Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at La Catarata (Cfe). 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 La Catarata (Cfe), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
35.0 C (95.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
41.7 C (107.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
17.8 C (64.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at La Catarata (Cfe) still stand. 1993 holds the most, with 111.
Standing records at La Catarata (Cfe) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1966
59
1967
39
1968
58
1969
86
1970
45
1971
54
1972
53
1973
104
1974
38
1975
33
1976
30
1977
42
1978
44
1979
35
1980
28
1981
19
1982
27
1983
52
1984
17
1985
19
1986
25
1987
40
1988
62
1989
27
1990
9
1991
98
1992
66
1993
111
1994
41
1995
54
1996
49
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at La Catarata (Cfe) between 15 January 1996 and 15 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When La Catarata (Cfe) set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1996-01-15
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature 0.6 C (33.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 238.8 mm (9.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Catarata (Cfe). The most was 238.8 mm (9.4 in) on 12 September 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at La Catarata (Cfe)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
29 January 1975
Feb
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
19 February 1981
Mar
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
27 March 1983
Apr
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
14 April 1987
May
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
27 May 1984
Jun
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
28 June 1981
Jul
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2 July 1969
Aug
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
20 August 1984
Sep
238.8 mm (9.4 in)
12 September 1975
Oct
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
29 October 1975
Nov
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
15 November 1990
Dec
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
3 December 1968
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 1996
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
31 years of record at La Catarata (Cfe), 1966 to 1996. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1996.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 19 complete years at La Catarata (Cfe), 1967 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.0 C (77.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 24.1 C (75.4 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 25.6 C (78.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at La Catarata (Cfe) as warming stripes, 1967 to 1990
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1967
24.6 C
-0.41 C
1968
24.1 C
-0.92 C
1970
24.9 C
-0.09 C
1971
25.3 C
+0.26 C
1972
25.5 C
+0.44 C
1974
25.0 C
+0.00 C
1975
25.1 C
+0.06 C
1976
24.7 C
-0.34 C
1977
25.1 C
+0.10 C
1979
25.1 C
+0.05 C
1980
25.1 C
+0.12 C
1981
25.0 C
+0.01 C
1982
25.5 C
+0.46 C
1983
25.6 C
+0.57 C
1984
24.8 C
-0.24 C
1985
25.0 C
-0.04 C
1986
24.9 C
-0.14 C
1987
25.0 C
+0.03 C
1990
25.1 C
+0.08 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
1966 to 1996
Yearly extremes at La Catarata (Cfe): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
31
Coldest night (TNn)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1996
11.1 C (52.0 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1975
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
411.1 mm (16.2 in)
1975
228.3 mm (9.0 in)
31
Longest dry spell (CDD)
41 days
1996
23 days
31
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at La Catarata (Cfe), 1966 to 1996. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at La Catarata (Cfe) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1966
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1992
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1993
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1994
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1995
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1996
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at La Catarata (Cfe), 1966 to 1996. The record is 0.6 C (33.1 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.1 C (52.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at La Catarata (Cfe) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1966
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1967
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1968
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1969
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1970
12.2 C (54.0 F)
1971
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1972
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1973
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1974
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1975
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1976
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1977
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1978
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1979
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1980
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1981
11.7 C (53.1 F)
1982
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1983
12.8 C (55.0 F)
1984
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1985
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1986
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1987
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1988
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1989
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1990
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1991
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1992
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1993
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1994
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1995
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at La Catarata (Cfe), 1966 to 1996. The record is 238.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.3 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Catarata (Cfe) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1967
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1969
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1970
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1971
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1973
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1975
238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1976
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1977
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1978
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1980
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1982
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1983
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1984
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1985
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1986
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1988
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1989
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1990
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1991
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1996
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at La Catarata (Cfe), 1966 to 1996. The record is 411.1 mm (16.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 228.3 mm (9.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Catarata (Cfe) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966
227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1967
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1968
244.2 mm (9.6 in)
1969
326.0 mm (12.8 in)
1970
260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1971
195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1972
247.7 mm (9.8 in)
1973
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1974
243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1975
411.1 mm (16.2 in)
1976
210.4 mm (8.3 in)
1977
205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1978
228.3 mm (9.0 in)
1979
259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1980
269.8 mm (10.6 in)
1981
284.2 mm (11.2 in)
1982
281.2 mm (11.1 in)
1983
272.4 mm (10.7 in)
1984
309.6 mm (12.2 in)
1985
296.4 mm (11.7 in)
1986
199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1987
323.1 mm (12.7 in)
1988
307.6 mm (12.1 in)
1989
197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1990
214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1991
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1992
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1993
164.7 mm (6.5 in)
1994
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1995
186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1996
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at La Catarata (Cfe), 1966 to 1996. The record is 41 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Catarata (Cfe) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966
9 days
1967
25 days
1968
23 days
1969
28 days
1970
25 days
1971
35 days
1972
19 days
1973
32 days
1974
12 days
1975
25 days
1976
18 days
1977
35 days
1978
20 days
1979
19 days
1980
12 days
1981
18 days
1982
19 days
1983
22 days
1984
20 days
1985
18 days
1986
23 days
1987
37 days
1988
23 days
1989
16 days
1990
22 days
1991
27 days
1992
23 days
1993
19 days
1994
34 days
1995
23 days
1996
41 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.