date Against Previous Years

Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, Mexico The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). 0.0 7.5 15.0 22.5 30.0 201620182020202220242026
The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, Mexico
YearRatio
20165.3 to 1
20176.9 to 1
20186.4 to 1
20197.6 to 1
202010 to 1
20213.7 to 1
20223.2 to 1
202325 to 1
202419 to 1
20255.0 to 1
2026 (this year)2.4 to 1

Download the Data

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.