El Dormido Weather Records (MXN00011156)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Dormido (MXN00011156), Mexico, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for El Dormido

El Dormido (MXN00011156) is a weather station in Mexico at 20.12 latitude and -101.02 longitude, 1,907 m (6,256 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1980 to 2012, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Dormido still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
El Dormido tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.6 C (96.1 F) on 31 May 2012.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 20.12 latitude, -101.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,907 m (6,256 ft).
Period of record: 1980 to 2012, 33 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 Dormido. 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 Dormido, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.0 C (95.0 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 Dormido still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 180.

Standing records at El Dormido by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	30
1981	41
1982	16
1983	41
1984	26
1985	47
1986	62
1987	180
1988	23
1989	11
1990	22
1991	63
1992	68
1993	66
1994	38
1995	162
1996	85
1997	155
1998	81
2000	1
2001	115
2002	15
2003	13
2004	8
2005	10
2006	8
2007	8
2008	11
2009	7
2010	29
2011	18
2012	4

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 68.3 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Dormido. The most was 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 16 July 2003.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Dormido
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 January 1992
Feb	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 February 2010
Mar	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 March 1997
Apr	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 April 1985
May	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 May 2006
Jun	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 June 1988
Jul	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	16 July 2003
Aug	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 August 1993
Sep	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11 September 1982
Oct	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 October 2005
Nov	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 November 2000
Dec	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2012

32 years of record at El Dormido, 1980 to 2012. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2012.

Days with data per year at El Dormido
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1980	245	67%	No
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	242	66%	No
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	213	58%	No
2000	47	13%	No
2001	335	92%	Yes
2002	359	98%	Yes
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	182	50%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at El Dormido
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily high max (Tie)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	tie	14 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily low max (Tie)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily low max (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	28 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	all-time low max (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	22 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2012	El Dormido, MX	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1981 to 2011

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at El Dormido, 1981 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (65.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 14.9 C (58.8 F), and the warmest was 1997, at 22.7 C (72.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.4 C (7.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Dormido as warming stripes, 1981 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	17.8 C	-0.50 C
1982	18.4 C	+0.05 C
1983	17.4 C	-0.96 C
1984	17.4 C	-0.93 C
1985	16.6 C	-1.70 C
1986	15.9 C	-2.43 C
1987	14.9 C	-3.42 C
1988	17.1 C	-1.20 C
1989	17.9 C	-0.37 C
1991	16.2 C	-2.14 C
1992	15.4 C	-2.88 C
1993	16.6 C	-1.73 C
1994	19.8 C	+1.45 C
1995	22.1 C	+3.75 C
1996	22.0 C	+3.68 C
1997	22.7 C	+4.36 C
2002	19.1 C	+0.73 C
2003	18.5 C	+0.20 C
2004	18.6 C	+0.30 C
2005	18.5 C	+0.22 C
2006	19.1 C	+0.75 C
2007	18.8 C	+0.48 C
2008	18.5 C	+0.20 C
2009	19.2 C	+0.83 C
2010	18.4 C	+0.07 C
2011	19.4 C	+1.08 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

1980 to 2012

Yearly extremes at El Dormido: 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)	1998	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2010	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2003	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	2010	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	132 days	1998	68 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Dormido, 1980 to 2012. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Dormido by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1980	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1981	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1991	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1992	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2000	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Dormido, 1980 to 2012. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Dormido by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1980	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1982	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1984	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1985	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1986	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1987	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1988	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1989	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1990	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1991	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1992	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1993	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1994	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1995	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1996	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1997	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1998	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2000	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2001	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2007	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2008	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2009	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2010	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2011	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2012	1.1 C (34.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Dormido, 1980 to 2012. The record is 68.3 mm (2.7 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Dormido by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1980	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1981	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1982	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1990	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1991	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1993	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1994	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1995	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1996	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1997	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1998	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2000	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2002	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2003	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2004	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2005	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2006	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2007	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2008	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2010	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2011	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2012	43.7 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Dormido, 1980 to 2012. The record is 151.7 mm (6.0 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Dormido by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1980	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1982	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1986	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1987	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1988	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1989	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1992	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1993	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1994	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1995	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1996	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1997	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1998	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
2000	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2001	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2002	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2003	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2004	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2005	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2007	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2008	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
2009	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
2011	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2012	54.7 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Dormido, 1980 to 2012. The record is 132 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Dormido by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1980	63 days
1981	37 days
1982	54 days
1983	126 days
1984	67 days
1985	47 days
1986	105 days
1987	66 days
1988	81 days
1989	120 days
1990	68 days
1991	84 days
1992	49 days
1993	82 days
1994	68 days
1995	62 days
1996	82 days
1997	65 days
1998	132 days
2000	30 days
2001	45 days
2002	60 days
2003	71 days
2004	66 days
2005	93 days
2006	58 days
2007	53 days
2008	81 days
2009	94 days
2010	98 days
2011	129 days
2012	55 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.

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