El Pinal Weather Records (MXN00002021)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Pinal (MXN00002021), Mexico, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for El Pinal

El Pinal (MXN00002021) is a weather station in Mexico at 32.18 latitude and -116.28 longitude, 1,320 m (4,330 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 1999, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Pinal still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 32.18 latitude, -116.28 longitude.
Elevation: 1,320 m (4,330 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 1999, 31 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 El Pinal. 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 El Pinal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	45.0 C (113.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Pinal still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 125.

Standing records at El Pinal by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1969	107
1970	64
1971	85
1972	83
1973	61
1974	57
1975	55
1976	58
1977	75
1978	87
1979	125
1980	78
1981	23
1982	45
1983	26
1984	16
1985	15
1986	40
1987	19
1988	26
1989	67
1990	79
1991	41
1992	32
1993	44
1994	23
1997	29
1998	4

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 158.0 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Pinal. The most was 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 29 January 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Pinal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	29 January 1980
Feb	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 February 1980
Mar	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 March 1983
Apr	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 April 1983
May	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 May 1977
Jun	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 June 1987
Jul	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 July 1974
Aug	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 August 1977
Sep	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 September 1976
Oct	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 October 1986
Nov	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11 November 1978
Dec	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 1999

29 years of record at El Pinal, 1969 to 1999. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 and others.

Days with data per year at El Pinal
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1969	341	93%	Yes
1970	355	97%	Yes
1971	335	92%	Yes
1972	354	97%	Yes
1973	342	94%	Yes
1974	360	99%	Yes
1975	331	91%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	359	98%	Yes
1979	289	79%	No
1980	356	97%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	356	98%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes
1984	363	99%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	360	99%	Yes
1988	318	87%	No
1989	351	96%	Yes
1990	279	76%	No
1991	140	38%	No
1992	291	80%	No
1993	294	81%	No
1994	54	15%	No
1997	46	13%	No
1998	56	15%	No
1999	9	2%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1969 to 1989

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at El Pinal, 1969 to 1989. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.9 C (53.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 9.3 C (48.8 F), and the warmest was 1969, at 14.1 C (57.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Pinal as warming stripes, 1969 to 1989
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1969	14.1 C	+2.22 C
1970	13.6 C	+1.77 C
1972	13.3 C	+1.46 C
1974	12.5 C	+0.59 C
1976	10.7 C	-1.18 C
1977	10.7 C	-1.21 C
1978	9.3 C	-2.55 C
1980	11.4 C	-0.48 C
1981	12.8 C	+0.88 C
1982	10.5 C	-1.42 C
1983	11.6 C	-0.27 C
1984	12.5 C	+0.59 C
1985	11.0 C	-0.86 C
1986	10.4 C	-1.43 C
1987	11.7 C	-0.20 C
1989	14.0 C	+2.13 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

1969 to 1999

Yearly extremes at El Pinal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1979	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	1980	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	1980	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	309 days	1998	67 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Pinal, 1969 to 1999. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Pinal by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1989	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1990	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1991	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1993	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1999	22.8 C (73.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Pinal, 1969 to 1999. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.1 C (21.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Pinal by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1969	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1970	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1973	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1977	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1978	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1980	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1981	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1982	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1984	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1988	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1989	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1990	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999	-1.1 C (30.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Pinal, 1969 to 1999. The record is 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Pinal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1972	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1974	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1975	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1980	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1981	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1985	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1986	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1987	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1988	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1989	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1990	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1991	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1992	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1993	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1997	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1998	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1999	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Pinal, 1969 to 1999. The record is 232.5 mm (9.2 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.7 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Pinal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1970	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1974	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1975	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1976	155.6 mm (6.1 in)
1977	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1978	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1979	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1980	232.5 mm (9.2 in)
1981	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1983	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1984	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1985	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1986	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1987	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1989	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1991	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993	176.7 mm (7.0 in)
1994	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1997	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1998	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1999	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Pinal, 1969 to 1999. The record is 309 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Pinal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969	148 days
1970	75 days
1971	74 days
1972	67 days
1973	88 days
1974	66 days
1975	56 days
1976	78 days
1977	52 days
1978	101 days
1979	73 days
1980	65 days
1981	161 days
1982	79 days
1983	95 days
1984	65 days
1985	84 days
1986	105 days
1987	60 days
1988	37 days
1989	95 days
1990	27 days
1991	18 days
1992	37 days
1993	32 days
1994	22 days
1997	9 days
1998	309 days
1999	10 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).