El Cubo Weather Records (MXN00011142)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Cubo (MXN00011142), Mexico, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for El Cubo

El Cubo (MXN00011142) is a weather station in Mexico at 20.27 latitude and -100.88 longitude, 1,738 m (5,702 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2013, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Cubo still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
El Cubo tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 26 March 2013.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 20.27 latitude, -100.88 longitude.
Elevation: 1,738 m (5,702 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2013, 35 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Cubo. 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 Cubo, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Cubo still stand. 1982 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at El Cubo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	37
1980	6
1981	69
1982	81
1983	81
1984	55
1985	41
1986	31
1987	54
1988	53
1989	35
1990	25
1991	24
1992	69
1993	36
1994	46
1995	65
1996	27
1997	57
1998	80
1999	31
2000	39
2001	30
2002	28
2003	34
2004	22
2005	27
2006	41
2007	20
2008	25
2009	51
2010	81
2011	31
2012	26
2013	6

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 86.4 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Cubo. The most was 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 4 February 2010.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Cubo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 January 1980
Feb	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	4 February 2010
Mar	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 March 1997
Apr	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 April 1981
May	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 May 1982
Jun	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	11 June 2008
Jul	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 July 2005
Aug	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	6 August 1998
Sep	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	13 September 1982
Oct	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 October 1992
Nov	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 November 1995
Dec	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2013

35 years of record at El Cubo, 1979 to 2013. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1980, 1990, 2013.

Days with data per year at El Cubo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	107	29%	No
1980	59	16%	No
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	332	91%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	249	68%	No
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	364	99%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	353	97%	Yes
2002	350	96%	Yes
2003	355	97%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	365	100%	Yes
2013	90	25%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at El Cubo
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily low max (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	27 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	monthly low max (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	25 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily rain (Tie)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily low min (Tie)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	tie	30 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily low min (Tie)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily high min (Tie)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	tie	28 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily high max (Tie)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2013	El Cubo, MX	daily high min (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2012	El Cubo, MX	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2012	El Cubo, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2012	El Cubo, MX	daily low max (Tie)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	tie	2 years	0 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2012	El Cubo, MX	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2012	El Cubo, MX	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

30 complete years, 1981 to 2012

One stripe for each of 30 complete years at El Cubo, 1981 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.5 C (65.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 17.0 C (62.5 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 19.5 C (67.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Cubo as warming stripes, 1981 to 2012
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	18.6 C	+0.03 C
1982	19.1 C	+0.51 C
1983	18.4 C	-0.12 C
1984	18.4 C	-0.12 C
1985	18.5 C	-0.06 C
1986	18.6 C	+0.03 C
1988	18.6 C	+0.08 C
1989	18.6 C	+0.05 C
1991	18.5 C	-0.09 C
1992	18.1 C	-0.40 C
1993	18.2 C	-0.31 C
1994	18.8 C	+0.21 C
1995	19.5 C	+0.93 C
1996	18.9 C	+0.38 C
1997	18.9 C	+0.34 C
1998	19.5 C	+0.95 C
1999	18.3 C	-0.23 C
2000	18.8 C	+0.23 C
2001	18.4 C	-0.18 C
2002	18.7 C	+0.14 C
2003	18.8 C	+0.26 C
2004	18.3 C	-0.27 C
2005	18.7 C	+0.16 C
2006	18.6 C	+0.05 C
2007	18.3 C	-0.20 C
2008	18.2 C	-0.30 C
2009	18.9 C	+0.34 C
2010	17.0 C	-1.58 C
2011	18.1 C	-0.42 C
2012	18.1 C	-0.48 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1981 to 2012 is -0.14 C (-0.32 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.3 F (-0.6 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Cubo
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.14 C (-0.32 to 0.04) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.6 to 0.1) per decade	1981 to 2012	30	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade	0.4 F (-0.2 to 0.9) per decade	1981 to 2012	30	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.5 C (-0.6 to -0.3) per decade	-0.9 F (-1.1 to -0.6) per decade	1981 to 2012	30	Fall

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 2013

Yearly extremes at El Cubo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1998	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2003	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2010	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	2010	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	135 days	1998	77 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Cubo, 1979 to 2013. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Cubo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1981	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1991	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2013	31.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Cubo, 1979 to 2013. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.6 C (30.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Cubo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1980	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1983	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1984	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1985	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1986	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1987	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1989	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1990	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1998	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1999	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2000	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2003	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2006	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2007	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2008	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2009	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2010	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2011	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2012	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2013	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Cubo, 1979 to 2013. The record is 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Cubo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1980	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1982	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1983	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1985	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1986	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1987	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1988	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1995	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1997	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1998	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1999	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2000	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2001	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2002	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2004	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2005	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2007	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2009	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2010	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2011	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2012	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2013	3.3 mm (0.13 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Cubo, 1979 to 2013. The record is 150.9 mm (5.9 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.0 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Cubo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1980	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1981	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1982	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1983	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1986	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1987	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1988	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1989	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1990	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1991	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1992	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1993	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1994	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1995	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1996	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1997	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1998	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1999	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2000	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2001	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2002	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2003	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2006	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
2007	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2008	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2009	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2010	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
2011	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
2012	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2013	4.1 mm (0.16 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Cubo, 1979 to 2013. The record is 135 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Cubo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	49 days
1980	19 days
1981	36 days
1982	52 days
1983	71 days
1984	55 days
1985	122 days
1986	104 days
1987	111 days
1988	69 days
1989	120 days
1990	68 days
1991	110 days
1992	43 days
1993	77 days
1994	54 days
1995	80 days
1996	83 days
1997	66 days
1998	135 days
1999	114 days
2000	64 days
2001	47 days
2002	91 days
2003	116 days
2004	87 days
2005	79 days
2006	57 days
2007	58 days
2008	126 days
2009	133 days
2010	98 days
2011	104 days
2012	46 days
2013	65 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

31 years, 1981 to 2012

A day with at least 41.2 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.4 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Cubo: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 31 years of values from 1981 to 2012.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 2010; 85.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1982; 73.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1993.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).