La Serena Weather Records (CI000085488)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Serena (CI000085488), Chile, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for La Serena

La Serena (CI000085488) is a weather station in Chile at -29.92 latitude and -71.20 longitude, 146 m (479 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2025, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Serena still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Serena set a daily record precipitation of 8.6 mm (0.34 in) on 22 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: Chile, -29.92 latitude, -71.20 longitude.
Elevation: 146 m (479 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2025, 69 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at La Serena. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at La Serena, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.0 C (82.4 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	12.7 C (54.9 F)
Feb	26.9 C (80.4 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	22.5 C (72.5 F)	13.6 C (56.5 F)
Mar	29.9 C (85.8 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29.9 C (85.8 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)
Apr	28.5 C (83.3 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	20.8 C (69.4 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)
May	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21.6 C (70.9 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)
Jun	28.4 C (83.1 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)
Jul	27.6 C (81.7 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.3 C (39.7 F)
Aug	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Sep	27.1 C (80.8 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.1 C (77.2 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Serena still stand. 1997 holds the most, with 69.

Standing records at La Serena by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	26
1958	57
1963	3
1964	14
1965	8
1966	30
1967	29
1968	24
1973	8
1974	23
1975	21
1976	51
1977	16
1978	37
1979	32
1980	32
1981	22
1982	25
1983	32
1984	12
1985	8
1986	14
1987	29
1988	38
1989	20
1990	23
1991	33
1992	25
1993	22
1994	25
1995	15
1996	18
1997	69
1998	18
1999	21
2000	12
2001	33
2002	30
2003	38
2004	28
2005	26
2006	13
2007	39
2008	24
2009	21
2010	23
2011	18
2012	27
2013	35
2014	29
2015	25
2016	22
2017	34
2018	22
2019	15
2020	17
2021	3
2022	11
2023	12
2024	19
2025	8

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at La Serena between 6 April 2016 and 2 March 2025. Each dot is a new record.

When La Serena set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2016-04-06	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 28.5 C (83.3 F)
2017-01-27	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 20.0 C (68.0 F)
2024-07-09	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 10.2 C (50.4 F)
2025-03-02	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 29.9 C (85.8 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 358.9 mm (14.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Serena. The most was 358.9 mm (14.1 in) on 18 April 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Serena
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	23 January 1977
Feb	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 February 1978
Mar	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 March 1978
Apr	358.9 mm (14.1 in)	18 April 1977
May	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	9 May 1982
Jun	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 June 2011
Jul	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	8 July 1990
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 August 2002
Sep	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 September 2000
Oct	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 October 2011
Nov	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 November 1999
Dec	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2025

61 years of record at La Serena, 1957 to 2025. 61 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and others.

Days with data per year at La Serena
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	152	42%	No
1958	301	82%	No
1963	21	6%	No
1964	86	23%	No
1965	76	21%	No
1966	149	41%	No
1967	157	43%	No
1968	219	60%	No
1973	61	17%	No
1974	123	34%	No
1975	162	44%	No
1976	204	56%	No
1977	231	63%	No
1978	243	67%	No
1979	263	72%	No
1980	264	72%	No
1981	254	70%	No
1982	162	44%	No
1983	185	51%	No
1984	129	35%	No
1985	120	33%	No
1986	199	55%	No
1987	199	55%	No
1988	233	64%	No
1989	219	60%	No
1990	238	65%	No
1991	227	62%	No
1992	198	54%	No
1993	200	55%	No
1994	205	56%	No
1995	183	50%	No
1996	195	53%	No
1997	227	62%	No
1998	232	64%	No
1999	237	65%	No
2000	237	65%	No
2001	258	71%	No
2002	274	75%	No
2003	252	69%	No
2004	249	68%	No
2005	232	64%	No
2006	220	60%	No
2007	237	65%	No
2008	224	61%	No
2009	224	61%	No
2010	238	65%	No
2011	224	61%	No
2012	237	65%	No
2013	238	65%	No
2014	230	63%	No
2015	224	61%	No
2016	136	37%	No
2017	211	58%	No
2018	239	65%	No
2019	245	67%	No
2020	231	63%	No
2021	102	28%	No
2022	134	37%	No
2023	117	32%	No
2024	166	45%	No
2025	120	33%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at La Serena
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2025	La Serena, CL	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2025	La Serena, CL	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2025	La Serena, CL	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2025	La Serena, CL	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2025	La Serena, CL	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2025	La Serena, CL	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2025	La Serena, CL	daily rain (Tie)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2025	La Serena, CL	daily low max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2025	La Serena, CL	daily low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2025	La Serena, CL	daily high max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2025	La Serena, CL	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2025	La Serena, CL	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2025	La Serena, CL	all-time high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2025	La Serena, CL	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2024	La Serena, CL	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2024	La Serena, CL	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 2024	La Serena, CL	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	3 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2024	La Serena, CL	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2024	La Serena, CL	daily rain (Tie)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2024	La Serena, CL	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1957 to 2025

Yearly extremes at La Serena: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2025	25.0 C (77.0 F)	61
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1979	2.9 C (37.2 F)	61
Wettest day (Rx1day)	358.9 mm (14.1 in)	1977	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	358.9 mm (14.1 in)	1977	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52
Longest dry spell (CDD)	142 days	2019	25 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Serena, 1957 to 2025. The record is 29.9 C (85.8 F) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Serena by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1958	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1963	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1964	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1965	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1966	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1967	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1968	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1973	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1974	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1975	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1976	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1977	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1978	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1979	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1980	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1981	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1982	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1983	25.9 C (78.6 F)
1984	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1985	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1986	24.2 C (75.6 F)
1987	25.2 C (77.4 F)
1988	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1989	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1990	23.1 C (73.6 F)
1991	26.6 C (79.9 F)
1992	24.7 C (76.5 F)
1993	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1994	23.8 C (74.8 F)
1995	24.1 C (75.4 F)
1996	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1997	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1998	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1999	23.6 C (74.5 F)
2000	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2001	25.1 C (77.2 F)
2002	26.6 C (79.9 F)
2003	23.7 C (74.7 F)
2004	24.6 C (76.3 F)
2005	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2006	23.7 C (74.7 F)
2007	27.6 C (81.7 F)
2008	24.7 C (76.5 F)
2009	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2010	26.6 C (79.9 F)
2011	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2012	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2013	27.1 C (80.8 F)
2014	26.9 C (80.4 F)
2015	24.6 C (76.3 F)
2016	28.5 C (83.3 F)
2017	27.1 C (80.8 F)
2018	24.5 C (76.1 F)
2019	26.6 C (79.9 F)
2020	26.1 C (79.0 F)
2021	22.8 C (73.0 F)
2022	23.1 C (73.6 F)
2023	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2024	23.7 C (74.7 F)
2025	29.9 C (85.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Serena, 1957 to 2025. The record is -1.0 C (30.2 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.9 C (37.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Serena by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1958	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1963	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1964	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1965	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1966	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1967	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1968	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1976	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1977	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1978	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1979	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1980	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1983	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1984	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1985	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1986	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1987	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1988	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1989	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1990	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1991	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1992	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1993	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1996	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1997	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1998	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1999	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2000	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2001	3.4 C (38.1 F)
2002	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2003	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2004	3.7 C (38.7 F)
2005	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2006	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2007	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2008	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2009	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2010	2.9 C (37.2 F)
2011	3.2 C (37.8 F)
2012	2.6 C (36.7 F)
2013	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2014	3.8 C (38.8 F)
2015	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2016	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2017	3.4 C (38.1 F)
2018	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2019	3.7 C (38.7 F)
2020	4.1 C (39.4 F)
2021	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2022	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2023	4.9 C (40.8 F)
2024	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2025	4.3 C (39.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Serena, 1957 to 2025. The record is 358.9 mm (14.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.4 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Serena by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1965	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1966	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1967	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1976	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	358.9 mm (14.1 in)
1978	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1980	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1981	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1982	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1983	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1984	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1986	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1987	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1988	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1989	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1990	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1991	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1992	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1993	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1995	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1996	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1997	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1999	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2000	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2001	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2003	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2005	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2006	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2007	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2008	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2009	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2010	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2011	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2012	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2013	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2014	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2015	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2017	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2018	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2019	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2020	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2021	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2022	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
2023	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2024	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2025	34.3 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Serena, 1957 to 2025. The record is 358.9 mm (14.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.8 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Serena by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1973	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975	n/a
1976	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1977	358.9 mm (14.1 in)
1978	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1980	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1981	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1983	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1984	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1985	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1986	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1987	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1988	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1989	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1990	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1991	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1992	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1993	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1995	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1996	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
1997	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1998	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1999	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2000	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
2001	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2002	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2003	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2004	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2005	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2006	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2007	5.4 mm (0.21 in)
2008	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2009	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
2011	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2013	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2014	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2015	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
2016	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2017	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2018	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2019	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2020	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2021	0.6 mm (0.02 in)
2022	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2023	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2024	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
2025	34.8 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Serena, 1957 to 2025. The record is 142 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Serena by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	1 day
1965	2 days
1966	1 day
1967	1 day
1968	2 days
1973	15 days
1974	6 days
1975	3 days
1976	19 days
1977	31 days
1978	29 days
1979	33 days
1980	56 days
1981	25 days
1982	6 days
1983	11 days
1984	22 days
1985	18 days
1986	13 days
1987	22 days
1988	22 days
1989	13 days
1990	25 days
1991	12 days
1992	14 days
1993	22 days
1994	40 days
1995	21 days
1996	27 days
1997	32 days
1998	20 days
1999	7 days
2000	3 days
2001	6 days
2002	22 days
2003	30 days
2004	25 days
2005	28 days
2006	5 days
2007	25 days
2008	108 days
2009	41 days
2010	45 days
2011	40 days
2012	69 days
2013	90 days
2014	74 days
2015	61 days
2016	39 days
2017	118 days
2018	90 days
2019	142 days
2020	69 days
2021	60 days
2022	58 days
2023	23 days
2024	38 days
2025	95 days

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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).