Paracatu Weather Records (BR001746008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paracatu (BR001746008), Brazil, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Paracatu

Paracatu (BR001746008) is a weather station in Brazil at -17.22 latitude and -46.87 longitude, 711 m (2,333 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1976 to 2009, 34 years of record.
40 records set at Paracatu still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Brazil, -17.22 latitude, -46.87 longitude.
Elevation: 711 m (2,333 ft).
Period of record: 1976 to 2009, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Paracatu. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Paracatu, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.7 C (85.5 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.9 C (85.8 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.5 C (88.7 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	29.2 C (84.6 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

40 standing records

40 records at Paracatu still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 8.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 110.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paracatu. The most was 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 6 November 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paracatu
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	13 January 1980
Feb	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	4 February 1983
Mar	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	5 March 1982
Apr	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 April 1993
May	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 May 1979
Jun	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 June 1981
Jul	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 July 1990
Aug	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 August 1986
Sep	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	13 September 1976
Oct	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	31 October 1981
Nov	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	6 November 1992
Dec	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	17 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1989 to 2009

7 years of record at Paracatu, 1989 to 2009. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1989, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1976 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Paracatu: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1993	29.9 C (85.8 F)	7
Coldest night (TNn)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1999	18.8 C (65.8 F)	7
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	1992	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	20
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	323.8 mm (12.7 in)	1980	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	135 days	1984	68 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Paracatu, 1976 to 2009. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.9 C (85.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Paracatu by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	29.2 C (84.6 F)
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999	31.5 C (88.7 F)
2001	n/a
2002	31.6 C (88.9 F)
2003	29.9 C (85.8 F)
2008	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2009	29.7 C (85.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Paracatu, 1976 to 2009. The record is 15.6 C (60.1 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.8 C (65.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Paracatu by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	18.8 C (65.8 F)
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	20.8 C (69.4 F)
1999	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2001	20.0 C (68.0 F)
2002	16.4 C (61.5 F)
2003	15.8 C (60.4 F)
2008	n/a
2009	20.2 C (68.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paracatu, 1976 to 2009. The record is 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paracatu by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1976	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1977	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1980	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1981	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1982	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1984	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1986	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1987	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1989	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1990	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1991	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1992	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2008	n/a
2009	4.1 mm (0.16 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paracatu, 1976 to 2009. The record is 323.8 mm (12.7 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 164.3 mm (6.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paracatu by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1976	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1977	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1978	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1979	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1980	323.8 mm (12.7 in)
1981	193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1982	189.1 mm (7.4 in)
1983	198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1984	190.4 mm (7.5 in)
1985	157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1986	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1987	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1988	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1989	237.8 mm (9.4 in)
1990	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1991	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1992	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1993	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paracatu, 1976 to 2009. The record is 135 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paracatu by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1976	31 days
1977	92 days
1978	41 days
1979	50 days
1980	83 days
1981	43 days
1982	69 days
1983	53 days
1984	135 days
1985	117 days
1986	47 days
1987	101 days
1988	116 days
1989	58 days
1990	49 days
1991	121 days
1992	93 days
1993	68 days
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	1 day
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Paracatu standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paracatu threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).