La Cadena Weather Records (MXN00010140)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Cadena (MXN00010140), Mexico, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for La Cadena

La Cadena (MXN00010140) is a weather station in Mexico at 25.87 latitude and -104.15 longitude, 1,500 m (4,921 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2009, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Cadena still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 25.87 latitude, -104.15 longitude.
Elevation: 1,500 m (4,921 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2009, 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 La Cadena. 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 Cadena, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Cadena still stand. 1994 holds the most, with 172.

Standing records at La Cadena by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	14
1980	52
1981	59
1982	28
1983	25
1984	30
1985	25
1986	39
1987	44
1988	40
1989	19
1990	55
1991	52
1992	38
1993	115
1994	172
1995	119
1996	38
1997	40
1998	40
1999	36
2000	38
2001	22
2002	12
2003	32
2004	90
2005	45
2006	72
2007	24
2008	42
2009	7

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 79.8 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Cadena. The most was 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 29 March 2004.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Cadena
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 January 1984
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 February 1982
Mar	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 March 2004
Apr	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 April 1981
May	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 May 1986
Jun	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 June 2006
Jul	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	12 July 1987
Aug	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 August 1983
Sep	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 September 2008
Oct	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 October 1996
Nov	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 November 1993
Dec	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 December 1984

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2009

31 years of record at La Cadena, 1979 to 2009. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003 and others.

Days with data per year at La Cadena
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	77	21%	No
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	181	50%	No
1986	352	96%	Yes
1987	348	95%	Yes
1988	334	91%	Yes
1989	115	32%	No
1990	225	62%	No
1991	333	91%	Yes
1992	281	77%	No
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	314	86%	No
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	363	99%	Yes
2001	334	92%	Yes
2002	322	88%	No
2003	261	72%	No
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	274	75%	No
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	363	99%	Yes
2009	201	55%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1980 to 2008

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at La Cadena, 1980 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1981, at 16.6 C (61.9 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 25.8 C (78.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 6.2 C (11.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at La Cadena as warming stripes, 1980 to 2008
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1980	17.3 C	-2.28 C
1981	16.6 C	-2.98 C
1982	20.1 C	+0.45 C
1983	20.3 C	+0.71 C
1984	19.8 C	+0.15 C
1993	24.6 C	+4.97 C
1994	25.8 C	+6.19 C
1996	23.2 C	+3.63 C
1998	18.6 C	-1.02 C
1999	17.9 C	-1.66 C
2000	18.8 C	-0.76 C
2004	16.6 C	-2.97 C
2005	17.6 C	-2.03 C
2007	18.4 C	-1.17 C
2008	18.4 C	-1.24 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

1979 to 2009

Yearly extremes at La Cadena: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1983	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	2004	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	1983	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	197 days	1993	96 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Cadena, 1979 to 2009. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Cadena by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1983	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1992	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1996	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1997	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2009	38.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Cadena, 1979 to 2009. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.1 C (30.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Cadena by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1980	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1981	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1982	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1984	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1985	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1986	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1989	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1990	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1991	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1992	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1993	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1996	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1997	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1999	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2001	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2002	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2003	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2004	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2005	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2008	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Cadena, 1979 to 2009. The record is 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Cadena by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1980	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1983	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1984	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1985	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1986	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1987	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1988	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1990	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1991	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1993	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1995	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1996	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1997	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1998	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1999	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2000	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2001	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2002	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2003	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2005	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2006	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2008	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2009	22.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Cadena, 1979 to 2009. The record is 138.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.8 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Cadena by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1980	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1981	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1982	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1983	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1984	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1987	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1988	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1989	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1990	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1991	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1992	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1994	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1995	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1996	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1998	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1999	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
2000	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2001	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2002	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2003	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2004	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
2005	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2006	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2007	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2009	27.5 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Cadena, 1979 to 2009. The record is 197 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 96 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Cadena by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	56 days
1980	178 days
1981	77 days
1982	73 days
1983	71 days
1984	99 days
1985	72 days
1986	84 days
1987	113 days
1988	72 days
1989	41 days
1990	96 days
1991	121 days
1992	96 days
1993	197 days
1994	79 days
1995	168 days
1996	182 days
1997	98 days
1998	162 days
1999	142 days
2000	149 days
2001	61 days
2002	114 days
2003	83 days
2004	58 days
2005	79 days
2006	147 days
2007	118 days
2008	104 days
2009	67 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).