El Salto Weather Records (MXN00014057)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Salto (MXN00014057), Mexico, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for El Salto

El Salto (MXN00014057) is a weather station in Mexico at 20.52 latitude and -103.17 longitude, 1,508 m (4,947 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1991, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Salto still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
El Salto set a daily record precipitation of 19.8 mm (0.8 in) on 6 December 1989.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 20.52 latitude, -103.17 longitude.
Elevation: 1,508 m (4,947 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1991, 44 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Salto. 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 Salto, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Salto still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 187.

Standing records at El Salto by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1970	53
1971	46
1972	56
1973	78
1974	51
1975	53
1976	92
1977	50
1978	43
1979	78
1980	47
1981	148
1982	100
1983	116
1984	187
1985	64
1986	14
1987	87
1988	46
1991	55

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 80.5 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Salto. The most was 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 15 July 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Salto
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 January 1967
Feb	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 February 1966
Mar	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 March 1968
Apr	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 April 1948
May	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 May 1961
Jun	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 June 1952
Jul	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	15 July 1962
Aug	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 August 1967
Sep	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 September 1971
Oct	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 October 1949
Nov	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 November 1982
Dec	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1970 to 1991

21 years of record at El Salto, 1970 to 1991. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991.

Days with data per year at El Salto
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1970	153	42%	No
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	336	92%	Yes
1973	361	99%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	303	83%	No
1981	300	82%	No
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	336	92%	Yes
1985	123	34%	No
1986	120	33%	No
1987	336	92%	Yes
1988	183	50%	No
1989	31	8%	No
1991	58	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at El Salto
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1989	El Salto, MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1988	El Salto, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1988	El Salto, MX	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1987	El Salto, MX	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1987	El Salto, MX	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1987	El Salto, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1987	El Salto, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1987	El Salto, MX	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1987	El Salto, MX	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1984	El Salto, MX	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	10 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1983	El Salto, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1983	El Salto, MX	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1971 to 1983

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at El Salto, 1971 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.3 C (66.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 17.8 C (64.0 F), and the warmest was 1971, at 20.1 C (68.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Salto as warming stripes, 1971 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1971	20.1 C	+0.81 C
1973	19.7 C	+0.35 C
1974	20.0 C	+0.66 C
1975	19.6 C	+0.32 C
1976	19.4 C	+0.07 C
1977	19.5 C	+0.19 C
1978	19.3 C	-0.04 C
1979	19.1 C	-0.20 C
1982	18.7 C	-0.58 C
1983	17.8 C	-1.54 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

1948 to 1991

Yearly extremes at El Salto: 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)	1984	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1987	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	1962	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	1951	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	43
Longest dry spell (CDD)	164 days	1982	88 days	43

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Salto, 1948 to 1991. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Salto by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1991	33.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Salto, 1948 to 1991. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Salto by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1971	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1972	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1973	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1974	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1975	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1976	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1977	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1978	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1979	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1980	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1983	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1984	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1985	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1986	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1987	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1989	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1991	1.7 C (35.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Salto, 1948 to 1991. The record is 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Salto by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1950	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1954	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1955	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1960	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1961	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1962	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1964	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1970	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1975	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1977	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1987	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1988	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1991	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Salto, 1948 to 1991. The record is 165.2 mm (6.5 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.4 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Salto by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1949	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1950	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1951	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1952	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1953	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1955	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1956	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1957	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1958	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1959	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1960	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1961	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1962	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1963	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1965	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1966	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1968	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1969	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1970	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1971	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1972	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1973	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1975	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1976	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1977	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1979	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1980	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1981	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1983	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1984	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1987	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1989	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1991	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Salto, 1948 to 1991. The record is 164 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Salto by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	76 days
1949	122 days
1950	90 days
1951	75 days
1952	54 days
1953	145 days
1954	124 days
1955	109 days
1956	113 days
1957	71 days
1958	134 days
1959	95 days
1960	157 days
1961	95 days
1962	71 days
1963	58 days
1964	72 days
1965	67 days
1966	47 days
1967	51 days
1968	75 days
1969	130 days
1970	69 days
1971	134 days
1972	141 days
1973	85 days
1974	94 days
1975	95 days
1976	91 days
1977	88 days
1978	41 days
1979	78 days
1980	85 days
1981	48 days
1982	164 days
1983	125 days
1984	126 days
1985	92 days
1986	90 days
1987	54 days
1988	85 days
1989	25 days
1991	59 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

33 years, 1949 to 1987

A day with at least 57.2 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 89.1 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Salto: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1949 to 1987.

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: 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1962; 77.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1960; 76.7 mm (3.0 in) in 1952.

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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).