Quetzala Weather Records (MXN00012066)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Quetzala (MXN00012066), Mexico, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Quetzala

Quetzala (MXN00012066) is a weather station in Mexico at 16.65 latitude and -98.50 longitude, 33 m (108 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2012, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Quetzala still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Quetzala tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 1 November 2012.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 16.65 latitude, -98.50 longitude.
Elevation: 33 m (108 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2012, 53 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 Quetzala. 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 Quetzala, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.7 C (107.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.0 C (104.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.0 C (104.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Quetzala still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 217.

Standing records at Quetzala by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1960	79
1961	217
1962	70
1963	38
1964	34
1965	40
1966	57
1967	25
1968	39
1969	76
1970	31
1971	36
1972	15
1973	19
1974	27
1975	24
1976	38
1977	23
1978	31
1979	30
1980	28
1981	34
1982	11
1983	26
1984	25
1985	20
1986	21
1987	18
1988	16
1989	21
1990	16
1991	19
1992	23
1993	16
1994	3
1995	19
1996	10
1997	26
1998	23
1999	14
2000	13
2001	4
2002	9
2003	9
2006	3
2011	72
2012	16

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 300.0 mm (11.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Quetzala. The most was 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 16 June 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Quetzala
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 January 1980
Feb	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 February 1977
Mar	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 March 2001
Apr	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2 April 1966
May	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 May 1978
Jun	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	16 June 1974
Jul	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	2 July 1996
Aug	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	11 August 1988
Sep	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	16 September 1981
Oct	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	8 October 1997
Nov	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	3 November 2002
Dec	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	18 December 1962

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 2012

47 years of record at Quetzala, 1960 to 2012. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1964, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006.

Days with data per year at Quetzala
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	206	56%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	333	91%	Yes
1963	336	92%	Yes
1964	326	89%	No
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	362	99%	Yes
1976	351	96%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	356	97%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	358	98%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	339	93%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	336	92%	Yes
1992	335	92%	Yes
1993	335	92%	Yes
1994	337	92%	Yes
1995	336	92%	Yes
1996	313	86%	No
1997	334	92%	Yes
1998	326	89%	No
1999	303	83%	No
2000	333	91%	Yes
2001	318	87%	No
2002	334	92%	Yes
2003	147	40%	No
2006	62	17%	No
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	335	92%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Quetzala
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low max (Tie)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	47 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min (Tie)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily low min (Tie)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high max (Tie)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	tie	49 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high max (Tie)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	tie	46 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high min (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	22 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2012	Quetzala, MX	daily high max (Tie)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	tie	46 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1961 to 2011

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Quetzala, 1961 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.1 C (80.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 26.2 C (79.2 F), and the warmest was 1961, at 29.3 C (84.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Quetzala as warming stripes, 1961 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	29.3 C	+2.24 C
1965	27.3 C	+0.24 C
1966	27.7 C	+0.58 C
1967	27.5 C	+0.44 C
1968	27.1 C	+0.02 C
1969	27.5 C	+0.41 C
1970	26.7 C	-0.35 C
1971	26.2 C	-0.89 C
1972	27.0 C	-0.13 C
1973	26.9 C	-0.16 C
1974	26.2 C	-0.85 C
1975	26.3 C	-0.75 C
1976	26.8 C	-0.33 C
1977	26.8 C	-0.26 C
1978	26.9 C	-0.22 C
1979	26.8 C	-0.31 C
1980	27.3 C	+0.17 C
1981	26.5 C	-0.64 C
1982	27.4 C	+0.35 C
1983	27.2 C	+0.09 C
1984	26.7 C	-0.38 C
1985	26.9 C	-0.23 C
1986	27.1 C	+0.01 C
1987	27.6 C	+0.52 C
1989	26.6 C	-0.46 C
1990	27.6 C	+0.52 C
2011	27.3 C	+0.24 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

1960 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Quetzala: 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)	1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)	47
Coldest night (TNn)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1962	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47
Wettest day (Rx1day)	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	1974	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	1,114.4 mm (43.9 in)	1974	206.1 mm (8.1 in)	48
Longest dry spell (CDD)	160 days	1993	105 days	48

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Quetzala, 1960 to 2012. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Quetzala by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1960	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1997	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	n/a
2011	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012	38.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Quetzala, 1960 to 2012. The record is 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.9 C (57.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Quetzala by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1960	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1961	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1962	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1963	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1964	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1965	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1966	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1967	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1968	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1969	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1970	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1971	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1972	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1973	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1974	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1975	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1976	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1977	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1978	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1979	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1980	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1981	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1982	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1983	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1984	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1985	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1986	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1987	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1988	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1989	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1990	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1991	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1992	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1993	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1994	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1995	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1996	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1997	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1998	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1999	12.2 C (54.0 F)
2000	11.7 C (53.1 F)
2001	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2002	12.8 C (55.0 F)
2003	11.7 C (53.1 F)
2006	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2007	n/a
2011	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2012	16.1 C (61.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Quetzala, 1960 to 2012. The record is 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.7 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Quetzala by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1964	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1965	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1966	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1968	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1969	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1971	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1974	300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1975	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1976	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1977	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1978	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1979	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1980	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1981	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1982	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1983	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1984	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1985	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1989	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1990	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1991	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1992	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1993	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1994	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1995	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1996	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1997	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1998	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1999	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
2000	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
2002	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2003	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2006	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2007	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2011	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2012	110.0 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Quetzala, 1960 to 2012. The record is 1,114.4 mm (43.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 206.1 mm (8.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Quetzala by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	185.8 mm (7.3 in)
1961	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1962	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1963	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1964	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1965	178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1966	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1967	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1968	261.4 mm (10.3 in)
1969	257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1970	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1972	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1973	353.0 mm (13.9 in)
1974	1,114.4 mm (43.9 in)
1975	259.7 mm (10.2 in)
1976	284.8 mm (11.2 in)
1977	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1978	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1979	254.7 mm (10.0 in)
1980	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1981	312.7 mm (12.3 in)
1982	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1983	209.7 mm (8.3 in)
1984	225.1 mm (8.9 in)
1985	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1986	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1987	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1988	271.1 mm (10.7 in)
1989	311.4 mm (12.3 in)
1990	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1991	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1992	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1993	177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1994	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1995	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1996	333.3 mm (13.1 in)
1997	373.7 mm (14.7 in)
1998	266.9 mm (10.5 in)
1999	207.3 mm (8.2 in)
2000	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
2001	330.7 mm (13.0 in)
2002	230.9 mm (9.1 in)
2003	274.2 mm (10.8 in)
2006	159.6 mm (6.3 in)
2007	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
2011	276.0 mm (10.9 in)
2012	204.8 mm (8.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Quetzala, 1960 to 2012. The record is 160 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 105 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Quetzala by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	63 days
1961	145 days
1962	89 days
1963	92 days
1964	121 days
1965	116 days
1966	75 days
1967	151 days
1968	133 days
1969	81 days
1970	151 days
1971	141 days
1972	132 days
1973	95 days
1974	152 days
1975	104 days
1976	64 days
1977	89 days
1978	44 days
1979	143 days
1980	74 days
1981	149 days
1982	81 days
1983	71 days
1984	61 days
1985	97 days
1986	132 days
1987	58 days
1988	128 days
1989	121 days
1990	82 days
1991	146 days
1992	105 days
1993	160 days
1994	125 days
1995	115 days
1996	148 days
1997	139 days
1998	155 days
1999	74 days
2000	77 days
2001	66 days
2002	55 days
2003	134 days
2006	23 days
2007	7 days
2011	72 days
2012	136 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

42 years, 1961 to 2012

A day with at least 102.0 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 306.9 mm (12.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Quetzala: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
5 years	143.9 mm (5.7 in)
10 years	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
25 years	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
50 years	262.7 mm (10.3 in)	Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years	306.9 mm (12.1 in)	Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1961 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: 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1974; 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1989; 189.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1997.

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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).