Laboratorio del Desierto Weather Records (MXN00010165)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Laboratorio del Desierto (MXN00010165), Mexico, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Laboratorio del Desierto

Laboratorio del Desierto (MXN00010165) is a weather station in Mexico at 26.68 latitude and -103.73 longitude, 1,160 m (3,805 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2008, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Laboratorio del Desierto still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 26.68 latitude, -103.73 longitude.
Elevation: 1,160 m (3,805 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2008, 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 Laboratorio del Desierto. 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 Laboratorio del Desierto, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Laboratorio del Desierto still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 158.

Standing records at Laboratorio del Desierto by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1978	77
1979	81
1980	104
1981	45
1982	61
1983	40
1984	46
1985	34
1986	46
1987	53
1988	50
1989	158
1990	43
1991	77
1992	49
1993	46
1994	34
1995	29
1996	47
1997	52
1998	32
1999	39
2000	34
2001	26
2002	37
2003	39
2004	31
2005	27
2008	27

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 77.0 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laboratorio del Desierto. The most was 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 23 August 2008.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Laboratorio del Desierto
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 January 1981
Feb	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 February 1982
Mar	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 March 2004
Apr	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 April 1981
May	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 May 1981
Jun	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 June 1979
Jul	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 July 2002
Aug	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 August 2008
Sep	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 September 1995
Oct	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 October 1981
Nov	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 November 2004
Dec	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1978 to 2008

29 years of record at Laboratorio del Desierto, 1978 to 2008. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1990, 2008.

Days with data per year at Laboratorio del Desierto
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1978	302	83%	No
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	334	92%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	304	83%	No
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	364	99%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	363	99%	Yes
2001	359	98%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	357	98%	Yes
2008	304	83%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1979 to 2005

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Laboratorio del Desierto, 1979 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.9 C (67.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 18.5 C (65.2 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 20.9 C (69.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Laboratorio del Desierto as warming stripes, 1979 to 2005
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1979	20.3 C	+0.40 C
1980	20.9 C	+1.04 C
1981	20.3 C	+0.40 C
1982	20.7 C	+0.81 C
1983	20.0 C	+0.11 C
1984	19.8 C	-0.14 C
1986	19.8 C	-0.13 C
1987	18.5 C	-1.43 C
1988	19.2 C	-0.68 C
1989	18.7 C	-1.22 C
1991	20.5 C	+0.61 C
1992	19.2 C	-0.70 C
1993	19.6 C	-0.27 C
1994	20.4 C	+0.53 C
1995	20.2 C	+0.33 C
1996	19.8 C	-0.07 C
1997	19.1 C	-0.75 C
1998	20.4 C	+0.47 C
1999	20.0 C	+0.09 C
2000	20.1 C	+0.17 C
2001	20.3 C	+0.42 C
2002	20.0 C	+0.15 C
2003	20.0 C	+0.07 C
2004	19.3 C	-0.55 C
2005	20.3 C	+0.40 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

1978 to 2008

Yearly extremes at Laboratorio del Desierto: 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)	1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1989	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2008	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	2008	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	153 days	1998	77 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Laboratorio del Desierto, 1978 to 2008. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Laboratorio del Desierto by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2008	40.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Laboratorio del Desierto, 1978 to 2008. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Laboratorio del Desierto by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1978	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1979	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1981	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1982	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1983	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1984	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1985	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1986	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1989	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1990	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1991	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1992	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1994	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1995	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1996	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1997	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1998	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2000	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2001	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2002	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2003	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2004	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2005	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2008	-5.0 C (23.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Laboratorio del Desierto, 1978 to 2008. The record is 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.4 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laboratorio del Desierto by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1979	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1980	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1983	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1987	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1989	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1990	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1993	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1994	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1996	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1998	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1999	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2000	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2002	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2005	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Laboratorio del Desierto, 1978 to 2008. The record is 110.8 mm (4.4 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.9 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laboratorio del Desierto by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1979	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1980	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1981	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1984	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1985	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1988	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1989	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1990	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1991	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1992	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1994	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1995	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1996	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1997	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1998	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1999	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
2000	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2001	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2002	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2004	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
2005	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
2008	110.8 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Laboratorio del Desierto, 1978 to 2008. The record is 153 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laboratorio del Desierto by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978	37 days
1979	87 days
1980	58 days
1981	41 days
1982	55 days
1983	71 days
1984	99 days
1985	71 days
1986	81 days
1987	74 days
1988	95 days
1989	67 days
1990	51 days
1991	77 days
1992	99 days
1993	138 days
1994	73 days
1995	82 days
1996	136 days
1997	45 days
1998	153 days
1999	142 days
2000	133 days
2001	53 days
2002	102 days
2003	47 days
2004	47 days
2005	79 days
2008	116 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

24 years with a frost

Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Laboratorio del Desierto falls on 16 February and the median first autumn frost on 26 November, which leaves a median of 276 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Laboratorio del Desierto
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1979 to 2005)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 February	n/a	16 February	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	26 November	n/a	26 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	276 days	n/a	276 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

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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).