Las Gaviotas Weather Records (CO000080241)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Las Gaviotas (CO000080241), Colombia, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for Las Gaviotas

Las Gaviotas (CO000080241) is a weather station in Colombia at 4.55 latitude and -70.92 longitude, 167 m (548 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1967 to 2002, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Las Gaviotas still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Las Gaviotas set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 8 April 2002.

About the Station

Location: Colombia, 4.55 latitude, -70.92 longitude.
Elevation: 167 m (548 ft).
Period of record: 1967 to 2002, 36 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Las Gaviotas. 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 Las Gaviotas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.5 C (99.5 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.0 C (100.4 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.0 C (100.4 F)	16.4 C (61.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17.3 C (63.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.0 C (96.8 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.2 C (91.8 F)	18.7 C (65.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.5 C (92.3 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.2 C (93.6 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.6 C (94.3 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.2 C (93.6 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Las Gaviotas still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Las Gaviotas by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	18
1974	1
1975	28
1976	39
1977	25
1978	51
1979	48
1980	81
1981	59
1982	53
1983	81
1984	56
1985	76
1986	44
1987	83
1988	63
1990	34
1991	70
1992	68
1993	60
1994	71
1995	84
1996	52
1997	85
1998	89
1999	39
2000	5
2002	1

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 231.0 mm (9.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Las Gaviotas. The most was 231.0 mm (9.1 in) on 21 June 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Las Gaviotas
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	21 January 1989
Feb	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 February 1979
Mar	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	23 March 1978
Apr	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	24 April 1985
May	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	4 May 1996
Jun	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	21 June 1969
Jul	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	9 July 1997
Aug	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	12 August 1984
Sep	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	12 September 1986
Oct	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 October 1974
Nov	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	9 November 1975
Dec	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 1999

26 years of record at Las Gaviotas, 1973 to 1999. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1999.

Days with data per year at Las Gaviotas
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	53	15%	No
1974	10	3%	No
1975	109	30%	No
1976	172	47%	No
1977	172	47%	No
1978	191	52%	No
1979	330	90%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes
1984	363	99%	Yes
1985	361	99%	Yes
1986	362	99%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	335	92%	Yes
1990	204	56%	No
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	335	92%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	361	99%	Yes
1997	334	92%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	243	67%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Las Gaviotas
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2002	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain (Tie)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	tie	23 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1999	Las Gaviotas, CO	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	19 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1980 to 1998

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Las Gaviotas, 1980 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.8 C (80.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1994, at 26.4 C (79.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 27.2 C (80.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.5 C (0.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Las Gaviotas as warming stripes, 1980 to 1998
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1980	26.8 C	+0.09 C
1981	26.8 C	+0.07 C
1982	26.8 C	+0.05 C
1983	26.8 C	+0.05 C
1984	26.5 C	-0.25 C
1985	26.7 C	-0.04 C
1986	26.7 C	-0.09 C
1987	27.1 C	+0.35 C
1991	26.7 C	-0.05 C
1993	26.5 C	-0.21 C
1994	26.4 C	-0.32 C
1995	27.0 C	+0.21 C
1996	26.5 C	-0.27 C
1998	27.2 C	+0.44 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1967 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Las Gaviotas: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.0 C (100.4 F)	1978	36.2 C (97.2 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1974	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	1969	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	294.0 mm (11.6 in)	1969	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1994	29 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Las Gaviotas, 1967 to 2002. The record is 38.0 C (100.4 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 C (97.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Las Gaviotas by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1973	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1974	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1978	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1979	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1981	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1982	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1987	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1988	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1989	n/a
1990	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1991	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1992	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1993	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1995	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1996	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1999	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Las Gaviotas, 1967 to 2002. The record is 15.0 C (59.0 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.0 C (64.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Las Gaviotas by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1973	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1974	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1975	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1976	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1977	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1978	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1979	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1980	19.5 C (67.1 F)
1981	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1982	18.8 C (65.8 F)
1983	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1984	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1985	18.6 C (65.5 F)
1986	19.3 C (66.7 F)
1987	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1988	19.0 C (66.2 F)
1989	n/a
1990	18.4 C (65.1 F)
1991	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1992	17.6 C (63.7 F)
1993	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1994	18.4 C (65.1 F)
1995	17.4 C (63.3 F)
1996	17.3 C (63.1 F)
1997	17.6 C (63.7 F)
1998	19.1 C (66.4 F)
1999	17.3 C (63.1 F)
2000	17.4 C (63.3 F)
2001	21.2 C (70.2 F)
2002	16.4 C (61.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Las Gaviotas, 1967 to 2002. The record is 231.0 mm (9.1 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.0 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Las Gaviotas by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1967	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1968	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	231.0 mm (9.1 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1974	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1977	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1979	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1980	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1982	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1983	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1984	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1985	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1986	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1987	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1988	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1993	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1997	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1998	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1999	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
2000	n/a
2001	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2002	57.9 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Las Gaviotas, 1967 to 2002. The record is 294.0 mm (11.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 186.0 mm (7.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Las Gaviotas by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1967	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1968	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969	294.0 mm (11.6 in)
1970	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1971	255.0 mm (10.0 in)
1973	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1974	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1975	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1976	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1977	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1978	271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1979	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1980	284.0 mm (11.2 in)
1981	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1982	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1983	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1984	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1985	250.0 mm (9.8 in)
1986	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1987	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1988	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1989	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1990	275.0 mm (10.8 in)
1991	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1992	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1993	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1994	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1995	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1996	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1997	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1998	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1999	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Las Gaviotas, 1967 to 2002. The record is 49 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Las Gaviotas by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1967	19 days
1968	7 days
1969	13 days
1970	29 days
1971	31 days
1973	28 days
1974	35 days
1975	42 days
1976	37 days
1977	33 days
1978	23 days
1979	32 days
1980	48 days
1981	38 days
1982	22 days
1983	38 days
1984	16 days
1985	36 days
1986	24 days
1987	18 days
1988	22 days
1989	26 days
1990	23 days
1991	43 days
1992	31 days
1993	24 days
1994	49 days
1995	39 days
1996	30 days
1997	24 days
1998	31 days
1999	10 days
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	1 day

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 2026-10-12 (12 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).