Zacate Grande Weather Records (MXN00013057)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Zacate Grande (MXN00013057), Mexico, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Zacate Grande

Zacate Grande (MXN00013057) is a weather station in Mexico at 21.10 latitude and -99.00 longitude, 2,314 m (7,591 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1972 to 2012, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Zacate Grande still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 21.10 latitude, -99.00 longitude.
Elevation: 2,314 m (7,591 ft).
Period of record: 1972 to 2012, 41 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 Zacate Grande. 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 Zacate Grande, 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)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Zacate Grande still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 203.

Standing records at Zacate Grande by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1972	30
1973	121
1974	80
1975	70
1976	64
1977	59
1978	49
1979	67
1980	102
1981	65
1982	88
1983	69
1984	58
1985	19
1986	52
1987	31
1988	21
1989	46
1990	22
1991	203
1992	28
1993	10
1994	7
1995	9
1996	12
1997	34
2012	48

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 250.7 mm (9.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zacate Grande. The most was 250.7 mm (9.9 in) on 22 September 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Zacate Grande
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11 January 1974
Feb	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18 February 1992
Mar	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	16 March 1980
Apr	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	22 April 1996
May	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 May 1982
Jun	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	16 June 1981
Jul	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	4 July 1974
Aug	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	27 August 1981
Sep	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	22 September 1974
Oct	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	23 October 1992
Nov	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 November 1989
Dec	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	4 December 1981

Period of Record Coverage

1972 to 2012

27 years of record at Zacate Grande, 1972 to 2012. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1972, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1997, 2012.

Days with data per year at Zacate Grande
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1972	141	39%	No
1973	354	97%	Yes
1974	355	97%	Yes
1975	348	95%	Yes
1976	353	96%	Yes
1977	354	97%	Yes
1978	360	99%	Yes
1979	344	94%	Yes
1980	352	96%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	362	99%	Yes
1985	334	92%	Yes
1986	334	92%	Yes
1987	271	74%	No
1988	304	83%	No
1989	363	99%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	330	90%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	341	93%	Yes
1995	153	42%	No
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	283	78%	No
2012	6	2%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1973 to 1996

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Zacate Grande, 1973 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.4 C (61.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1991, at 14.6 C (58.2 F), and the warmest was 1982, at 18.0 C (64.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Zacate Grande as warming stripes, 1973 to 1996
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1973	16.9 C	+0.46 C
1974	16.4 C	-0.04 C
1975	16.5 C	+0.12 C
1976	15.4 C	-1.03 C
1977	16.4 C	-0.06 C
1978	16.2 C	-0.22 C
1979	16.2 C	-0.21 C
1980	17.3 C	+0.91 C
1981	17.1 C	+0.64 C
1982	18.0 C	+1.53 C
1983	16.5 C	+0.06 C
1984	16.1 C	-0.36 C
1989	15.7 C	-0.76 C
1990	17.0 C	+0.58 C
1991	14.6 C	-1.87 C
1993	16.3 C	-0.15 C
1996	16.9 C	+0.45 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

1972 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Zacate Grande: 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)	2012	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1979	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	1974	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	796.4 mm (31.4 in)	1975	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1989	26 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Zacate Grande, 1972 to 2012. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Zacate Grande by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1972	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1980	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1985	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1986	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1987	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1988	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1989	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1992	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1993	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1994	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1995	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1996	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1997	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2012	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Zacate Grande, 1972 to 2012. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Zacate Grande by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1972	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1975	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1976	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1977	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1978	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1979	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1981	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1983	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1984	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1985	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1986	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1987	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1988	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1990	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1991	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1992	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1993	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1996	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2012	18.9 C (66.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Zacate Grande, 1972 to 2012. The record is 250.7 mm (9.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.8 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zacate Grande by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1972	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974	250.7 mm (9.9 in)
1975	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1976	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1978	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1979	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1980	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1981	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1982	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1983	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1984	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1985	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1986	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1987	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1988	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1989	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1990	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1991	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1993	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1994	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1995	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1996	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1997	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2012	23.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Zacate Grande, 1972 to 2012. The record is 796.4 mm (31.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 204.7 mm (8.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zacate Grande by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1972	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1973	274.4 mm (10.8 in)
1974	649.2 mm (25.6 in)
1975	796.4 mm (31.4 in)
1976	250.7 mm (9.9 in)
1977	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1978	475.4 mm (18.7 in)
1979	324.3 mm (12.8 in)
1980	348.2 mm (13.7 in)
1981	544.6 mm (21.4 in)
1982	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1983	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1984	289.3 mm (11.4 in)
1985	267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1986	190.3 mm (7.5 in)
1987	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1988	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1989	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1990	184.3 mm (7.3 in)
1991	194.4 mm (7.7 in)
1992	239.2 mm (9.4 in)
1993	426.4 mm (16.8 in)
1994	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1995	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1996	245.3 mm (9.7 in)
1997	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2012	23.9 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Zacate Grande, 1972 to 2012. The record is 47 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zacate Grande by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1972	10 days
1973	21 days
1974	17 days
1975	22 days
1976	28 days
1977	22 days
1978	19 days
1979	33 days
1980	27 days
1981	21 days
1982	18 days
1983	29 days
1984	37 days
1985	30 days
1986	20 days
1987	25 days
1988	28 days
1989	47 days
1990	20 days
1991	39 days
1992	17 days
1993	26 days
1994	38 days
1995	31 days
1996	27 days
1997	19 days
2012	34 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).