Puerto Plata Weather Records (DRM00078458)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Puerto Plata (DRM00078458), Dominican Republic, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata (DRM00078458) is a weather station in Dominican Republic at 19.75 latitude and -70.55 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1992 to 2025, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Puerto Plata still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Dominican Republic, 19.75 latitude, -70.55 longitude.
Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
Period of record: 1992 to 2025, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Puerto Plata. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Puerto Plata, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	34.5 C (94.1 F)	14.7 C (58.5 F)	31.3 C (88.3 F)	17.6 C (63.7 F)
Feb	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32.6 C (90.7 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)
Mar	35.4 C (95.7 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32.6 C (90.7 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)
Apr	36.5 C (97.7 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33.5 C (92.3 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)
May	37.4 C (99.3 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	35.2 C (95.4 F)	21.3 C (70.3 F)
Jun	38.7 C (101.7 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)
Jul	38.0 C (100.4 F)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33.7 C (92.7 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37.5 C (99.5 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)
Sep	38.0 C (100.4 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.0 C (100.4 F)	19.2 C (66.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.0 C (98.6 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.2 C (100.8 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Puerto Plata still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Puerto Plata by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1992	4
1993	15
1994	3
1995	1
1996	27
1997	61
1998	62
1999	42
2000	65
2001	29
2002	88
2003	54
2004	48
2005	60
2006	61
2007	45
2008	47
2009	47
2010	62
2011	38
2012	37
2013	23
2015	63
2016	89
2017	15
2018	23
2019	64
2020	76
2021	31
2022	30
2023	62
2024	78
2025	14

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 272.8 mm (10.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Puerto Plata. The most was 272.8 mm (10.7 in) on 16 March 2018.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Puerto Plata
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	5 January 2018
Feb	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	11 February 2016
Mar	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	16 March 2018
Apr	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	18 April 2005
May	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	12 May 2005
Jun	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 June 2022
Jul	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 July 1999
Aug	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 August 2011
Sep	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	18 September 2004
Oct	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	28 October 2006
Nov	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	9 November 2016
Dec	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	17 December 1993

Period of Record Coverage

1992 to 2025

33 years of record at Puerto Plata, 1992 to 2025. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and others.

Days with data per year at Puerto Plata
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1992	7	2%	No
1993	111	30%	No
1994	48	13%	No
1995	24	7%	No
1996	238	65%	No
1997	334	92%	Yes
1998	303	83%	No
1999	287	79%	No
2000	315	86%	No
2001	346	95%	Yes
2002	348	95%	Yes
2003	343	94%	Yes
2004	263	72%	No
2005	318	87%	No
2006	302	83%	No
2007	316	87%	No
2008	317	87%	No
2009	340	93%	Yes
2010	328	90%	No
2011	339	93%	Yes
2012	325	89%	No
2013	239	65%	No
2015	345	95%	Yes
2016	334	91%	Yes
2017	349	96%	Yes
2018	350	96%	Yes
2019	348	95%	Yes
2020	354	97%	Yes
2021	286	78%	No
2022	303	83%	No
2023	240	66%	No
2024	319	87%	No
2025	213	58%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1997 to 2024

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Puerto Plata, 1997 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.4 C (79.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2005, at 25.8 C (78.4 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 27.2 C (81.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Puerto Plata as warming stripes, 1997 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1997	26.8 C	+0.41 C
1998	26.7 C	+0.26 C
2001	26.0 C	-0.44 C
2002	25.9 C	-0.52 C
2005	25.8 C	-0.65 C
2006	26.1 C	-0.38 C
2008	25.9 C	-0.49 C
2009	26.1 C	-0.33 C
2011	25.9 C	-0.50 C
2012	26.1 C	-0.35 C
2015	27.0 C	+0.59 C
2016	26.2 C	-0.27 C
2017	26.6 C	+0.20 C
2018	26.8 C	+0.38 C
2019	27.2 C	+0.79 C
2020	27.1 C	+0.69 C
2024	27.0 C	+0.54 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

1992 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Puerto Plata: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.7 C (101.7 F)	2022	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2016	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	272.8 mm (10.7 in)	2018	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	506.5 mm (19.9 in)	2017	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	12 days	2003	3 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Puerto Plata, 1992 to 2025. The record is 38.7 C (101.7 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Puerto Plata by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1992	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1993	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1994	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1996	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1997	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2000	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2001	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2002	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2003	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2004	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2007	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2008	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2011	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2012	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2013	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2015	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2016	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2018	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2019	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2020	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2021	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2022	38.7 C (101.7 F)
2023	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2024	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2025	37.5 C (99.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Puerto Plata, 1992 to 2025. The record is 14.0 C (57.2 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.2 C (61.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Puerto Plata by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1992	19.2 C (66.6 F)
1993	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1994	18.6 C (65.5 F)
1995	18.0 C (64.4 F)
1996	17.1 C (62.8 F)
1997	16.8 C (62.2 F)
1998	17.5 C (63.5 F)
1999	14.4 C (57.9 F)
2000	14.8 C (58.6 F)
2001	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2002	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2003	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2004	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2005	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2006	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2007	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2008	15.5 C (59.9 F)
2009	16.6 C (61.9 F)
2010	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2011	15.7 C (60.3 F)
2012	16.6 C (61.9 F)
2013	16.9 C (62.4 F)
2015	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2016	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2017	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2018	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2019	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2020	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2021	16.8 C (62.2 F)
2022	17.2 C (63.0 F)
2023	16.2 C (61.2 F)
2024	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2025	17.4 C (63.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Puerto Plata, 1992 to 2025. The record is 272.8 mm (10.7 in) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.5 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Puerto Plata by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1992	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1994	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1996	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1999	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2001	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2003	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2004	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
2005	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
2006	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2007	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2008	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2009	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2010	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2011	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
2012	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2013	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2015	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2016	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
2017	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2018	272.8 mm (10.7 in)
2019	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2020	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2021	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2022	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2023	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2024	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2025	62.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Puerto Plata, 1992 to 2025. The record is 506.5 mm (19.9 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 174.0 mm (6.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Puerto Plata by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1997	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1999	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2001	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
2002	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
2003	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
2004	282.0 mm (11.1 in)
2005	247.9 mm (9.8 in)
2006	219.9 mm (8.7 in)
2007	238.6 mm (9.4 in)
2008	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2009	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
2010	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
2011	235.5 mm (9.3 in)
2012	256.1 mm (10.1 in)
2013	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2015	208.9 mm (8.2 in)
2016	440.2 mm (17.3 in)
2017	506.5 mm (19.9 in)
2018	284.7 mm (11.2 in)
2019	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
2020	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
2021	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2022	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
2023	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
2024	258.5 mm (10.2 in)
2025	109.2 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Puerto Plata, 1992 to 2025. The record is 12 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 3 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Puerto Plata by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1992	1 day
1993	2 days
1994	2 days
1995	2 days
1996	4 days
1997	4 days
1998	2 days
1999	5 days
2000	5 days
2001	5 days
2002	5 days
2003	12 days
2004	4 days
2005	5 days
2006	3 days
2007	3 days
2008	3 days
2009	7 days
2010	3 days
2011	5 days
2012	4 days
2013	3 days
2015	4 days
2016	3 days
2017	3 days
2018	6 days
2019	3 days
2020	3 days
2021	3 days
2022	3 days
2023	2 days
2024	5 days
2025	4 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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Data for Puerto Plata standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).