Rio Grande Weather Records (BR003252024)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rio Grande (BR003252024), Brazil, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Rio Grande

Rio Grande (BR003252024) is a weather station in Brazil at -32.02 latitude and -52.08 longitude, 2 m (7 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1977 to 2013, 37 years of record.
1,152 records set at Rio Grande still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Brazil, -32.02 latitude, -52.08 longitude.
Elevation: 2 m (7 ft).
Period of record: 1977 to 2013, 37 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 Rio Grande. 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 Rio Grande, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.0 C (89.6 F)	13.6 C (56.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.0 C (87.8 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.0 C (80.6 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.1 C (82.6 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.0 C (75.2 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	24.0 C (75.2 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.0 C (73.4 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.0 C (80.6 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.0 C (82.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.0 C (93.2 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,152 standing records

1,152 records at Rio Grande still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 656.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 130.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rio Grande. The most was 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 19 February 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rio Grande
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	2 January 1993
Feb	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	19 February 1979
Mar	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 March 1979
Apr	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	6 April 1979
May	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	15 May 1998
Jun	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	27 June 1995
Jul	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	15 July 1995
Aug	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 August 1998
Sep	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 September 1979
Oct	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 October 1979
Nov	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 November 1998
Dec	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 December 1997

Period of Record Coverage

1977 to 1997

12 years of record at Rio Grande, 1977 to 1997. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986 and others.

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1977 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Rio Grande: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1978	28.0 C (82.4 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1979	10.2 C (50.4 F)	14
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	1979	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	1995	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1996	19 days	22

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rio Grande, 1977 to 2013. The record is 34.0 C (93.2 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.0 C (82.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rio Grande by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1977	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1978	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1982	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1983	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	19.8 C (67.6 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1990	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1991	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2013	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rio Grande, 1977 to 2013. The record is 4.0 C (39.2 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.2 C (50.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rio Grande by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1977	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1978	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1979	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1980	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1981	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1982	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1983	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1984	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1985	n/a
1986	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	12.3 C (54.1 F)
1991	17.5 C (63.5 F)
1992	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2013	14.0 C (57.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rio Grande, 1977 to 2013. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.2 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rio Grande by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1977	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1978	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1979	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1980	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1983	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1984	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1985	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1986	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1987	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1990	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1994	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1995	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1996	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1997	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1998	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1999	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2013	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rio Grande, 1977 to 2013. The record is 185.5 mm (7.3 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.9 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rio Grande by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1977	n/a
1978	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1979	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1980	n/a
1981	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1986	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1987	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1988	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1989	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1991	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1992	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1993	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1994	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1995	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1996	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1997	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1998	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1999	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2013	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rio Grande, 1977 to 2013. The record is 55 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rio Grande by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1977	2 days
1978	5 days
1979	11 days
1980	2 days
1981	14 days
1982	2 days
1983	1 day
1984	n/a
1985	22 days
1986	21 days
1987	19 days
1988	25 days
1989	28 days
1990	30 days
1991	16 days
1992	15 days
1993	28 days
1994	17 days
1995	23 days
1996	55 days
1997	23 days
1998	26 days
1999	19 days
2013	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 Rio Grande standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rio Grande 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).